14-12-2011

• Bee initials in gold or silver - pretend you remembered
• Zodiac pieces - pretend you remembered
• An empty box but one with a Tryst Ring behind your back - pretend you forgot!

09-12-2011

FOR THEM:

• Silver Yoyo, £110
• ALIAS Friendship Bracelet, from £125
• Silver Bee Letter Charms, £125

• Baby 18ct Yellow White Gold Scallop Key Pendant, £375
• ALIAS PAX, from £95
• 18ct Gold Bee Drop Earrings, from £1,250
• ALIAS 'Art Pendant, from £275

• ALIAS cufflinks
• ALIAS bracelets
• 18ct Button Cufflinks
• Touche Bois
• Heroes & Villains

06-12-2011

Elizabeth Taylor was one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized not only for her acting ability but for her glamorous lifestyle and beauty. A selection of Elizabeth Taylor's incredible collection of jewellery is being auctioned at Christies and includes 10 pieces by Theo Fennell ranging from bespoke silverware to vintage jewellery. View the pieces here:

In Style.com featured Elizabeth Taylor's Theo Fennell Ghandi Ring in their top 25 picks from the online sale

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02-12-2011

FOR HER:

• Secret Garden limited editions, so romantic
• Reindeer 'Art, so seasonal
• Bee Drop Earrings, so sentimental
• Horny 'Art, so naughty
• Igloo Ring, so brilliant
• Paraiba Key, so very rare

FOR HIM:

• Enamel cufflinks, so stylish
• Rocket Shot Sets, so clever
• Bottles with Silver Stoppers, so unique
• Diamond Skull Cufflinks, so chic
• Sterling Silver Egg Timer, so little time
• Totem Bracelets, so tart him up a bit!

25-11-2011

The bracelet, which is crafted from 18ct white gold and 24 rubies, will be auctioned off to raise money for the NSPCC. Sudocrem Antiseptic Healing Cream commissioned the help of Theo to mark their 80th birthday. "I loved the idea of designing something for Sudocrem which appealed to the big baby in me. I hope it raises a huge amount for the NSPCC", Theo. The one of a kind piece, which looks like a mini Sudocrem Antiseptic Healing Cream tub, took craftsmen in our South Kensington workshop three months to make.

16-11-2011

Theo Fennell are thrilled to be supporting BBC Children in Need this year by making some presents for the amazing line up of performers for BBC Children in Need Rocks Manchester on Thursday 17th November.

Artists include Coldplay, Lady Gaga and Snow Patrol with many more surprise guests who will "reveal" themselves on the night. We hope the evening raises a huge amount for BBC Children in Need who make such a difference to children’s lives all across the country.

07-11-2011

Penguins- how can you not love them? They always seem so p-p-peaceful. Serious, but slightly comical, and such good parents.

We thought they would be the perfect symbol for our times, showing how to survive in the cold, and struggle and flourish in the sunshine, and bring p-p-peace on earth and goodwill to everyone.

How adorable are they, nestling in our windows? Come and see them for yourself...

The igloo ring with a penguin in it- how did that happen? Pure fantasy and beautiful craftsmanship to make this perfect little work of art.

01-11-2011

Poor old Guy Fawkes- now we would probably celebrate Parliament being blown up!

Still Guido gave us the excuse to let off steam and fireworks, one of the best things life has to offer. Our Spangle pieces are little crackers themselves.

07-10-2011

The skull portrait of Chief Sitting Bull is part of a collection of unique brooches entitled Sic Transit Gloria Mundi - which translates loosely as ‘How fleeting are earthly glories’ - they are indeed. However grand you are in life we all look pretty much the same in the end; but, even after life, some are more recognizable than others. This piece has utilised the extraordinary talents of eight quite unique craftsmen to bring my strange concept to reality. Like miniature cathedrals this series is the result of years of dedication and great artisans honing their skills, to allow them to be able to make such pieces. These are genuine works of art, and I don’t believe they could have been conceived, let alone made, anywhere else but here at Theo Fennell. We really are at the vanguard of the renaissance of one-off, hand-made jewellery.

Sitting Bull has been made in our workshops at Fulham Road where Philip, our recently liberated apprentice is working on his Master-Piece. He was apprenticed to our workshop at Fulham Road five years ago through the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in a ceremony going back to 1334. To achieve his ‘Freedom’ Philip needs to make a piece to the satisfaction of his master and to that of the Goldsmiths Company. This is his Master-Piece and on approval will make him a Freeman of the City of London. The piece he is working on under the eagle eye of his Master is Cleopatra. It is, thus far, a fabulous piece.

