Bite Autumn 2012

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the window displays for Moussaieff ’s Bond Street flagship store as part of British Vogue’s ‘ Street Lights’ project in May 2011. The jewellery that she admires includes those by Danish jewellery brand, Lind & James and paper jeweller Nel Linssen because they “really push the boundaries of what you can do with a single material.” With regards to her own jewellery, she said, “It would be amazing to have the showpieces worn on stage by Grace Jones or Björk.” With a true passion for her work, Eleanor hopes to push the boundaries of jewellery design. “For me, the design process is about experimentation and playful exploration of materials and components. It is about discovery, which is really exciting.” Though Eleanor admitted that the stitched coils are time consuming to make, this effort is reflected in her high quality designs.“It can take an hour to stitch only 10 to 15cm of coil so the necklaces can take anywhere between a day or up to a few weeks for the showpieces.”With regards to the design process Eleanor said, “ I need to work directly with materials to get inspirations so I generally go straight to prototyping to create designs.” Looking to the future, Eleanor hopes for her label to reach a wider audience and to expand her international stockists. In the meantime, she is setting up a new website. “I’m launching my new website in September to include an e-commerce element which will hopefully enable the business to grow.” She added, “I’d love to do some more collaboration with other designers and I also plan to do a precious metal collection to compliment the rope ranges at some point soon.” www.eleanorbolton.com