Pile it on this summer as it seems that stacking jewellery is what’s trending. According to Vogue it’s en vogue les amies! And here they give you a bit of insight into how it’s done. If not from me, take it from the fashionistas who know! But if you DO ask me, I think stacking fine rings looks … Continue reading
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You CAN have your cake and eat it too!
Who is it that said ‘you can’t have your cake and eat it too‘? Surely not Aura Rosa Cakes & Patisserie owners Jason and Gio who are the winners of this year’s charity fundraiser and jewellery prize draw for my Black Serpent cocktail necklace! (See Two Quid for a Serpent blog post) Food meets fashion … Continue reading
Two quid for a Serpent
Hello everyone! Well this blog post is embarrassingly overdue! But here I am with some great (and also terrible) news. It’s March and yes, that means spring is a comin’, but it also means that’s it’s time for my annual charity fundraiser! And this year I’m raising money for Cancer Research UK! I will tell you … Continue reading
International Women’s Day unique jewellery piece raffle for Oxfam
I write this post with utter enthusiasm to let you all know of my exciting project in the aim of raising money for Oxfam in recognition of International Women’s Day. The piece shown above is a unique necklace that I just made for the special winner of the International Women’s Day raffle. It is made … Continue reading
2012 in review
Today is all about transparency! So, although I could be blogging much more, I wanted to share my year in review and a really big THANK YOU to all of you who read me here and who are following me here as well as on facebook (www.facebook.com/ilandesign) and twitter (www.twitter.com/ilanadesign). I would love it if … Continue reading
Get inspired London!
Last night at the stroke of six, in the vibrant Brick Lane quarter, the pre-launch of a book put together and published by the creative organisation We Make London was the place to be. We Make London’s mandate is to support British designer-makers by offering them the opportunity to affordably sell and promote their work to a … Continue reading
A wee little survey
Hello all, I’d like to request that you take just a few minutes to complete a little survey that will be most helpful to my practice as I look for places to sell my work online. Thank you very much in advance! You can take the survey by clicking this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X9F6G3W Continue reading
Suddenly Spring!
Hello fellow blog readers! Are you smelling the air, the scents of the flowers and buds that are wafting about? And sniffing the beautiful flora bursting from the seams? And soaking those rays, imbibing the vitamin D you’ve been deprived of for so long? Ah yes, everything’s feeling lighter. (Except of course, if you’re an … Continue reading
ilanaDesign at the Xobo Shop in South Kensington
Hello all! So here’s my eflyer for the Xobo Shop. 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! Continue reading
2012 here we come!
Righty ho! (Oh yes I’m sounding more and more English after my 12 years in London) So it’s 2012 (remember to write the correct year on those cheques!). ; ) I must say I’ve been neglecting my blog lately but I hope to be more on top of things in the coming year. Things have … Continue reading