Concrete Silver

This collection of earrings have one thing in common - they all have this beautiful texture I like to call silver concrete, with contrasting smooth shiny edges. Silver concrete is reminiscent of exposed aggregate seen on many a brutalist structure. Brutalist  is a French word meaning raw concrete, and is one of my favourite styles. "Brutalism, also known as Brutalist architecture, is a style that emerged in the 1950s and grew out of the early-20th century modernist movement. Brutalist buildings are characterised by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style and large-scale use of poured concrete" (thanks wiki for a better summary of it than I could have written!)

Recreated on the surface of the silver, it has a lovely organic reflective quality, hitting the light in different places as it gently moves in rhythm with your body. This contrasts beautifully with the unbroken strong line of the high shine edges of the earrings, giving the minimal forms added depth.

Silver is such a lovely material to wear. It reacts to external temperatures so warms wonderfully against your skin, making them so comfortable to wear. Plus it is antibacterial which is a great quality in earrings. Each of these designs are easy to look after and easy to wear; heavy enough to hang right and feel sturdy, yet not so heavy they drag your ears down after a while. I like to think of them as minimally bold - the perfect earring to put on in the morning to see you through from a casual day at work, to a night out with friends.

I personally test all of my designs to ensure they are up to scratch. Being a solo maker I can have full quality control and it is really important to me that my designs will last as long as the silver does - which is forever. To see the full collection, please visit the Shop. If you have any questions please get in touch.

These earrings will not be hallmarked unless specifically requested - they fall under the legal requirement weight and with the prices of silver increasing so much over the last few months I can keep the prices lower if I do not factor in the hallmarking costs.