How unusual it is nowadays, in such a creative environment, to see the encouragement, time and knowledge that the older and more experienced craftsmen happily lavish on the apprentices as they do in our workshops. It is also really inspiring to see the satisfaction to be gained from being a craftsman; always learning and seeking perfection, loving the job. How worthwhile to know that something crafted by human hand will give joy and fascination for generations.

These are not pieces you will see in an airport or high street all over the world; these are genuinely unique objects de vertu and one off works of art.

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22-08-2011

This week sees the 25th Anniversary of International Rocket Week held in Scotland. International Rocket Week gives the opportunity for Rocket enthusiasts to come together and compete their model replicas in the Scottish moors.

While we might not be testing to see if ours can fly, we are extremely proud to ‘launch’ (pun intended) our beautifully crafted Sterling Silver Tequila and Vodka Rocket Shot Sets. Theo Fennell’s Silver represents the very best of British craftsmanship and these spectacular shot sets, made up of American and USSR rockets, encompass the Theo Fennell ethos of originality, quality of design and craftsmanship. The rockets cleverly come apart to make shot glasses; the tequila shot set even comes with its own salt shaker!

19-08-2011

Voting for the ALIAS Open Road Tour will close on Monday 22nd August 2011 at midnight. Make sure you cast your vote now for who you think has the most individual style. The winners will receive £1,000 voucher to spend on ALIAS jewellery and will also be in with the chance of featuring in the next ALIAS advertising campaign.

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Watch this space to see when the winners will be announced...

05-08-2011

The ALIAS team, having braved the ever changing English weather and battled through sun, rain (equipped with ALIAS umbrellas of course) and mud, have finished scouting the best and most individual styles that this festival season had to offer. So now we are handing it over to you to vote for who you think stands out and has embraced their inner alias!

The two people with the highest votes will win £1,000 vouchers to spend on ALIAS jewellery. All of the people scouted and featured on the website are also in the running to be chosen by Theo himself to become part of the ALIAS family, who will feature in our Spring/Summer 2012 advertising campaign.

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04-08-2011

For the perfect end to our festival tour, the ALIAS team headed to Vintage by Hemmingway at South Bank. In only it’s second year, Vintage promised to be the most fashion focused and elegant festival so far. With outfits spanning the decades from 1920s spats to 1950s glamour, the ALIAS team were eager to see if the new faces of Alias could be discovered amongst the glitz of the yesteryears, and they were not disappointed!

Taking place inside the prestigious Royal Festival Hall, Vintage embraced the music, film, fashion, art and dance. The team were completely blown away by the vintage wears of the people we came across, who finished off the day looking as impeccable as when they arrived – without a hair pin or handkerchief out of place. The ALIAS team found some of the strongest characters so far.

Also see our facebook page for some additional images of the festival http://www.facebook.com/TheoFennell

The voting mechanism is now live to vote for who you think has the most individual style. The two people with the highest votes will receive £1,000 vouchers to spend on ALIAS jewellery. All the individuals scouted by the ALIAS team will also be in with the chance of being picked by Theo himself and Karen Langley, Fashion Director of Dazed & Confused, to become the ALIAS family who will feature in our Spring/Summer 2012 advertising campaign.

27-07-2011

The penultimate stop on this Summer’s ALIAS tour was Port Eliot festival in St Germans, Cornwall. Port Eliot is based on the grounds of a beautiful stately home complete with maze, walled gardens and a river- perfect for a morning swim! The festival had a diverse schedule of events from cookery programmes and a flower show to Annie Nightingale and a secret DJ set by Suggs.

The festival was attended by a fashionable crowd thanks to the Wardrobe Department where the likes of Louise Gray, Anna Sui and Luella Bartley were based. With the sun blazing (at last!) we managed to find some of the most stylish and outlandish people of the tour so far, from a self styled pirate to a train conductor. Have a look for yourself and don’t forget that in a couple of weeks you will be able to vote for you think has the most individual style from everyone that has been scouted during our festival tour!

http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/alias/

And see some additional images on our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/TheoFennell

27-07-2011

The ALIAS team hit the road again, this time visiting Latitude fesitval. Latitude is set in the stunning grounds of Henham Park in Suffolk. The line up inclueded a wide variety of performers from headliners The National, to Steve Coogan in the film tent, and Alan Carr heading up the comedy tent. Despite the weather the ALIAS team succeeded in finding some incredibly stylish people who all have the chance of becoming one of the faces of the ALIAS campaign. See who we found here:

08-07-2011

Our involvement in Masterpiece London was a huge success. As well as giving our existing and much-loved clients a chance to see all our new one-off pieces in one place, the exhibition brought a new and brilliant audience to Theo Fennell.

