The Dishcloth of the Metropolitan Elite - Gold Vermeil Earrings

Materials

The piece is thoughtfully handcrafted in recycled sterling silver and plated in 14ct yellow gold vermeil.

Dimensions

- The earrings are available in one size only.

Left

- Height: 70mm | 2.75"

- Width: 22mm | 0.86"

- Weight: 12.5g

Right

- Height: 50mm | 1.96"

- Width: 22mm | 0.86"

- Weight: 8g

Product Care

When you love something, you don.59;t throw it away or replace it. You mend it. We can lovingly renew and restore sterling silver and gold vermeil jewellery - just like my grandparent.59;s mended my clothes for me when I was a child.

Renewing scratches and minor damage: Small scratches, broken posts, missing stones - these can also be easily repaired - so they can last a life time and become heirlooms.

Renewing: Completedworks gold vermeil plating lasts 2-3 years of regular wear. If it does become worn, we can offer an affordable and hassle-free replating service.

We use recycled metals from refiners committed to sustainable practices, melting down existing silver and gold to create high-quality materials with a lower environmental impact. Our recycled glass is made from scrap windows and bottles.

Collection Narrative:

Fold is a comment on memory, society, consumerism and a host of other massive topics. Dramatic silhouettes flow elegantly and effortlessly in a series of pieces that present creases, pleats, ruffles, and layered folds and explore the essences of texture and shape.

Referencing the way drapery has been used by painters to convey movement since the Renaissance, particularly in the sketches of Leonardo da Vinci, Fold is fascinated by the way fabric is folded depending on the particularities of the human condition. Informed by a knowledge of art history, the collection narrates differences in a series of folds: a neat fold in the medieval Dutch portrait, a careless fold in that of a merchant sitting for a renaissance painter - these tell the story not just of a person's mood but also their historical moment.

Combining with the history of painting, the collection also investigates the writings of Georges Perec's and his exploration and documentation of the everyday and "that which is generally not taken note of, that which is not noticed, that which has no importance". Referring back to Perec's work, household cloths, folded bedsheets and hair scrunchies are used as motifs throughout Fold - not only for their ability to capture qualities of form, light and atmosphere, but for their material and everyday presence.

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[Recycled Silver]

The Dishcloth of the Metropolitan Elite

Name: The Dishcloth of the Metropolitan Elite - Gold Vermeil Earrings
Brand: Completedworks
SKU: R2075
Price: 275.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Gold Vermeil Earrings

The knockout flows and folds of Dishcloth speak volumes. These earrings follow the exquisite contours of an ordinary dishcloth slung slapdash over a kitchen counter. In so doing, they play on the artworld’s enduring marriage of whimsy, heart-on-sleeve emotion and court jestering when faced with socio-political upheaval. Think Tracey Emin meets Banksy – we di... The knockout flows and folds of Dishcloth speak volumes. These earrings follow the exquisite contours of an ordinary dishcloth slung slapdash over a kitchen counter. In so doing, they play on the artworld’s enduring marriage of whimsy, heart-on-sleeve emotion and court jestering when faced with socio-political upheaval. Think Tracey Emin meets Banksy – we did when we designed them.

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