What personal significance does jewellery have for you?
My grandmother worked in a jewellery store for 30 years, so as a child – I’ve got two sisters – every Christmas and birthday, we would be given a really special piece of jewellery. We all had charm bracelets, and she would let us go into the shop and pick a charm each special occasion. So we’ve all got these beautiful charm bracelets. I still have mine!
My mum was also just a very stylish woman and back in the 80’s she had the most amazing collection of statement earrings, which have had a big influence on the brand. I would raid her collection and wear them as soon as I could! I feel like I’ve always been surrounded by beautiful jewellery.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
I’m inspired by a lot of things, strong independent women inspire me daily. I admire old women on the street that are really well put together – elegant, powerful females.
I love old films and galleries, the usual sources of inspiration. But also just being in nature. I’ll have a cluster of ideas in my mind and then I’ll go on a beach walk by myself and I’ll just put it all into perspective. That’s where my ideas really flourish, when I have time in nature.
What can you tell me about the process behind the collection you’ve designed to complement the EBM range?
I wanted to create something that was going to complement the colour palette. So we decided to go with the beautiful baroque pearl which is really irregular in shape and quite different to any pearls that you’ve seen. We managed to find one that had that point of difference; and then a beautiful teardrop smoky quartz, that sits beautifully next to the EBM colour palette.