Posts Tagged ‘jewellery’

A few months ago, we were invited to participate in a showcase for British companies in Vienna by the UKTI office there. As it’s been so busy here, we’ve hardly had chance to even think about it, so last Monday it was suddenly time for Jutta and I to board our plane!

Here’s some of the things we saw on our travels……

Arriving on a very sunny Monday afternoon.

Off to explore.....

Sound sculpture.

"Artist Unknown"

Walking through the park.

Vienna was quite a peaceful city, with lots of beautiful buildings.

Seeking out our dinner!

Relaxing over a nice glass of wine....very nice!

Day 2 - off to the Ambassador's residence to set up the show.....

Inside was quite special......

......with so many lovely details.

Sadly there weren't any Ferrero Rocher at the Amassador's reception - but there were lots of lovely canapés!

And at the end of the day we finished with a well deserved drink - although admittedly, not one quite this big!

We made lots of contacts at the event, and if all goes according to plan, we should have new stockists in Vienna and Prague….

And an important part of the trip was to choose suitable treats to take back to the studio.....

Apparently we chose wisely, as these didn't last long!

Back in London, yesterday we went to visit our building to see how it’s coming along…. There still seems to be a little way to go, but apparently we are only weeks away from moving in now!

Looking up to the top.....

Our shop doorway.....

Watch this space for more news on our move, and the opening of our first ever shop!!

Emma x

We were sent this lovely pic of Eliza Doolittle at London Fashion Week. She’s looking lovely wearing our owl-on-a-perch earrings. My daughter LOVES Eliza so I might even get a teeney tiny bit of respect when I tell her (even though I’ll continue to play my old Bob Dylan albums much to her dismay)

Eliza Doolittle

Thanks to everyone who came to the London Fashion Week-end sale. The girls had great fun, but poor Jutta had to take Monday off because she was sooo exhausted, they were incredibly busy again! Thanks to you all.

See you,

Alex

Can you believe it’s been over a month since the terrible Earthquake in Japan?  So much has happened since then and yet I am still overwhelmed by the courage and bravery shown by everyone in Japan…  Four weeks ago we made a promise to donate £5 to the Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal for every item bought from our web-site in the coming month.  Well, since then we have raised a massive £2275.00 !  So I’d like to say a HUGE thank you to all the customers who’ve supported our efforts by shopping on our web-site.  This would not have been possible with out all you lovely people!

Alex has also been working on a special fundraising exhibition to help support the relief efforts in Japan.  He was asked to create something really special to be auctioned in Japan through H. P. France.  You can see the auction site here, but it’s all in Japanese so it may not make any sense to you, it doesn’t to me, but luckily I have Mayo to translate!

Made in super quick time, we managed to ship this special necklace just a few days ago, so it should be arriving in Japan any minute now…

Fritillary

Check out the amazing details and texture on the petals of the Fritillary flower.  Although you may not expect it (Alex is usually found at his bench making near invisible tiny insects or whisps of delicate feather), this piece is actually one of the largest pendants Alex has made – and we LOVE it !

All of AMHQ have been coveting this piece, so let us know what you think…

To top it all, a few weeks ago we were lucky enough to be approached by Action Against Hunger – an amazing international humanitarian organisation who are committed to ending child hunger. Recognised as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, Action Against Hunger saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.  A. A. H. asked us if we would like to be involved with their charity auction and dinner held at The Boisdale of Canary Wharf, which is a super posh Whiskey, Cigar and Jazz Club, check out the pics -

What a lot of whisky!

a touch of old-school glamour

We thought our Fruit Cocktail Ring would be perfect for the event, and it certainly seemed very popular, going at auction for £500 !

Fruit Cocktail Ring

On the night,  a total of £46,000 was raised. WOW.  This money will be used to support projects in over 40 countries worldwide and also enables Action Against Hunger to respond to emergencies such as the ongoing crisis on the Ivory Coast.  I’d also like to say thanks to the team at A. A. H. UK, especially Pauline!  We’d never have been organised in time with out your help!

Phew!  It’s been a busy month, but full of loads of exciting projects – working with these amazing organisations and individuals who do so much to help other people is the most inspiring thing and we’re lucky to be able to do it

Have a super weekend eveyone!

Susie  L x

As our studio is a bit out of the way, we love it when we have shopping events and get the chance to meet our lovely customers.  So thank you to everyone who came along to our pop-up shop at Penhaligon’s on Tuesday, we all had a great day!

