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Drawing on his ability as a sculptor, David has now become the goldsmith of the team, hand fabricating the Hiscocks jewels. Anna comments “As two creatives, I believe our shared language has a unique strength.” Gems and jewels are very much part of this shared language, of their self-confessed lust for the shiny jewelled object. David’s photographic images of jewels and gems, brilliantly manipulated to create mesmerising kaleidoscopes of colour and light, are printed onto silk, echoed in vibrant enamels, translated into their signature snakeskin “reptile rosettes” for interiors, and transformed into illuminated wall installations, blurring design boundaries and taking the concept, meaning and beauty of precious gems into new worlds. This witty, seamless integration of fine art into fashion and jewellery is another essential ingredient of living luxury, just as the dissemination of gems into both fashion and lifestyle perfectly captures and reflects the mood of the moment. There is a touch of magical metamorphosis in the transmutation of light, form and colour, and a sense of alchemy, in these finely crafted jewels and accessories that speak to the modern woman, subtly changing traditions and perceptions of jewellery wearing. Their new collection, for 2008, Conversations without Words, is a poignantly beautiful, almost innocent expression of Anna and David’s relationship, of the contemplative rhythms of their joined forces, their interlocking ideas and skills. The powerful purity of form, seen to perfection in the Temple ring and earrings, is reinforced yet softened by the perfect lustre of pave pearls and lit by flashes of burning orange through the unexpected introduction of the fire opal. Anna explains, “I strive for elegance, contemporary and classical interplay, and colourful glamour.” The pieces are, she explains, in conversation with each other, reaching out and connecting to the world. The Hiscocks love the idea that someone, unknown to them, sees their work, believes in it and wears it. This is sure to happen more and more, as collectors around the world respond to this quiet luxury, a luxury that whispers. “You will,” says Anna, “only find the Hiscocks if you look for them in the right place.” Vivienne Becker |