Solange Azagury-Partridge’s ‘Scribbles’ collection is drawing our attention
From a ring resembling layers of edible rock candy, to a cartoon cloud pendant, there’s an enamel-coated joy behind Solange Azagury-Partridge’s designs. The playfulness of her pop-colour, bold lacquer pieces, has been bought to new doodle-inspired dimensions in the London-based jeweller's latest ‘Scribbles’ collection. ‘I do like to underplay all preciousness in my work, it’s what makes the jewels wearable and enjoyable on a daily basis,’ she says of her new offering, born from the spontaneous act of jotting random patterns onto a page. Here, she tells us more about the design thinking that tempted her to the subject:
‘The Scribbles collection lends itself very well to my pop colour aesthetic. I wanted these pieces to look like they had come out of a cracker. They are fun, joyful and irreverent.' – Solange Azagury-Partridge
‘Blue Green & Orange' – blue opal, emerald, sapphire, ceramic plate and lacquer earrings set in 18-ct yellow gold
‘Naming the pieces by their colour combination seemed appropriate as this is what they're all about. Otherwise, they would have been named "Scribble 1,2,3..." as each shape is almost impossible to define.' – SAP
‘Pink & White' – diamond and lacquer ring set in 18-ct white gold
‘To develop the designs, I laid the central gem on a piece of paper and scribbled around it...the energy within the collection appears to emanate from this.' – SAP
‘Red & Orange' – ruby, garnet, ceramic plate and lacquer ring set in 18-ct yellow gold
‘Random shapes can be as beautiful and attractive as symmetrical forms'. – SAP
‘Blue Green & Red' – sapphire, ruby, emerald and lacquer earrings set in 18-ct yellow gold
‘In every design in which a stone needs to be held in place, I always try to make the setting disappear. The piece loses its poetry if the mechanics of how it is held together is too visible'. – SAP
‘Pink & Green’ – rubellite, emerald, ceramic plate and lacquer ring set in 18-ct yellow gold
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