About
Known as The Anti-Anxiety jeweller, Charlotte is a British young designer who handcrafts works that are ergonomically designed to encourage mental wellbeing. Charlotte works autobiographically, informing her meaningful concepts by drawing upon experiences and emotions. She has channelled her passion for raising awareness for social matters such as mental health into functional and contemporary jewellery collections. Charlotte studied jewellery design at Central St. Martins, and completed a 2 year residency at Sarabande: The Lee Alexander McQueen foundation, where she developed her unique contemporary designs whilst exploring the kinetic uses of wearable and hand held jewellery.
Her ‘Cure for the Itch’, 2015, graduate collection and Wearables, 2017, explore the subject of soothing anxiety driven habitual behaviours. She optimises ergonomic design to offer personalised solutions for such repetitive, anxiety-driven actions as habitual fiddling or chain-smoking as coping mechanisms. Charlotte has drawn inspiration from several sources, including from traditional worry beads to psychology studies which demonstrate how the handling of an object can block trauma and anxious thoughts.
By considerately combining the textures, colours and qualities of metal, ebony and personalised resin encapsulations, Charlotte maximizes their comforting qualities, inviting wearers to occupy their fiddling fingers with these discreet solutions to tackle day-to-day anxiety.
Want to know more behind the designs? Check out Charlotte’s House of Bandits takeover talk, discussing her personal ties to mental wellbeing and the impact of her work here.
