11/06/2026
Beads are back... Apparently?!...seeing ALOT of styles reminiscent of the early 00s out there. Beaded necklaces and gemstones galore. I'm not sure I'm ready yet but I'll give it a whirl!
We are beginning a very special project for one of our fav multi-retailers so I've been going through old beads and gemstones we have in the studio. No joke my studio is a bit of an aladdins cave so step 1 is to root out some materials to use.
I came across these old resin samples i purchased many moons ago not to mention the faceted quartz beads.
I used to travel a bit for work and I'd always hunt out a jewellery supply store or even antique store for components to use/Inspiration so we have alot of matetials in the studio.
This big navy resin rondelle was a sample from an very well reknowned Italian jewellery company (they do the jewellery for one of my all time favs Marni!), their quality is exceptional and they manufacture locally so yes they are not cheap. I picked up the samples at a tradeshow in Paris YEARS ago hut bever found a use for them...yet...
But now as part of our committment to sustainability we have decided to rework some past season styles into a new, updated collection.
In this way the precious materials that have been so hard to come by originally can be reinvented into something new.
The challenge is to use what we have on hand as well as the salvaged materials from the past, discontinued lines which means that whatever we make will be very limited edition.