We had lots of great support from like-minded companies which really made the day complete.  We of course love Penhaligon’s who kindly let us use their consultation room for the shop, and by the end of the day we were all smelling beautiful and fully converted from wearing ‘designer’ fragrances.

41 Wellington Street, Covent Garden

We really wanted to create an ideal shopping experience, and Matt and Marc from Planet of the Grapes gave us some lovely fizz for everyone to sip as they browsed. We also gave a goodie bag with every purchase, which contained some little treats for the way home – Burt’s Chips and Frü Puds.

Goodie Bags!

There seems to be quite a bit of excitement about our new ‘Peacock & the Crow’ collection, so don’t worry if you couldn’t make it along, as it will be uploaded onto the site in the next couple of weeks – keep your eyes peeled! But in the mean time, here are some images from the day:

Peacock & the Crow display, complete with Black & Gold Birdcages!

A goblet of Earrings.

The setting of Penhaligon's really created an atmosphere for the Jewellery.

Classic Alex Monroe pieces.

Yesterday we took it in turns to whizz off to Little 15 in Cullum Street to help out Jutta with her launch of the collection, but it was too busy to take any pics!

Susie is going to be up bright and early tomorrow to visit Silverado’s new Lewes shop for a Trunk Show – lots of lovely one-offs as usual, and Silverado will also have the ‘Peacock & the Crow’ in stock.  We will be back down at their Brighton store on Saturday the 10th of July.

We are looking forward to Alex’s return from Japan to hear all about what he’s been up to, but in the mean time, look who we’ve spotted wearing AM recently!

New X-Factor presenter Konnie Huq wears a Dragonfly Necklace.

And we think Kimberley Walsh looks great in our Peacock Feather Earrings.

Have a great weekend everyone!  Emma x

Wow – we are soooo busy at the moment…..!

Alex is off to Japan on Sunday, so we have all been helping him prepare for his trip.  He will be visiting clients and doing Trunk Shows in HP Bijoux in Shinjuku, Goldie in Shibuya, and Goldie in Osaka – very exciting for our customers all the way in Japan!

But back here in London……

Tuesday the 8th of June marks our very special launch of ‘The Peacock and the Crow’ collection, as part of London Jewellery Week.

Tuesday 8th June - 'Peacock & the Crow' Pop-Up Shop!

We are having a one day pop-up shop in the lovely Covent Garden Penhaligon’s store, 41 Wellington Street.

Join us there from 11am -7pm for your first chance to purchase this exciting new collection – plus we also be selling Alex Monroe ‘Classics’ too.

There will be some lovely fizz to sip as you shop supplied by the amazing Planet of the Grapes, and everyone will receive a goodie bag upon purchase,  containing treats from Penhaligon’s, Frü Puds and Burts Chips – plus a 20% off voucher for your next alexmonroe.com order!

For anyone who can’t make it on Tuesday, don’t worry as we will be at Little 15 for the second ‘Peacock & the Crow’ event, on Thursday the 10th of June.  Little 15 can be found at 15 Cullum Street, EC3M 7JJ.

The Alex Monroe gang will be calling in at this event too, which kicks off with drinks at Midday and runs until 8pm.  Little 15 are offering 20% off to their Select Card holders, check their website for details.

Little 15

We were really pleased when Silverado told us about their new shop in Lewes – they’ve been trying to buy a property there for ages, but it looks well worth the wait!

Look at the lovely collection of hand mirrors on the wall!

So…..Susie will be heading down on Saturday the 12th of June for a Trunk Show!  As usual there will be lots of one-offs, plus a raffle prize, and yes, they will have a delivery of ‘Peacock and the Crow’ too!

On Saturday the 10th of July we will be back down in Sussex to visit Silverado’s Brighton store with a Trunk Show – lots of dates for your diaries!

So there is a LOT of jewellery being made at the moment, lots of parcels to pack, emails to answer…..I need a lie down just thinking about it!

But it’s all going to be lots of fun so come and say hello!

Emma x

Hi All,

Rakhi came in this morning and said she saw our jewellery on ‘Material Girl’, that new series on the bbc; “Drama about dreams, love, clothes and how we all use them to run away from who we are and towards who we should be …” so we thought we’d do a little guide to AM jewellery on the box. I loved the one when Emma was asked for an interview on ITN, about how to buy your loved one a piece of jewellery. Very apt with Vally day looming. Get your boyfs to check it out, I think it’s great. Also we love Emilia Fox. And we love Silent witness. And she always wears our stuff. Keep your eyes peeled and let us know, we recently spotted Annie Lennox on Jonathan Ross, Angela Griffiths on ‘Angela and friends’, Gabby Logan on an advert for Five Live?

