DESIGNER - Sarah Cavender

Sarah Cavender designs and produces several new seasonal collections each year.  She specializes in metal mesh jewelry, belts and handbags.  Each piece is hand-made to order by local artisans under Sarah's supervision in Oxford, Alabama, using materials made primarily in the USA with stones imported from Europe.Sarah discovered the beauty and versatility of bronze screening and other wire materials while studying at the Philadelphia College of Art where she majored in sculpture.  After graduating in 1984, she remained in Philadelphia and applied her skills and understanding of metal to develop a process of forming these materials into wonderful floral, leaf and insect representations as well as abstract form. Sarah looks to her extensive world travel experiences for inspiration.  Her knowledge of art history and design influence her varied design approach.  Constantly in search of uncommon and unique materials, Sarah Cavender maintains a design criteria in which each piece contains an element of woven wire.  In this philosophy she continues to consistently produce a line of jewelry, belts, and handbags that are truly beautiful to wear and admire as objects of art.Over the years, Sarah Cavender's extensive line has repeatedly been featured in trade publications and top fashion magazines such as Vogue,Mademoiselle, In-Style, Glamour, McCalls, and Lucky in the United States and abroad.

DESIGNER - Todd Reed

 In 1992, Todd Reed introduced raw and uncut diamonds to contemporary jewelry.  While the term diamond had for centuries been associated with brilliance and clarity, Todd Reed redefined it to celebrate the "perfect geometry" found in the natural, uncut diamond. 

My work using raw diamond cubes and other natural diamond shapes...

It started as a way to question society about the idea of perceived value. In particular how value and perceived value relate to ideas of beauty or perfection that have become norms of society.

There are certain ad campaigns, such as, "She'll like you at a half carat, but she'll love you at a carat.", that prompted me to make this line of jewelry. This would be a line of jewelry that really did use the most perfect diamond in the world, the actual raw diamond. Uncut. Unpolished. Natural, perfect geometry. That was around 1994 when this idea really started to take off.

I am a self-taught goldsmith and metalsmith, and very much enjoy the hard work that goes into each piece. I have been extremely fortunate in that my work has won many international awards, and is frequently included in books, trade publications, and consumer magazines. My work can be seen at the finest shows and exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world.  My work continues to grow as I grow, and I am still inspired by most everything. Beauty and nature are endless inspiration.

DESIGNER - April Doubleday

April is a British, Ethical Designer/Jeweller, making Contemporary Jewellery in her studio on the North Coast of Devon. She uses the coastline, rock formations and the sea as inspiration for her designs.

Creating jewellery of beauty is just as important to her as her ethical standards. Her commitment to sourcing conflict free diamonds and Fairtrade and Fairmined certified gold is paramount.

April’s work is modern and contemporary. Each piece of ethical jewellery is individual and unique and can be made bespoke for you, using certified 18ct & 24ct Fairtrade and Fairmined certified gold, recycled silver wherever possible and the added service of recycling your gold, the possibilities are endless.