The woods around our offices in the Cotswolds are ringing with the sound of rifle shots as the game shooting season gets underway and we have spotted many a hunt on the run while out walking in the countryside. Paul Draper, of Jewel Mechanic, has designed and made these unique silver cufflinks in the shape of horses from the apocalypse and we think they would make a fab autumnal gift.
To view our full sterling silver collection please visit The Cufflink Gallery.
We’ve been busy behind the bench again and our latest pair of cufflinks are these stunningly simple Marquise shapes. Designed and made by Master Silversmith Bernard Leon these cufflinks are available with a chain or bar fitting and we just love them.
The Cufflink Gallery Silver Marquise Cufflinks
To view our full sterling silver collection please visit The Cufflink Gallery.
We’re just back from a weeks break in Cornwall … our summer holiday in the rain! Despite the inundations we enjoyed walks on the beach and eating Cornish crab…
Chris Hawkins Silver Crab Claw Cufflinks
Rock-pooling is a favourite pastime of ours and we saw plenty of small sea creatures in the huge rockpools at Northcott. The Bedruthan Steps is a gorgeous beach – a little slice of paradise.
Fifi Bijoux Gold Starfish Cufflinks
We know you’re not supposed to, but we can’t help bringing back a few sea shells to add to our collection, and they’ve inspired us so much we now make them as cufflinks:
The Cufflink Gallery Silver Sea Shell Cufflinks
To view our full natural world collection please visit The Cufflink Gallery.
We’re proud to be able to offer Aymara’s cufflinks at The Cufflink Gallery. Made from real butterfly wings, Aymara hand-make each pair of cufflinks and are supplied by the Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Garden in Peru.
No butterflies are killed in the production process and as the product is natural colours and patterns do vary.
It’s planning time for Summer weddings and here at The Cufflink Gallery we’ve had lots of enquiries for bespoke wedding cufflinks.
Our sterling silver heart cufflinks are ever popular and we have recently made a pair in Platinum for a female customer. The Cufflink Gallery has also made a set of 9ct yellow gold hearts for a bride-to-be to give to her ushers.
Don’t forget, our cufflinks are made to order so please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.
Christmas decorations are going up everywhere at the moment and we at The Cufflink Gallery are feeling full of festive cheer. As it’s also trying to snow outside our gorgeous snowflake cufflinks are fit for the season, and are available in Sterling Silver, 18ct yellow/white Gold and Platinum.
Other cufflinks that would make suitable festive presents include Babette Wasserman’s Silver Thorns, Doreth Jones Waffles and Rachel Galley’s Silver Allegro:
Our hearts are all a-flutter today with Emily Armenta’s Romero collection. Armenta’s new designs for Fall 11 (or Autumn to us) are now adorning our webpages and we have fallen in love again with traditional design.
Texan Emily designs and makes traditional cufflinks and takes her inspiration from her Spanish heritage. Using unusual stones such as Rainbow Moonstone and Peacock Tourmaline, Armenta creates stunning cufflinks which we are proud to showcase as a UK exclusive!
Emily Armenta Gold Argus Cufflinks
Emily uses 18ct yellow gold and sterling silver in her designs and her work is frequently seen in the likes of US Tatler, Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Vanity Fair. She has a celebrity following too and her jewellery has been spotted adorning the bodies of Halle Berry, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus and Faith Hill. We’re excited to see which UK celebrities will be snapped wearing Emily’s cufflinks!
Emily Armenta Silver Lapis Lazuli Cufflinks
We are OVER THE MOON to be Armenta’s first UK cufflinks-only stockist and are equally as excited to be one of only two companies showcasing Emily’s products in the UK.
To view Armenta’s full collection please visit The Cufflink Gallery and bear in mind that our prices include carriage and duty from the USA to the UK so there are no hidden costs.
This week we have added our latest international designer to the site – IKER ORTIZ from Mexico.
Iker started his career over 20 years ago and works from a small workshop in Mexico City which used to be owned and run by his grandfather. Iker’s style is modern and futuristic with a hint of architectural flavour. He seeks to use everyday products such as Corian - an acrylic mix used to make sinks and clad buildings – and combine them with metal to make stunning pieces of jewellery.
Iker was the first jeweller in Mexico to use Corian, the brand name for the acrylic product created by DuPont. He uses industrial machines to produce the Corian and then sculpts them into jewellery.
Iker Ortiz Corian CM Cufflinks
Iker Ortiz’s cufflinks are only available in the UK fom a select few online retailers. We are proud to be the only UK company showcasing his entire collection, including his Braille designs.
Iker Ortiz Stainless Steel Braille Rectangles
To view Iker’s full collection please visit The Cufflink Gallery and bear in mind that our prices include postage from Mexico to the UK so there are no hidden costs.
Over the last five months I have visited 500+ jewellery designers and retailers websites and have been intrigued by the different ways they classify cufflinks.
Are they to be found in their JEWELLERY sections or are they merely an ACCESSORY?
I guess, when you look at most cufflink sites out there, you could be mistaken for thinking that cufflinks are an accessory. An afterthought, usually badly made, with a lack of design and a novelty theme… However I believe (I’m slightly biased I know) that cufflinks should be a piece of jewellery.
A bit like earrings you need two cufflinks to make a set. This opens up a wealth of opportunity for design. Why have them both the same when you can make mirror images, have slightly different stones in each side, and let the wearer show the two sides to their personality?
Example of hand-made cufflinks where the designer has not only produced a pair, but also designed and hand-made the fittings. Click to buy these Paul Draper cufflinks.
Just like any jewellery, cufflinks should be designed, thought about and produced in an innovative way. Although traditionally thought of as GENTS JEWELLERY many women are wearing cufflinks these days and the market is huge (watch this space for a blog about women’s cufflinks soon). How many items of jewellery, aside from rings and diamond stud earrings, are worn by men AND women?
Example of gorgeously feminine cufflinks from Rachel Galley. Beautifully made in her signature style. Click to buy these cufflinks.
As a newly formed ambassador for cufflinks I believe one of my missions is to provide the consumer with a fabulous choice of unique, hand-made cufflinks from independent jewellery designers. Not accessories…wearable works of art! Visit my website THE CUFFLINK GALLERY to view the best range of designer cufflinks in the UK and to learn more about our designers and why they are leading the way in innovative design.
I love getting new jewellery makers on board. I’m passionate about showcasing new designs and helping designer-makers to have their work seen by a wider audience. As a jewellers wife I know all too well how hard it is to make a name for yourself in the competitive jewellery market.
My latest designer is Steve Dennis and I had the pleasure of meeting him at IJL earlier this year. He had a fabulous stand in the Design Gallery and I was immediately drawn to his Skulpt cufflinks. Hand carved solid sterling silver skulls. Now I know the skull obsession is almost over but these are cufflinks of guilty pleasure. Beautifully made and strikingly different you get four skulls to allow you to truly wear your style on your sleeve.
There seems to be a trend at the moment of using dead animals or bones as inspiration…maybe it’s something to do with the recent opening of the shooting season. As we approach Halloween our thoughts turn to all things dark and scary and Steve doesn’t disappoint. Hellhound. One word says it all. Hauntingly beautiful hand carved dogs head cufflinks made from solid sterling silver. Competely unique and irrestible.
