Today we were on a recce with top photographer Jane Hilton whom is filming our next campaign for our new collection Modern Gypsy. We called upon our good friends whom own an incredible farm complete with gypsy caravan in East Sussex. Just before we arrived they had delivered two beautiful twin baby girls lambs, & called them Pearl & Queenie in our honour. Awww.

Pleased to announce another new stockist – Charles Fish Boutique, Canary Wharf – London, UK.

As some of you may know, our bricks & mortar boutique in Hastings, also houses some of the UK’s best jewellery talent, not just our own brand - we have over 30 designers work instore, but only those of whom we are big fans of & great admirers. We thought we’d showcase our newest designer – Gisele Ganne. We were blown away by her work – see for yourself some of her incredible designs – we are in awe!

Her jewellery is an evocation of death, mourning and divorce. Each pieces tells a story which is inspired by Victorian mourning jewellery, old and ethnic customs, urban legends and historical event. Gisele is French but based in London & graduated from the Royal College of Art. Having worked for several well known names such as Cacharel, Tatty Devine, Carolina Bucci and Stephen Webster her own collections have already featured in world wide press including Vogue, Elle, Wallpaper, I-D, Dazed&Confused, and seen on many celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Daisy Lowe, Yasmin and Eve.

Gisele

Just a few of the awesome shops that Pearl & Queenie Jewellery can be found in – see our stockist page for further details.

Wolf & Badger

Thor & Wistle

We were delighted to be asked at the beginning of the year to design a collection of jewels exclusivley for The Jerwood Gallery. Having always been great supporters of The Jerwood during planning, build & completion, we knew it would be a great success!

An international Art Gallery in the middle of Hastings Old Town for Modern British Art.

The guys at JG HQ wanted us to do something in keeping with Hastings, & asked for nautical, so we duley obligied. Lots of Anchors, Ropes & Seagulls in silver with  blue enamel.

Jerwood Gallery is a major initiative of the Jerwood Foundation, established to create a permanent, public home for the Jerwood Foundation’s Collection of Modern British Art, alongside a changing curated programme.

Jerwood Gallery has been sensitively and intuitively designed, by architects HAT Projects to complement the surrounding environment of Hastings’ Old Town. The building sits among the unique Hastings net shops, on the edge of the working fishing beach. The Gallery’s exterior is clad in over 8000 black ceramic tiles, hand-glazed a few miles away in Kent, which reflect the changing seaside light. The emphasis on sustainability is exemplary, with the building creating 60% less CO2 per m² than an average museum of a comparable size. It houses a range of Gallery spaces from intimate rooms through to a dramatic 180m² Gallery for the temporary exhibition programme.

The Gallery is part of a landmark £9 million redevelopment of the Stade, a historic area in Hastings Old Town, home to Europe’s largest beach-launched fishing fleet. The £4 million Gallery, for which the capital and running costs will be funded by the Jerwood Foundation, is seen as an important catalyst in the cultural and economic regeneration of the area.

Since the Foundation’s purchase in 1993 of From my Window at Ditchling by Sir Frank Brangwyn, the Jerwood Foundation’s collection has grown steadily in stature and importance to include around two hundred British oil paintings and works on paper.

The Collection’s core areas are figurative and abstract works from between the First World War and the 1960s, and contemporary works by artists associated with Jerwood, including several winners of the Jerwood Painting Prize such as Craigie Aitchison, Maggi Hambling and Prunella Clough. The Collection includes works by well-known artists such as Sir Stanley Spencer, Lawrence Stephen Lowry, Walter Sickert and Augustus John, alongside works by artists of importance who may be less well-known to a general audience, such as Eliot Hodgkin and Dod Procter. Highlights include The Bather by Christopher Wood, Chrome and Yellow by Paul Feiler, Mainly Grey and White by Anne Redpath and a portrait by Stanley Spencer of his niece, Daphne. The Collection represents a personal rather than academic reading of Modern British Art, resulting in a selection that is accessible, surprising, and of sustained quality.

Hastings was and is a location that resonates with artists represented in the Collection, some of whom have strong links to the town, so it is a particularly appropriate location for the Gallery. The Collection continues to grow strongly with further purchases of Modern British works, together with paintings by exciting contemporary artists.

Current Exhibition: Gary Hume

Hume was the winner of the Jerwood Painting Prize in 1997 and was elected as a Royal Academician in 2001. The exhibition entitled Gary Hume: Flashback, organised by the Arts Council, features a range of paintings and sculptures produced by the Turner Prize-nominated artist. It traces a path from Gary Hume’s early works to the present day, charting the evolution of one of the most important figures in British art.