Lily Cole Instagram – In designing this collection for @byskydiamond I took inspiration from the work of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint. I wanted to set the stones upside down, to reflect the geometry of Hilma’s work, and also suggest the ancient Hermetic concept “as above so below, as within so without”. The diamond is nestled inside, like a secret, a promise, being held by the jewellery. The black rhodium was chosen to symbolise the black of carbon, and highlight the light of the diamond. The colours also play on the implicit duality in my name: lumps of hard black coal alongside delicate white lilies.
I wanted to work with Dale Vince and Sky Diamond as their work is an incredible example of the “wizard” approach to environmentalism — focusing on innovation rather than abstention or behaviour change. People like buying and wearing jewellery. They have done so for thousands of years! So how do we make jewellery without it costing us the world? Is there a way to design products so they give back in the process? Can businesses contribute solutions, rather than perpetuate problems? Those are the questions Dale sought to ask and answer in founding Sky Diamonds, and it’s beautiful to see them realised.
Photos by @clovergreenstudio 🍀 | Posted on 15/Jul/2024 21:39:08
