Meet the Designers
We’ve searched far and wide to find the best jewellery design talent. Our jewellery designers have designed for leading brands, they’ve built their own ones – and now they’re part of the Motley London crew.
Alessandro Petrolati
London-based Italian designer Alessandro Petrolati is all about beautiful craftsmanship. A trained goldsmith, he’s worked with some of Italy’s most renowned artisans during his 15 years in the industry. Alessandro’s MOTLEY collection combines exquisite detailing with a refreshingly modern simplicity. Each piece is cleverly designed to find a balance between fine and contemporary jewellery by replicating the cuts and colours of precious gem stones such as rubies, sapphires, and emeralds.
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Alice Cicolini
London-based designer Alice Cicolini is a true polymath; celebrated author, curator and renowned fine jeweller. Graduating from Central St Martin’s in 2009, her accolades include exhibiting at the V&A and Somerset House and holding the role of Director, Arts and Culture for the British Council India. Alice's collaboration for Motley is inspired by the patterns of British textile designer, poet and Arts and Crafts Movement pioneer William Morris. Romantic motifs, intricate design and elegant craftsmanship are at the heart of this magical collection.
Charlotte Garnett
Charlotte Garnett is Motley's first young designer collaboration. A graduate of Central St Martins and Sarabande, Charlotte's collection for Motley is intrinsically linked to mental wellbeing. Inspired by the spindles of Ancient Greece, her kinetic, articulated designs are designed to be the modern day worry beads - perfect for restless fiddling.
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Christopher Thompson Royds
Christopher Thompson Royds is a British artist-jeweller with a sharp eye and a wicked sense of humour. In 2010 he graduated from the Royal College of Art, receiving a masters in a variety of specialties such as goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork & jewellery. His work has been exhibited around the world, with his most recent show at Galerie Marzee in the Netherlands. Christopher's work is included amongst the best private and museum collections in the world, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His collection for Motley is as animated and subversive as the man himself; the only way to own a piece of Christopher. The question is, which piece?
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Emily Robson
Ex-Christopher Kane designer Emily Robson draws inspiration from all over the world for her distinctive jewellery, often referencing ancient artisanal techniques. Her bold and brilliant collection for MOTLEY is a classic Robson riff on Egyptian iconography, featuring jackals, sphinxes and torques.
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Estelle Dévé
French designer Estelle Dévé’s passion for design started in childhood. Inspired by her aunt who designed jewellery for Chanel under Karl Lagerfeld, Estelle set up her eponymous label in 2008 in Melbourne. A self-taught designer, Dévé is known for her experimentation with new techniques and cross-disciplinary practices.
Dévé's collection for Motley brilliantly riffs on the best of contemporary art. Inspired by 20th century artist heavy-weights, well known motifs from artists like Braque, Brancusi and Hepworth transform into gloriously wearable jewellery. Featuring charms, hoops and chunky chains, these mini-sculptures are the best kind of art collecting.
Hannah Martin
Cult British designer Hannah Martin creates contemporary jewellery with a rebellious edge. A Central Saint Martins graduate, she perfected her craft working under some of the world’s most renowned jewellers in Paris. Hannah considers jewellery to be the perfect combination of art and design, and therefore by mixing things up and questioning gender roles, she designs all her jewellery to be non-gender specific. Hannah’s collection brings a flash of grown-up, androgynous cool to the MOTLEY stable.
Melis Goral
Fine jeweller and Istanbul native Melis Goral grew up in a family of well-known jewellers. A graduate of the Insituto Europeo Di Design in Milan, Italy, Melis’ multicultural heritage and global travels have fueled a lifelong interest in diverse cultures and traditions, alongside a passion for timeless design.
Art deco and geometric shapes are a strong influence; Melis’ designs are effortlessly elegant, beautifully precise and utterly wearable.
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson set up his eponymous jewellery label after landing a scholarship with Karl Lagerfeld in Paris. He’s since worked on runway pieces for the likes of Burberry, Givenchy and Gaultier and projects with Kylie Minogue, Madonna and George Michael. Much of Scott’s work is known to be detail orientated with a hand finished look inspired by modern architecture. His MOTLEY reversible collection shows the designer at his very best: architectural, balanced and super smart.
Sian Evans
Sian Evans was the first designer to join the MOTLEY mission. An award-winning British jeweller and former senior lecturer at Central Saint Martins, her designs are inspired by her love of art, design and technology. Since the launch of her jewellery label in 1986 Sian has utilised both ancient and modern goldsmithing techniques in each of her pieces, selling jewellery all over the world. Sian’s statement collection for MOTLEY gets the balance just right: strong, geometric, yet beautifully wearable.
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Sim & Stout
Sim & Stout is a collaboration between artists Katie Stout and Simone Paasche. Katie specialises in furniture and Simone has a fine jewellery line called SPUR; they've combined their skill sets to create a range that celebrates women, friendship and adorning your best bits. The two have been getting into mischief ever since meeting at the Rhode Island School of Design a decade ago. The collection that Katie and Simone have designed for MOTLEY combines pearls and organic shapes to create tastefully beautiful designs.
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