Without exception old and new friends loved the pieces and were bowled over by their design and extraordinary quality; many remarking that they had no idea such skills still existed.

We hope to continue this buzz, and the excitement of bringing true craftsmanship to new audiences, by taking part in similar shows in the future. We are hugely proud of the quality of our pieces and will continue to create exciting, innovative and beautiful jewellery.

Thank you to all who came and saw us and we hope to see even more faces next year!

01-07-2011

The ALIAS team headed to Glastonbury to scout individuals with the most individual style and sense of freedom. Glastonbury was the festival to be at this year with performances from megastars including U2, Coldplay and Beyonce. The festival offered a whole mud-covered sea of faces for the ALIAS scouts to choose from. From old rockers, goths, punks, cyber dudes and everything in-between, plus the old faithful Glasto hippies, our photographer shot an impressive array of the UK’s most outstanding, unwashed festival goers who embodied the spirit of Alias’ spirit of reinvention and freedom from the bonds of fashion.

The ALIAS microsite by Dazed Digital has now been updated with additional images. Click here to see who we found:

29-06-2011

So we have come to the end of the Queen Elizabeth I brooch. What a time we have had making good Queen Bess! She will be on display at Masterpiece London from the 30th June to the 5th July.

Some of the greatest craftsmen in the world have come together to realise an idea I had to revise the old concept of the head and shoulders portrait brooch. I wanted to use a skull but yet have the person recognisable, and the Virgin Queen seemed perfect to such a quintessentially Elizabethan idea.

The studio prepared the technical drawings and used a ridiculously talented stone cutter for the hair and shoulders. Staffan in our workshop, a man of extraordinary modesty and brilliance, started to hand craft the mount (her ruff, torso and details) in gold. Into this Murray our setter – equally inspired – began to set the sapphire and diamonds into her tunic. After the minute black diamonds had been set into the gold mounts, they were also set into her hair, carved from citrine. A brooch fitting was added and shanks then hallmarked. She was then ready for deep engraving, done by quite the best there is. Finally she was burnished and polished.

This piece is a complete one-off and has taken the combined skills of 7 great craftsmen. It comes with its signed design and a certificate in a hand made box.

This is how jewellery should be and its owner should have something to last forever...

17-06-2011

The ALIAS team hit the road on Friday- first stop, the Isle of Wight festival! We braved the elements to bring you a selection of people with the most unique style! Follow the link to the Dazed Digital microsite to see who made it http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/alias/, and visit our facebook page to see some ‘behind the scenes’ shots of the ALIAS team at the festival.

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09-06-2011

Theo Fennell is launching its ALIAS ‘Open Road’ Campaign this weekend! Partnering with Dazed & Confused Online, the ALIAS team will be scouring the country for individuals with such unique style and a sense of freedom that they can become part of the ALIAS ‘family’. The ALIAS family will be made up of four or five individuals, of any age or shape, who will have the opportunity to be in our forthcoming ALIAS ad campaign. The ‘Open Road’ Tour will be visiting a number of festivals and events around Britain.

Follow the tour on Dazed Digital where the most successful candidates will be posted. You can vote for who you think has the most individual style on Dazed Digital at the end of the tour. Mercy!

03-06-2011

Theo Fennell will be taking part in London Jewellery Week, beginning on Monday 6th June. We are thrilled to be involved in the week which aims to raise awareness of the British jewellery industry. We have the best jewellery and silver colleges there are, some of the best designers in the world and certainly the best craftsmen and London Jewellery Week brings this all together.

Theo Fennell will be participating in the following events:

Monday 6th June
Exhibiting at London Jewellery Week Launch Party at The Mayfair Hotel

Wednesday 8th June
Cocktails & Catwalk show at the Royal Exchange

Thursday 9th June
Goldsmiths’ Day of Knowledge - Theo will be hosting a lunch and talk at Goldsmith Hall,
‘An Evening With...’ Theo will be talking and answering questions from students at Holts Academy

Please click on the link below to see the full schedule.
http://www.londonjewelleryweek.co.uk

12-05-2011

Theo Fennell will be unveiling some exclusive new designs made in our Fulham Road workshop at tonight’s Launch Party at Banks Lyon, Lancaster. The event is a joint launch with us and Bremont Watch Company and a collection of our finest hand-crafted pieces will be available to view, including this Secret Garden Key. One of a limited edition of 25, the finely detailed yellow gold ivy climbs over the black and white diamond body- like an overgrown secret garden.

