UK Jewellery Designer of the year finalist Stacey Whale is one of today's bright lights and rising stars of the UK jewellery industry. Fast becoming recognised for her unique style and innovative design, Stacey's jewellery is superbly handcrafted in gold and exquisitely set with a mix of unusual and vibrant gemstones.
Her timeless classic modern style is sophisticated, beautiful and feminine, with designs that are both cutting edge and of highly desirable styling. Stacey's exceptional design is constantly praised, attracts world wide attention and has won four craftsmanship and design awards for her technological innovation and fine jewellery design.
Stacey continues to attract interest with her unique style, in particular her use of precious lenses, which employs her unique method of setting loose gems under a polished magnifying lens, giving the illusion that they are floating in liquid. In other designs her delicate lace like settings allow the light to reveal the true colour and beauty of the gemstones she chooses. Rather than use traditional settings, Stacey has also devised a way of casting gold, inspired by the natural forms of native New Zealand flower pods.
As an artist designer, Stacey takes her inspiration from a broad range of natural forms and architecture and is especially interested in organic shapes and structures at the microscopic scale. Born in New Zealand Stacey studied art and design in Wellington, New Zealand, graduating in 1999. Stacey has been in the UK since 2001, basing herself in London.
Image credits (from left): Illusion Pendant, Surreal (Sussie Ahlburg), Natural Instinct & Encapsulated Raindrop Rings (Kev Dutton), Encapsulated Raindrop Drop Earrings (Kev Dutton )