Uncover Maya Magal’s natural jewelry kinds in strong silver and gold
Maya Magal crafts her sensual kinds with an all-female workforce in London’s King’s Cross
Heavy-duty kinds are imbued with a light-weight buoyancy within the palms of Maya Magal, who rethinks traditional chain kinds in new assortment, Lucid.
‘Hand-making every assortment throws up challenges, and Lucid was no exception,’ Magal says of the items created in sterling silver and strong gold. ‘We crafted every chunky hyperlink of the chain necklace and bracelet, and complexities arose when making the samples in wax and getting them to sit down properly across the physique. The entire assortment is extremely labour intensive as there’s lots of floor space, all completed in a excessive shine. Nevertheless, our jewellers discovered the answer by including a groove to every handmade hyperlink. I like overcoming challenges, and I’m extremely happy with our workforce and this assortment.’
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Magal attracts on her conventional jewelry background – her eponymous model was born in London’s Hatton Backyard – for items that are made in King’s Cross with an all-female workforce.
‘Though we prepare and nurture younger feminine expertise in our jewelry workshops, native manufacturing additionally means we are able to make the jewelry in restricted runs,’ Magal provides. ‘We don’t want to position bulk orders as a result of we are able to remake fashionable types in-house and reply rapidly to buyer calls for. Producing regionally in London can be the one means our workshops could be zero-waste. We work with recycled silver and gold, eradicating any off-cuts to be reused and shutting the manufacturing loop.’
The jewelry on this new assortment reinterprets traditional silhouettes. Rings and bangles are easy whorls of strong silver and gold, chains relaxation flat throughout the physique and hoop earrings are hole to make sure final consolation and wearability.
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For Magal, the emphasis stays on the craftsmanship and the connection together with her prospects. ‘Most significantly, I like that prospects can stroll into our London shops and see the jewelry made proper earlier than them. Realizing the worth of jewelry and the time, craftsmanship and love that goes into every bit is crucial.’ §
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