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10-05-2011

The creative process is famously difficult; garrets, late nights, little to eat, angst and broken hearts. These all add to the wonder of the final work. This is reflected in the windows Kelly McCallum has done with Theo for Vogue’s ‘Street Lights’ campaign, an artistic collaboration between London’s fine jewellers, The Royal College of Art and Central St Martins.

In a three page article in this month’s Vogue, Woolton reveals that the idea for this exciting project came whilst judging the annual Theo Fennell awards at the RCA. With student’s work becoming more conceptual each year, she saw a unique opportunity to bring their originality, imagination and wit to the streets of London whilst challenging the public’s perception of jewellery.

In Kelly’s words, her windows mark ‘the creation of beauty through the study of philosophy.’ ‘Crikey’ says Theo!

Clockwise from top right:

Late at night, no rhyme can be found yet this Diamond and Amethyst Ring is around.

The Great British Novel is getting nowhere but this hand carved Ruby Skull Ring is finished.

In the darkest hour before the dawn, there is a struggle for the ‘mots justes’. But ‘Dum Spiro Spero’ on this Carpe Diem Pendant are they.

Poetic love is not yet reciprocated but this Peridot Carpe Diem Ring might change her mind…

‘Street Lights’ launches tonight on Bond Street and our installations are now being showcased in our Flagship Store on the Fulham Road.

27-04-2011

We are thrilled to be part of the Harrods commemorative windows for the Royal Wedding as one of the few iconic British designers invited to participate. Theo and our studio team have designed an incredible five tiered wedding cake which now takes pride of place in its own individual window along the Brompton Road.

With the Royal wedding in mind, each tier represents a vow through ornate flower detailing– Ivy for marriage, Honeysuckle for devotion “to love and to cherish”, Wood Sorrell for joy and Blackthorn “for better, for worse”. Ten of our handcrafted Silver Bees swarm through the flowers as two queen bees guard the hive at the top of the cake.

Visit Harrods windows, until Sunday 30th April, to see our striking black and pink cake flying the flag for true British design.

Many thanks go to the Queen of cakes, Jane Asher, for bringing this intricate design to life.

08-04-2011

We are thrilled to see Victoria Delany, our chosen winner for ‘Best Work in Silver’ at the Theo Fennell RCA Awards, doing so well. Her brilliantly crafted Pewter ‘Candlestacks’, which were showcased in the Fulham Road Flagship Store, are now available to buy from popular ‘lifestyle boutique’ Wolf & Badger. The candlesticks were also recently featured in The Times Magazine and Stylist. We wish her every success in the future for her fantastic creations!

04-04-2011

Theo Fennell is delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year’s Masterpiece Fair. Building on its stunning inaugural success last year, Masterpiece London will bring together an even wider range of top exhibitors to present art and design of the highest order, enlivened with its own special twist.

Held at the South Grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Masterpiece promises art and design from cutting edge contemporary to resplendent antique, displayed in an airy, modern atmosphere. ‘Whether you are a seasoned collector, a new collector or just an admirer of beauty and originality, it offers you countless opportunities to buy, to learn and to enjoy.’

Click here to view Theo Fennell’s Exhibitors Page...

17-02-2011

On 9th February Theo was in Dubai to host a party with our partners there, Al Tayer. The event was to celebrate our Bee collection and the launch of ALIAS in Dubai. It was held at the brand new One & Only The Palm Resort, and this sensational venue was given the Theo Fennell gloss as the room glowed with pink lights and was decorated with swarming displays of pink bees and butterflies. The collections were displayed in vibrant pink cabinets with jewellery hanging from twisted black twigs and crawling with giant pink insects. The room shimmered across the sea to the extraordinary Dubai cityscape.

The party buzzed with adorable Theo Fennell and Al Tayer clients and fabulously famous guests. Everyone had a wonderful time and were entertained by a magician who defied reason and amazed us all and Theo himself, said a few impassioned words about craftsmanship and design, thanked his partners, praised his wife and daughters but mercifully managed to refrain from breaking into karaoke.

During his short trip Theo gave a lot of interviews to top journalists and some great articles have already appeared online. Click the following links to view a few; http://bit.ly/redvelvetTF, http://bit.ly/fashiongossipTF , http://bit.ly/lovestyleTF.

Theo Fennell’s main collections and ALIAS are available to buy in Harvey Nichols, Bloomingdales and Azal, Jumeirah Emirates Tower, Dubai