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Blown Away

A portfolio of extraordinary objets d’art

The sculptures featured in this article come courtesy of London Glassblowing, which has counted among the world’s most fêted showcases for glass art since 1976. A visit to its Southwark flagship will reveal an ever-changing collection of one-of-a-kind works by celebrated makers – as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the artisans in situ at its adjacent studio.
 

The Courgette Flower by Nina Casson McGarva



Lugano white-gold necklace set with diamonds

Mouawad white-gold Chichen Itza ring set with yellow and white diamonds; yellow-gold Petra bracelet set with yellow, orange and white diamonds, both pieces from the Sun on the Seven Wonders collection

 



Whirling Ripple by Monette Larsen



Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria yellow-gold necklace set with morganites, aquamarines, amethysts, rhodolite garnet and diamonds

 

Pervinca Seaweed by Davide Penso



Clockwise from top right:

Boghossian white-gold Kissing ring set with a Paraiba tourmaline, diamonds and quartz

Boucheron white-gold Plume de Paon necklace set with diamonds

David Morris white-gold Iznik ring set with a Burmese sapphire, Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds

Boghossian white-gold ring set with aquamarines, opals and diamonds

 

Echoes of Light by Tim Rawlinson



Graff white-gold necklace set with emeralds and diamonds


Petal (Small) by Nina Casson McGarva
 

Moussaieff white-gold and agate high-jewellery necklace set with tanzanites and diamonds

Chopard titanium earrings set with sapphires and diamonds, from the Haute Joaillerie collection



Aurora by Peter Layton


Harry Winston platinum Brownstone necklace set with a sugarloaf ruby centre stone, rubies, pink sapphires and diamonds

 


Shafts of Sunlight Through Water on Corals by Deborah Timperley


Van Cleef & Arpels yellow-gold and diamond Ludo bracelet

Chanel yellow-gold high-jewellery Coromandel ring and necklace set with diamonds



Bird and Nest by Bruce Marks



David Morris white-gold Amunet necklace set with an Australian black opal, lapis lazuli, pink spinels, Paraiba tourmaline, blue sapphires, emeralds and diamonds

 

 
Photography by Xavier Young

Production by Elisa Vallata

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