And Jo Whiley wears AM all the time! Let us know if you spot anyone else!

Emma in ITN

Silent Witness

Material Girl

Thanks to everyone who made it to our studio over the weekend – I hope you all found some nice things!

We’ve been so incredibly busy recently, trying to get as many orders sent and as quickly as possible – plus all of our events of course…..Our next Trunk Show stop is at Cerise, this Wednesday from 5-9pm.

Cerise is run by the lovely Maria, and is situated at number 94 Columbia Road.

We will be there with our exclusive Trunk Show pieces, for a really Christmassy evening of shopping.  Even if you’ve been to any of our other recent Trunk Shows, be sure to pop along as we made have brand new pieces especially for Cerise. Maria will also have lots of Alex Monroe classics in stock, so it’s the perfect opportunity to start / finish your Christmas shopping!

The whole of Columbia Road will actually be open for late night shopping, and there are some really special little shops along there……Click here for more details.

Invite from Cerise.

Also – we now have a Facebook fan page!

If you’ve got an account, why not become a fan of Alex Monroe?  We’d love to hear about your favourite pieces and purchases and you can receive all of our up to the minute news!

Emma x

Our Trunk Show at Silverado last Saturday went really well, with lots of brand new one-off pieces being snapped up, and Christmas presents being bought.  We had a lovely email from Samantha Lee who chose her Christmas present and then won the prize draw piece – she said: “I haven’t stopped smiling since!”

So thank you to everyone involved who made the day such a success.

This week, from tomorrow until Saturday, we are at Liberty…..

We will have another, completely different selection of unique Alex Monroe pieces, and will also be unveiling of our exciting new collection “The Peacock and the Crow”. Here’s a sneak preview!

Peacock Feather Hoops with Amethyst, Apatite & Emerald Beads.

We really can’t wait to hear what you think and see how quickly the pieces get snapped up!

Susie L, Rakhi, Suzy A, Mayo and Myself will all be popping in to lend a hand, so come and say hello!

Emma x

Well, we’re all absolutely green with envy at Alex’s exploits down under……but can’t wait to hear his latest news!

The nearest any of us are going to get to the beach will be in Brighton on Saturday, as we are having the first of our Christmas Trunk Shows at Silverado!
Suzy.A from our team will be on hand to guide you through our collections, as she heads down to the seaside for a day of festivities at Silverado’s lovely Bond Street store.

Silverado, Brighton

Silverado have a great selection of pieces in stock, plus of course, all of the one-offs.
There will be Champagne and cupcakes for everyone, and Silverado are also offering a very generous 15% off on all Alex Monroe purchases, so it’s the perfect chance to start your Christmas shopping.
Customers will also receive a super-sweet goodie bag, and be entered into a prize draw to win one of our Owl Arch Necklaces.

All of the Trunk Show pieces are absolutely TOP SECRET, but here’s a pic of the piece that was first to go at our last event……

This Bunny Necklace was quickly snapped up....

The shop is open from 10am-6pm, and don’t forget, it’s THIS SATURDAY – the 21st NOVEMBER!

Hi there,

In the last couple of weeks we have sent out so much stock….. here’s a quick update for all of you who are heading out shopping this weekend….

In London Madeleine Hamilton, EcOne, Cerise and Indian Summer should be fully stocked.  Liberty will soon have our new ‘Tumbleleaf’ collection and a new selection of ‘Posy’ pieces in stock (in about a week I think) and Little 15 in the City have a fantastic range of pieces.

Around the UK, check out our new stockist in East Molesey – Hersey Jewellers. Marmalade in Hertford, The Hambledon in Winchester and Plum in Twickenham all have new stock. Also check out Whistles stores nationwide for brand new pieces….

Over in Germany, we have delivered to LaLa and Konk in Berlin, Julies in Munich and Heckmann in Darmstadt.

We’ve also sent lovely pieces to Vestibule in Zurich and Bon Bons in Tokyo.

Alex is off Down Under on Sunday, which we’re all very jealous of! They’ll be lots of excitement in the form of Trunk Shows and Press launches (watch this space!) so ahead of his arrival we have sent deliveries out to: Husk, Morrsion, Wax Jambu, and new stockist Stem.

In case anyone wondered where we had our cocktails the other week, here’s a little clue…..

What to have....?!

And here’s the full gang of us girls…..Alex decided to leave us to it!

Suzy A, Emma, Freda, Rakhi & Yoko.

Mayo, Susie, Ulrikke & April.

Have a great weekend!   Emma x