Ange B Designs
Ange (pronounced “Ang” - with a soft ‘G’) originally trained as a Sports Physiotherapist and began her jewellery career after taking a sabbatical to do an Art & Design Foundation Diploma. Initially intending to study Architecture, she discovered jewellery making and now uses this craft to create her wearable sculptural forms.
Ange uses recycled and repurposed precious metals, ethically-sourced gemstones and more recently, reclaimed wood to hand-construct her asymmetric geometric forms. It is these distinctive shapes that provide the basis for her intriguing art jewellery.
A lifelong lover of clothes and style, Ange includes Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto amongst her design influences, alongside Brutalist architecture and modern art. She also draws on childhood memories of growing up in West London: whether that be of the jewellery worn by her piano teacher, playing in local parks or museum visits.
Ange’s distinctive style is defined by her use of bold geometric shapes, with variations in scale, repetition of certain shapes and exploration of negative space. All of her work is handcrafted in her garden studio with most of her pieces being one-of-a-kind.
She creates wearable sculptures that convey her love of shapes and usually evokes curiosity from the viewer. Ange says “ I love it when someone appreciates the duality of my work: jewellery and sculptural, ornamental item”. Her largely one-of-a-kind architectural jewellery will make the wearer feel that they have a portable sculpture that reflects their own personal sense of style.
