My love of accessories probably started when I was about six, dressing up in my mother’s clothes – the shoes, bag, gloves, hat and scarf and of course jewellery and red lipstick! How wonderful it is now to be able to conjure up jewels hand-crafted from silver, semi-precious stones, glass beads, fabric, perspex or even rubber! In fact the combining of eclectic and unexpected materials is what excites me.

Last year I found a photograph of my parents in 1963 and it was the start of a whole new venture for me. In this photo, my mother is holding a framed leather handbag that became the inspiration for my latest ‘Marianne’ handbag collection, designed and produced in London. The ‘Marianne’ bag is a handbag to set your heart on – nostalgic, evocative and desirable, hand-made in the finest leather with fabric linings that are complementary or contrasting, but always surprising.

For beautiful unique accessories with an individual twist – from the inspirational to the quirky – please come and see me at my studio events or design shows or by appointment.