As part of Dazzle's 40th celebrations we've picked out 40 brooches from the Dazzle personal collection dating back to the first exhibition in 1981 to the current day - showing you a snapshot into the history of Dazzle and the jewellery we have shown over the 40 years.
Category: Dazzle Collection
Dazzle is 35
Dazzle has been going for 35 years and in that time co-founder Christine Bola has built up quite a collection of jewellery. We pick out some of her favourites over the years.
Back to the Past
Another search through my jewellery boxes revealed some interesting pieces by Edinburgh maker Anne Finlay. I found a brooch , still attached to its printed display card, two handpainted bangles tied with cotton and some unusual aluminium earrings. I think…
Dazzle@Dovecot
We are thrilled to be holding our Edinburgh Festival Dazzle at Dovecot Studioson Infirmary Street. It is such an amazing building and our first floor gallery is spacious and flooded with light. As it is the centenary year for Dovecot…
More from the 80’s
A couple more images from early Dazzles. I came across some pieces by Deirdre Hawken, who worked with hand made and hand dyed paper and copper. Her pieces combined colour and drama yet remained light and easy to wear. Deirdre…
Presents from Loot
Back in the seventies and eighties, Goldsmith's Hall organised a very large exhibition of Contemporary Jewellery called Loot. It was a juried exhibition and pieces were for sale, although not directly. They had to be ordered and despatched by the…
The Collection Begins
I have had an interesting few days trawling through boxes of jewellery, unearthed from hidden and forgotten places. It has been a real trip to a past life, from the religious medals so assiduously collected at school, through the charm…
Favourite Brooch
I am intending to show some of my collection of jewellery, amassed over the last thirty odd years. So far two problems have stood in my way. Firstly, I have had to search out some of the very early pieces.…
What are jewellery collectors buying for their collection?
Well soon this blog will help you find out about the collections of the famous and not so famous beginning with our collection of contemporary jewellery. This has been built up since the late 1970s and now features some of…
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