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A Thousand Facets

A Thousand Facets

Join blogger and jewelry aficionado A Thousand Facets as she sits down with today’s leading independent designers from around the globe to talk about how they got started, how they developed their style, and what inspires their designs. In every episode A Thousand Facets , will be joined by her favorite artists and friends to talk about jewelry, first and foremost, with fun and insightful digressions about materials (gemstones, metal, enamel), techniques (stone carving, engraving, weaving). They’ll

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Ten artists from Goldsmiths' Fair 2025

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2025/10/16

A thousand facets talks with ten artists that participatedat the Goldsmiths' Fair, which is her favorite show. They picked one piece of their collection and talked about their inspiration. MAKE SURE TO SEE THEM ON INSTAGRAM. About Goldsmiths' Fair For more than four decades, Goldsmiths’ Fair has brought together a selection of the UK’s best contemporary jewellers and silversmiths. This year’s 136 exhibitors work across disciplines and materials, each achieving distinct techniques and their own

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Kayo Saito

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/09/18

A thousand facets sits with Kayo Saito, they discuss her upbringing in Japan, her start on jewelry creating paper pieces and how she moved to metal and now lapidary!About: I really cherish the little wonders that nature throws our way. It could be tender young leaves sprouting, the scent of opening buds, or decaying leaves curling up. I design and make jewellery to reconnect us to nature. In my workshop, all the parts and elements are made by hand, making each piece unique. You can

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Yen Duong

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2025/09/04

A thousand facets sits with Yen Duong before her showing at Goldsmith's fair week one, to talk about her experiences as a child, her love for art and how a visit to a science museum igniting the voice she has now. About: When I was 7 years old I experienced the eternal bond that jewellery can create with memories. My family and I were forced to flee our homeland of Vietnam as political refugees. We could take little with us on that perilous boat journey to Hong Kong and we chose our most

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68:42

Heather Guidero

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/08/21

A thousand facets sits with Heather Guidero, they talked about her upbringing in rural Indiana, moving to Rhode Island for college and how travel has informed her voice. About: “Settling in at my bench and picking up my favorite antique files is as natural and reflexive as breathing. There's something comforting about the feel of my favorite tools in hand and being able to turn a sheet of metal or length of wire into a piece of jewelry that will be treasured and worn on a regular basis.” The

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Flora Bhattachary

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/08/07

A thousand facets sits with Flora Bhattachary as they talk about her childhood driving with her parents through India and how that informed her love for color and patterns. Her work is a celebration of her life experiences! I hope you enjoy our conversation! About: Flora Bhattachary can trace her passion for jewellery back to a moment in childhood. Gifted an ancient carved bird at an archaeological site in India, a passion for gemstones and the art of India took hold. Now a multiple award

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Pasha Moezzi

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/07/17

A thousand facets sits with Pasha Moezzi for a truly entertaining conversation! He started his career in his dad's business, a furniture designer and that was the catalyst to create his brand! About: Growing up Pasha was surrounded by furniture wares of his father, Farmand aka Louis, he took a distinct interest in materials, process and form to develop his eponymous brand 10 years ago. Beginning with scraps from his fathers workshop Pasha has evolved his look and aesthetic to create a

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Emefa Cole

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/06/26

A thousand facets sits with Emefa Cole to discuss her childhood in Ghana, moving to London in her pre teens and how a stationary shop was the start of her jewelry journey! I hope you enjoy our conversation ABOUT: The genesis of the designer can be pinpointed to a childhood fascination with jewellery, precious metals, and stones of the Earth, where girlhood awe flowered into an enrapturement, a bottomless admiration, and a depthless love affair. Growing up in Ghana, Emefa was utterly enthralled

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Todd Pownell

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/05/22

A thousand facets sits with Todd Pownell, they discuss about his beginnings in metal shop and how he enjoy creating. How he met his wife Debra and they build an incredible brand together inspired by the vastness of the universe. About: Works of jewelry have always been made as trophy and tribute, part of our human celebration and re-invention of natural beauty. The jeweler’s art binds us across history to generations who fought and loved at the beginning of our world, and farther, to the

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68:38

Tura Sugden

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/05/08

A thousand facets sits with Tura Sugden, they talk about her childhood in Australia, how she has a curiosity for creativity since childhood and how responsible sourcing and manufacturing is the most important thing for her brand. About Tura: Classically trained in both goldsmithing and fine art, Tura Sugden has a unique approach to fine jewelry design and a traditionally rooted execution. She draws upon her experiences - seven years apprenticing and studying advanced techniques in Belgium,

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84:42

Alice Cicolini

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/04/24

A thousand facets sit with the incredible Alice Cicolini. They spoke about her childhood surrounded by art, her time as a curator and how jewelry found her. She has taken her travels as an inspiration for her work and she celebrates the makers behind it. About: Alice Cicolini is a designer and creative commissioner, curator of several international touring exhibitions on design and a published author, including a book on contemporary British dandyism, The New English Dandy, for Thames & Hudson

