Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Tateossian celebrates 20 years by teaming up with Central Saint Martins
Jewellery brand, Tateossian is celebrating its 20 year anniversary by collaborating with Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design to create a new Ladies and Men capsule collection. The chosen recent graduates, who have completed the jewellery design course, have been tasked with designing a small capsule collection. Six students have been selected in total, three to design ladies and the remaining to design for men. They will be mentored by the expertise of jewellery designer, Hannah Martin to create remarkable pieces while maintaining true to the Tateossian signature style. David Furnish, Vogue Jewellery Editor Carol Woolton, GQ Editor Dylan Jones, The Sunday Times columnist AA Gill, Chairman of Christie's European Advisory Board Pedro Girao, Tateossian's CEO Robert Tateossian and Creative Director, Ariel Thompson are to judge which two capsule collections will be produced. The judging takes places over two stages, after which an overall winner will be announced on November 24th at an exclusive event hosted at Christie's. The winning pieces will be produced exclusively for Tateossian stores and available from December 2011.