About the founder
Laura has built her 20 plus years of jewellery experience on a Master of arts degree in the history of art.
I have loved beautiful things since I could walk and talk. I have so many amazing memories of growing up and always being fascinated by my mother’s lovely, yet rather humble, jewellery collection. We would often sit together and carefully go through her pieces. I loved the fact that most items had a story. Seeing gorgeous gold, different coloured gemstones, and tiny diamonds sparkling in the sunlight was a real fascination. Something which has stayed and grown with me.
How do you choose your jewellery?
On some buying trips, I can look through and assess hundreds, sometimes thousands, of potential items at a time. Many items can be nice, many can be exuberant or lavish. But only a select few actually make it onto my wish list. It is a bit like investing a new kitchen or even a pair of bespoke curtains, there can be many really great alternatives but only the best will do. What do I look for? Beauty. Quality. Exquisite craftsmanship. Individuality. It has to be aesthetically pleasing. I spent many years assessing artworks, antiques and paintings under the premise ‘everything about it has to be beautiful’.
I will never forget the first time I set eyes on a real oil painting by the world-famous artist Claude Monet in theNational Gallery of Edinburgh. My heart literally fluttered. Monet’s painting was beautiful, exciting and the colours were extraordinary. The subject matter was simple, one of his many haystack paintings. But it had been executed with love and attention to detail. Subsequently, I only choose pieces of jewellery if I get the same kind of feeling.