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McCaul Goldsmiths

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2025/04/10

A thousand facets sat with the McCaul brothers, Barry and David in their beautiful store in Dublin, Ireland and they chat about how their career in the jewelry industry, how they mix new technology with traditional traditions and what it is to be back on the town they grew up to open their store there. About: We are traditional goldsmiths, known for our unique modern fine jewellery. Our signature style is curvaceous, modern and elegant. Each piece of McCaul Goldsmiths’ jewellery is designed,

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Isabelle Capitain

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2025/03/27

A thousand facets sits with Isabelle Capitain, they talk about her beginnings in Germany, her journey in the jewelry world, how she opened her shop in London and how she just wants a good pint!About: Isabelle Capitain designs and makes bold, distinctive contemporary jewellery of impeccable quality and exceptional finish. Her signature collections are heavily influenced by a Bauhaus aesthetic, with its clean, minimalist lines and strong geometric shapes. She plays with balance and form, setting

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Chris Oliver from Goldsmiths Centre

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/03/13

A thousand facets sits with Chris Oliver, the Head of Professional Training at the Goldsmiths Centre. He is working to create the curriculums for the new generations of jewelry artists. We discuss his beginnings, what inspired him to go into education and what he has learned about jewelry! About Goldsmiths Centre: Designing, making, crafting and finishing: it all comes together at the Goldsmiths’ Centre. Come to our home, a stone’s throw from Hatton Garden, and join more than 100 makers and

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A thousand Facets 15th anniversary!

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/02/27

A thousand facets turned 15 earlier this month and we are doing a small celebration by inviting some of our previous guests to ask a question!We are so thankful for our community and is so nice to have some of our great guests back for a little bit! Great questions by: Allana Lalot -@allanalalot and @lalotcollective Amy Wilson- @amy_wilson_pr Charlotte Hytting- @faconfaconjewelry Cristina Villegas- @cristina.rocks and @moyogems Ellis Mhairi Cameron- @ellismhairicameron Hannah Blount-

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Giovanni Corvaja

A Thousand Facets ·

2025/02/13

A thousand facets sits with Giovanni Corvaja for the premiere of Season 3. We discuss about his love for gold, and how his research has made him one of the most important goldsmiths of our generation. About: Born in 1971 in Padua, Italy, Giovanni Corvaja began work as a metalsmithing at the age of 13 at Pietro Selvatico High School of Art in Padua under the tuition of Francesco Pavan and Paolo Maurizio. In 1988 was awarded the Diploma di Maestro d’Arte, and in 1990 – the Maturità d’Arte

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BONUS EP.- Shopping with Allana Lalot

A Thousand Facets ·

2024/12/12

A thousand Facets and Allana Lalot from Lalot Collective are going small business shoppingfor the holidays! A fan favorite, Allana is passionate about handmade and we are so excited to give you a list of items from small businesses that we either purchase or we are deeply

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Carol Woolton

A Thousand Facets ·

2024/11/14

A thousand facets sits with the incomparable Carol Woolton, Historian, Writer and jewelry editor of Vogue. In the season finale of A thousand facets we discuss about her ancestors in the gemology world, her beginnings on her career and some of the incredible projects she is spearheading.Hope you enjoy our conversation. About: Carol Woolton is a Jewellery Historian, Editor, Broadcaster, Stylist and Jewellery Editor at British Vogue for over twenty years where she remains as Contributing Jewellery

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Ten artists from Goldsmiths' Fair 2024

A Thousand Facets ·

2024/10/24

A thousand facets talks with ten artists that participated at the Goldsmiths' Fair, which is her favorite show.They picked one piece of their collection and talked about their inspiration. MAKE SURE TO SEE THEM ON INSTAGRAM. About Goldsmiths' Fair For more than four decades, Goldsmiths’ Fair has brought together a selection of the UK’s best contemporary jewellers and silversmiths. This year’s 136 exhibitors work across disciplines and materials, each achieving distinct techniques and their own

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Sarah Pulvertaft

A Thousand Facets ·

2024/09/26

A thousand facets seats with Sarah Pulvertaft and they talk about her beginnings in the jewelry world, her education in Australia and why she decided to move from production work to slow fashion! I hope you enjoy our conversation.About Sarah Pulvertaft Jewellery Sarah uses traditional techniques to make silver and gold jewellery combining repeated and kinetic elements to create subtle undulating surfaces and patterns. Inspiration comes from many different sources including the rural environment

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Sian Evans

A Thousand Facets ·

2024/09/12

A thousand facets sits with Sian Evans, Jewellery designer, goldsmith and lapidarist. We talked about her beginnings in the jewelry industry, her 15 years creating her production line, then change to be a lecturer and Central Saint Martins and going back to her roots in the goldsmiths work to create a more thoughtful, slow collection!Hope you enjoy our conversation. About: Sian’s work is inspired by interests in archaeology, fashion, geology, nature and sustainable technologies with a deep

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