What does your jewellery mean to you?
The Power of Jewellery to Evoke Emotions Unlike pretty much anything else we wear, our jewellery is filled...
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3 Ethical & Sustainable Jewellery Stores
Ethical, FairTrade & Sustainability are topical subjects for a wide variety of consumer products today. Jewellery however is often hard to find that embraces some of these values. Zayah showcases 3 ethical & sustainable jewellery stores that embrace the philosopy of fairtrade and also look at recycled materials and are an alternate to mainstream stores.
What Are Shoes Really For? 7 Designers That Will Make You Think Twice
With their 2015 exhibition “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain”, the V&A distilled into 4 words the dilemma that shoes represent for so many women. It sparked a debate at Zayah World about what shoes are about, what they could be, and what happens when you push the boundaries of footwear design. We start with a series of designers that take fresh perspectives on what matters most when designing footwear, and as a result each create something truly different.
Frieze London Art Fair
Art Fair Frieze London starts next week. A brief of what you can expect and how you can book your tickets here.
Is an Upside-Down Electricity Pylon Art? Why We’re Alex Chinneck Fans
When you first see Alex Chinneck's Bullet From A Shooting Star imposing itself on the industrial Greenwich Peninsula landscape, the first thing that hits you is likely to be the scale and sheer audacity of this magnificent structure. But when we got closer, we found ourselves equally fascinated by the intricate details, and the many forms, textures and shapes within shapes almost hidden in the details. Is this what its creator wanted us to notice? Discover what we saw, read what he says, and judge for yourself.
How LDF15 Turned London into a Vast Pop-up Design Show – Our 7 Highlights
LDF15 was the biggest and (in our opinion) best London Design Festival held so far, with over 400 at times amazing exhibits spread over 7 Design Districts across London. Discover our personal highlights: from space travel to cutlery, via industrial landscape, synthetic insects and imaginative jewellery!
2015 Autumn/Winter Colours
2015 Autumn/Winter colours We were at a session at IJL earlier this week about jewellery trends for spring/summer 2016 and...
Eclectic Treasures of Gretchen Schields
Jewellery Designer Gretchen Schields has used the combination of a broad set of skills along with the experience...
Uncommon and Alternate Jewellery Materials
Unusual Jewellery Materials Can you imagine dust, an egg or a plastic bag turning into jewellery? Perhaps not,...
How Many Seasons in the Fashion Industry Year? (not 4!)
We used to think Fashion Seasons were about changing what you wear in line with the weather . . . turns out it's far more complex, with roots going back to 1914. We found it a fascinating journey as a set of regional style centres for society's elite evolved into a non-stop international roadshow for a global audience of consumers, corporations and media.