BARBED CUFFLINKS YELLOW

£4,320

18ct Yellow Gold

The Only Performance is a hymn to underground London.

Powerful and sharp, these solid gold cufflinks are inspired by the collection’s namesake – the film Performance (1970) starring Mick Jagger. Strong lines and sculpted points sum up Hannah’s take on the London’s avant-garde scene of the late sixties.

Subtle yet sharp, these make a dangerously elegant addition to any shirt.

Edition of 40

2 in stock

Specification

18 Carat Yellow Gold

Dimensions

These cufflinks are made from 32 grams of 18ct yellow gold. They were originally formed by hand carving wax and are all hand made in London.

Dimension Details:
Length of one Spike: 16mm
Maximum width of Spike: 10mm

Designer's Notes

This collection, ‘The Only Performance’, is a hymn to underground London, the very darkest parts of it.

My initial reference point was the film ‘Performance*’, a film I have watched more times than I can count. In fact the collection title itself was taken from a quote in the film by the character Turner (played by Mick Jagger) – “the only performance that really makes, that makes it all the way, is madness”.

My narrative for the collection reflects many of the key themes from the film – a London underworld inhabited by gangsters, fallen rock stars and creatures of the night; Characters that push the boundaries of masculinity, decadence and bad behaviour to the very limit. I was also looking at the work of artists such as George Bellows, Robert Mapplethorpe and Brassai, referencing the writings of the Marquis De Sade and characters such as Mick Jagger, James Fox and the Kray twins.

Alongside my visual research, I also knew from very early on that I wanted this to be a collection about the metal it was made from – a celebration of the very gold itself. The collection sees what is essentially a pyramid ‘stud’ shape that I then manipulated, stretched, twisted, draped and curved in many different guises across the designs.

These cufflinks took the simple, but powerful, shape of the elongated stud – which then flows and moulds itself through the shirt cuff. They reflect the strong, architectural lines of the collection – but also retain a sense of vitality and volume with the curves that flow between the studs.

* Dir. Donald Cammell/Nicholas Roeg. 1970