I CAN'T SEEM TO GET RID OF THE HORSES
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And when she turned around she saw that the horses kept walking back towards her.
Tall horses and small horses, fair ones and dark ones. She tried to chase them off. Day after day, year after year.
“Quick, quick. Run!” It just didn’t feel right for them to be so close.
But they still returned every morning and every night, quietly whispering poems in her ear in a language she didn’t understand.
But my dear, these words were ravishing. And she kept thinking, “Do they hold on to me or do I hold on to them?”
Photography: Nick Clements
Necklaces
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Available in three different sizes or custom-sized.
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Necklaces can be worn together or individually.
Gold-plated bronze. All hand-made.
Knuckleduster
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Large double ring.
Knuckleduster
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Gold-plated bronze.
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Hand-made using wax carving techniques.
Large Hoop Earrings
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Gold-plated bronze.
AT NIGHT I DREAM OF PECULIAR THINGS
"Bear with me, dear night, I have come to rescue you. With your string of thoughts we will tie my dreams to your fingers so they won't fade." And I closed my eyes, and I opened them again. My drawers were filled with water and my hands were filled with the most complicated structures.
How beautiful they were.
And the night is dark;
And the night she sings;
At night I dream of peculiar things.
GOLDEN TORUS RING
Designs inspired by Ernst Haeckel's illustrations in his book "Art Forms in Nature"
GOLDEN STEPHOIDEA RING
Available in 18ct gold vermeil, black rhodium plated silver or silver.
IVY NOIR Men's Jewellery Collection
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The Ivy Noir collection is a dark interpretation of traditional Ivy League elements. Created under the slogan 'Socii Extra Muros', Ivy Noir pays homage to an imaginary 'Off-Campus League' - the ones who challenge the purist facets of the classic Ivy League style.
Manifested in 3 unique hand-crafted designs this collection gives any occasion a well-deserved edge.
Because you shouldn’t always dress exactly by the book.
Photography: Nick Clements
IVY NOIR COLLAR STIFFENERS
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Available in Silver, Oxidized Silver, Gold-plated Silver.
Individually textured - every piece is unique. Hand-made to order.
IVY NOIR SIGNET RING
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Available in Silver, Oxidized Silver, Gold-plated Silver or 18ct Yellow Gold.
IVY NOIR SIGNET RING
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Hand-made to order.
IVY NOIR SIGNET RING
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Individually textured - every piece is unique.
IVY NOIR CUFFLINKS
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Available in Silver, Oxidized Silver, Gold-plated Silver.
Visit our shop to view these and more pieces in detail...
STOCKISTS
UNITED KINGDOM:
WOLF & BADGER
46 Ledbury Road
Notting Hill
London
W11 2AB
UK
www.wolfandbadger.com
ELIZABETH GALTON STUDIO
Jewellery and Accessories selected by renowned Creative Director Elizabeth Galton
BOTICCA
Unique handmade jewellery
BRIGHTERMAN
Mens Accessories
YOU WOULD LIKE TO STOCK OUR JEWELLERY?
Are you a buyer or shop owner and you would like to stock our collections? Please send your enquiry to sales@smithgrey.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible with more information.
SMITH/GREY uses jewellery as a narrative medium to unlock the imagination and awaken curiosity. Their handmade objects of desire combine sophisticated design with a sense of wonder inspired by memories, stories and traditions. Excited by observations centered on their surrounding visual and human culture, SMITH/GREY creates high quality wearable jewellery designs out of their London based studio.
Founded by jewellery designer Birgit Marie Schmidt and creative strategist Sofus Graae, their designs are an expression of their Central European and Scandinavian background in combination with their British education and lifestyle.
At the core of the company is the goal of delivering the highest quality product made with integrity, passion and awareness. Each design is intended to bring an inspired and sophisticated edge to the jewellery market and ultimately, into your hands and home.
In 2011 the collection “I Can’t Seem to Get Rid of the Horses” received the Theo Fennell ‘Best in Jewellery’ Award, the Wolf&Badger Graduate Award for Jewellery and the Matthews Wrightson Starting Your Own Business Award.
Birgit Marie Schmidt / SMITH
Vienna born and raised Birgit Marie Schmidt received her MA in Goldsmithinging and Jewellery at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London, following a strong urge of working with wearable objects after being trained as an architect at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna in the Masterclass of Zaha Hadid.
Recurring themes in her work are human imagination, storytelling and narrative enhanced reality. She is furthermore fascinated by the potential and meaning an object can possess when in close proximity to the body and how it can make use of the human physique.
Sofus Graae / GREY
Copenhagen born Sofus Graae has been educated in graphic design and film post production and has a diverse background in the creative industry working in Copenhagen, Vienna and London. In his career he has worked on various story driven projects ranging from product design, brand development to management in the movie industry. He is influenced by the underlying communication and relation between society and their objects and products and is fascinated by rituals and pattern of use individuals and groups can establish towards objects of desire.
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CONTACT
Enquiries, Questions, Comments?
Please write us at studio@smithgrey.co.uk and we will come back to you within 2 business days.
SMITH/GREY Jewellery Design Studio
ATT: Birgit Marie Schmidt
25 Ossian Road
London
N4 4DX
UK
Birgit Marie Schmidt
Creative Director, Designer & Co-founder
Email: birgit.schmidt@smithgrey.co.uk
Sofus Graae
Creative Strategist, Designer & Co-founder
Email: sofus.graae@smithgrey.co.uk
PRESS / STYLISTS
Press
To get access to a full press package please send an email to studio@smithgrey.co.uk and we will happily provide you with our press package.
Stylists
Are you a stylist and you would like to use your jewellery for a photo shoot? Please send an email to studio@smithgrey.co.uk and we will happily arrange for you to use our pieces.
COMMISSIONS
Do you have a certain piece of jewellery in mind but can’t find it anywhere?
SMITH/GREY is happy to receive enquiries about bespoke designs. Please contact us and we will write or call back at your convenience to discuss the details of your commission.
You can contact us at studio@smithgrey.co.uk
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CREDITS
"I CAN'T SEEM TO GET RID OF THE HORSES" Collection:
Photography: NICK CLEMENTS www.nickclements.co.uk
Model: Karolina R / FM Agency www.fmmodelagency.com
Hair & Make-Up: Fiona Moore
"IVY NOIR" Collection:
Photography: NICK CLEMENTS www.nickclements.co.uk
Profile image, tool images:
James Champion www.jameschampionphotography.com
Selected product images for online shop:
Birgit Marie Schmidt