Five things I love this week...

          ..........1.     The new Talitha hoop earrings- I don’t remember the last time I wore silver hoops, it’s always been gold for me, but these new hoops have converted me and I’ve been wearing them constantly. Team them with the simple Talitha chain or Talitha bracelet, but just as good with a bunch of silver bangles.

...2.      The Co-op. Why? Because they support local British farming without fuss or publicity. They also support Greek produce (in their time of need) such as olive oil, pumpkin seeds and chickpeas, placed by the till, encouraging us to buy Greek. AND their new tarka dahl is delicious!

.....3.     My J&M Davidson bag in cream- it’s big enough to carry A4 paper so suits me, and is truly covetable. Bo likes it too, here she is guarding it.

S.....4.    Gin & tonic with a twist of lime. Best summer pick-me-up.

jj..5.    My two days off in a jungle spa, Panviman Chiang Mai, whilst on my visit to Thailand. Just see the view-

What can I say?

 

I took a trip to Islington Design Centre to see the New Designers exhibition. This year could have been stronger, but there were a few designers that stood out to me. In particular a jewellery designer from Central Saint Martins called Hai Qing She, who made her entire collection from fimo. She showed extreme sensitivity and innovation by making 'ethereal' slithers, beads and shell-like forms into stunning brooches and necklaces. 

email:  haiqingshe@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/haiqingshe

We've recently started selling Ben Day's stunning jewellery in our Liberty concession. Above shows pieces from his Spherical collection.

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Here I am on an elephant with Lilia, owner of Thai Design. For many years I have had multiple components for my silver jewellery produced in Thailand, but it is the British craftsmanship which makes Dinny Hall jewellery so special.

I've made frequent trips to Thailand over the years, and have always found it so inspirational. See below the brand new Almaz earrings which are coming soon, and how I was inspired by one of my vintage designs below.

These particular vintage earrings were inspired by the swirling Thai architecture and spiral shapes in the jewellery of the Hmong tribe. Below left are the Naga stairs of the Besakih temple. 

Miranda Hart with Jo Whiley at the Queen's Jubilee Concert wearing the large Dinny Hall Toro pendant in 18K yellow gold vermeil. Miranda has been spotted wearing both the large and small Toro pendants on a regular basis, they are so easy to wear and, as Miranda does a fine job in proving, look great worn with simple block colours.

Toro collection in rose-gold vermeil

Last week our Westbourne Grove manager Shai sent some pieces of the Toro collection off to be rose-gold plated and it looks stunning.