Some of the design stories behind our products; Barefoot designs, striving to marry beauty with practicality, as well as those we select because they're cornish or beautiful design or ethical.
We've also put them in our barefoot collections for you
Collecting sea glass has always been an obsession of mine, I'm a sea glass addict,
jam jars of sea glass sit in rows on the window sill sparkling in the sunlight.
Little piles of frosted glass sit on the kitchen dresser, the bedside table or the laundry room
where we empty our pockets. We can't walk across the beach without a downward glance,
it's therapeutic, it's fascinating and sometimes even competitive!
How long does it take for the waves to tumble them til they are smooth enough?
Where have they travelled from to end up on our shores?
The colours vary from frosted white, soft aquas, amber and burnt sugary browns,
blue is a rare find, as are the little pieces of pottery with their delicate sand blasted patterns.
These are my jewels, my treasures.
My design approach has always been, less is more, the simplicity of letting the object be hero.
These jewels need no embellishment, the idea came to me not long after my daughter had
her ears pierced, seaglass stud earrings, no two pieces are the same, they are as individual as you.
So now after a walk on the beach and emptying our pockets, we wash the seaglass,
match up similar colours and shapes and give them new life.
The irony is....I don't have pierced ears!
