Grace and I went through her Grandad's coin collection to pick out our favourites to make this commemorative necklace for her. Inspired by an antique coin necklace where by coins would have been worn around the neck for safe keeping and removed to pay for things. This also plays on the very out of fashion style of 'wearing your wealth'. The bold over opulence, now considered crass, 'lower class' and very out of fashion makes me love it even more. Because, more is more!
Grace and I went through her Grandad's coin collection to pick out our favourites to make this commemorative necklace for her. Inspired by an antique coin necklace where by coins would have been worn around the neck for safe keeping and removed to pay for things. This also plays on the very out of fashion style of 'wearing your wealth'. The bold over opulence, now considered crass, 'lower class' and very out of fashion makes me love it even more. Because, more is more!
This necklace was commissioned by Michelin star chef Tom Sellers. He gave me complete creative freedom to make something that I wanted to make. This is a gammy London pigeon complete with missing toes. The bird has a strange disease of black diamond warts popping up over his scaled foot. I'm wanted to honour a truly gammy bird for a long time, thank you Tom.
This necklace was commissioned by Michelin star chef Tom Sellers. He gave me complete creative freedom to make something that I wanted to make. This is a gammy London pigeon complete with missing toes. The bird has a strange disease of black diamond warts popping up over his scaled foot. I'm wanted to honour a truly gammy bird for a long time, thank you Tom.
Gina had a small handful of coins that her Grandad collected during his travels. They are set into specially made claws securely holding each momento. In the centre hangs a Chilean 'Libertad' 10 pesos from 1978. Then from right to left is a New York City transit token, 1 Hong Kong Dollar 1979 with Queen Elizabeth on the back, 10 Yen from Japan and 25 Sentimos from the Philippines 1970. The last claw is wearing a tiny diamond pinky ring just like Gina's Grandad used to.
Gina had a small handful of coins that her Grandad collected during his travels. They are set into specially made claws securely holding each momento. In the centre hangs a Chilean 'Libertad' 10 pesos from 1978. Then from right to left is a New York City transit token, 1 Hong Kong Dollar 1979 with Queen Elizabeth on the back, 10 Yen from Japan and 25 Sentimos from the Philippines 1970. The last claw is wearing a tiny diamond pinky ring just like Gina's Grandad used to.
