My Life in Seven Charms

“I love the idea of unlocking a life, reminiscing about really significant moments
and then distilling them into a tiny treasurable biography which is wearable but
also to be cherished by generations to come.


The attraction is in the idea of honing one’s life in tiny, precious form while creating a
true heirloom for the future. The beauty and fun is in the limitlessness with which this can be realised.”

 

 

Gondola

Skiing is a huge part of our family’s life
and always has been. It’s what we do
together the most. The 18ct Gold gondola
has Rock Crystal windows, is pave-set with
Rubies and has doors that open on
either side. It’s based on the old-fashioned
gondola in Megeve where my four children
learnt to ski and where we’ve been going
as a family for 28 years. Inside are a tiny
pair of 18ct White Gold skis.

Sex on Legs

My first idea for my husband John was
a gold rock—because that’s what he is
to me, but he was appalled at the idea;
he wanted to be remembered as “Sex on
Legs”! I took the expression very literally
and added gold booted legs to a SEX ON
LEGS Pop-Art style font.

Fish Skeleton

The beginning of my career as a jeweller,
was designing a pair of fish cufflinks for
my Mother to give as gifts when she ran
a fish supply business, so this was for
both for Mummy and a memory of where
this all began. The little 18ct Gold fish has
a Black Diamond eye, a White Diamond
spine and polished Gold bones; it’s also
totally articulated—every tiny bone swings
and shimmies.

Peas In A Pod

Four Freshwater Pearls in a Diamond
and Tsavorite-set pod represent my
four darling children.

Globe

My love of travel stems from adventures with my
Mummy when I was little and its now something I
cherish with my own family. There are many places
I adore, but Hong Kong is a hugely important one
because I met John there and we started our first
business in the City—we also lived there together for
three amazing years. Laterally it was long distance,
so the 18ct Yellow Gold and Rhodium Plated sphere
is set with two Rubies marking London (home) and
Hong Kong. The satisfaction is that it spins within its
Diamond-set axis.

Paw Print

I’m obsessed with my dogs and have a
soft spot for their paws. This little paw
print is in blackened 18ct Gold and is set
with tiny White Diamonds. I polished the
Gold on the back, so I could engrave
their names.

Yellow Submarine

The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ is the
first song I remember dancing to with
my late Mother, who was my everything.
This submarine in 18ct Yellow Gold is set
with natural Yellow Diamonds, a proper
spinning propeller and rose-cut Diamond
windows. It’s also a locket, so you could
put a tiny photo inside.

 

Annoushka invites you to create your own biography in 18ct gold

Annoushka and her team will work with you to design a series of charms which tell your story. After an initial exploratory meeting about your ideas (in person or virtually), Annoushka will present a series of hand-drawn sketches, from which your bespoke charms will be developed. You can be as involved as you like in the design
process as we will guide you through every step, with drawings presented for your feedback along the journey. The finished charms will be presented in a beautiful book, and accompanied by their own personal scrapbook which tells the story of each of their inspiration and creation. Compiled of your memories and the evolving designs, the scrapbook is a work of art in itself.