ilanaDesign at the Xobo Shop in South Kensington

Hello all!

So here’s my eflyer for the Xobo Shop.

ilanaDesign at Xobo Shop South Ken

I’ll be all installed by next week with the private view on Thursday January 12th.

Along with my Fondue collection will be Xobo Design‘s latest furniture collection and photography by Robert Taylor.

So come, come, come along and bring those who love special things!

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Cider, Brownies, Browse & Buy!

Hello again!

Well  the clock is now ticking and I’m working on the last bits for Made in Clerkenwell Winter Open Studios 2010! So come and glug down a cider, munch up a brownie, and have a browse at my expanded Fondue collection and some really fun acrylic pieces!

There are 2 venues and will be 90+ designer-makers on hand selling their creations.

You can find me at Craft Central, 33-35 St John’s Square, London EC1M 4DS on the lower ground floor over the 3 1/2 days of this exciting Open Studios sensational shopping opportunity!

So come and titillate your creative senses and buy your holiday pressies here!

Thurs Special Launch Night 5-8pm
Friday Nov 26 12-8pm
Saturday Nov 27 12-6pm
Sunday Nov 28 12-6pm

PRESS RELEASE – Made in Clerkenwell 25-28 Nov2010

Filed under: Designer sale, Great exhibitions, jewellery, Latest jewellery, Mixed media jewellery, Open Studios, Designer sale, jewellery sale, open studios, Sale

Made in Clerkenwell Winter Sale 2010

Alas it’s time to begin thinking about Christmas! Christmas you say?!! I say, have you not seen all the Christmas Pudding and Panetone lining the grocery aisles since the beginning of September?!

I know, it’s ridiculously early, but I’m here to let you know that this year’s holiday pressie shopping need not be a hectic, unnerving, overwhelming, fluster-producing, exasperating ordeal. No need to get hot, tired and cranky, I’m here like an angel to tell you it can be a feather-light, exciting, inspiring and oh so fun experience! Just mark it in your calendar, show up, et voilà! Easy peasy! You’ll find a plethora of uniquely designed hand-made gifts for everyone on your list all in one go! Approximately 90 designer-makers, one of whom is moi, will be selling their creations. On hand for your visual titillation will be everything from jewellery, fashion, interior products, ceramics, accessories to traditional crafts all under 2 rooves! Yes 2! But breathe easy, they are just a stone’s throw away from each other. This is Christmas shopping made easy people! Believe it! You’ll be over and done with a whole month in advance! ! So while the unknowing ‘others’ are frantically sweating it out and stressing, scurrying from one place to the other, cutting it oh so close, you’ll have your buns in a comfy chair, sipping hot toddies in your local with flushed cheeks and a big warm smile from ear to ear, enjoying the real festive season the way it should be enjoyed!

So I hope to see you there from 25-28th of November! Please come and chit chat with me and see (and buy if you so fancy) the pieces from my expanded Fondue collection as well as some of my acrylic work.

The holiday angel has spoken…

For details of this event go to http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/madeinclerkenwellsummer08

Filed under: Concept jewellery, Great exhibitions, jewellery, Mixed media jewellery

Wearable art at the V&A!

Aaaah wearable art! This is music to my ears!

This is where I aim to go with my jewellery. To bring together all my disciplines, to return to my sculpture but this time to be worn by the human body.

Today I went to see the work of David Watkins at the V&A where you can have a  retrospective view of his work from 1972 until now. David started out as a jazz musician and a sculptor. His long-spanning career has produced many off-the-wall creations! Wonderful, intelligent, very graphic and geometrical.

Click on this to see his work on show right now:

http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/22/artist-in-jewellery-by-david-watkins/

And if you can, go see it at the V&A!

Filed under: Great exhibitions, art, jewellery, sculptural jewellery, wearable art