Jewelry designer Shaun Leane is marking a change in his decades-long jewelry observe, with the launch of a brand new commission-only atelier which can create solely twelve items a yr.
The shift in focus, to a thought-about and slower tempo, is reflective of Leane himself. He started his profession 44 years in the past whereas nonetheless in his teenagers, as an apprentice in Hatton Backyard, alongside Lee Alexander McQueen who was working as a tailor on Savile Row. The daring, sturdy items Leane created for McQueen outlined a profession notable for its mix of avant-garde aesthetic and wealthy celebration of craft. In 2019, Leane started spending extra time in rural Eire, and in 2024 left his flagship boutique in Mayfair.
A element from Shaun Leane’s first fee for 12, Gravestone
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It has been a fruits of occasions which have triggered a brand new route for Leane, who’s working on the antithesis of repetition and the mass market along with his new atelier, 12. ‘Luxurious, to me, has at all times meant rarity. Not solely the rarity of supplies, however the rarity of time and a focus given to a single object. That perception is central to my strategy with 12,’ he says.
The third fee, Collar for Daphne Guinness
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The peace and solitude he loved in rural Eire enabled a interval of nice introspection, he provides. ‘12 represents a return to how I began – creating works with the very best ranges of craft, ardour and duty. By making simply twelve items a yr, every work is given the time it deserves, permitting me to create objects which are deeply thought-about, deeply private, and made to develop into the heirlooms of the long run.’
Superb jewelry rings for 12
(Picture credit score: Shaun Leane)
Superb jewelry rings for 12
(Picture credit score: Shaun Leane)
Leane’s first piece for 12 has been an extremely private objet d’artwork – a stone gravestone in commemoration of his late father, embellished with intricate wildlife, and accompanied by a cat forged in bronze.
(Picture credit score: Shaun Leane)
(Picture credit score: Shaun Leane)
Different works, together with a couture sterling silver collar commissioned by Daphne Guinness, unite heritage strategies and uncommon supplies, and draw on expert craftsmanship from goldsmithing and silversmithing to engraving and archive images.
