Our Collections
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Alba
A bold, modern collection, suitable for dressing up a smart city suit, perhaps, but which nonetheless has enough grace and lightness of line to be worn in the evening, or any time. Alba is an ancient name for Scotland, but it's also a romantic song or ballad, sung as dawn is breaking.
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Book of Kells
About 800AD, under Viking threat, a stunning illuminated manuscript of the gospels was carried from Iona to the Irish Abbey of Kells. It remains there to this day, the supreme example of Celtic high art.
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Celtic Treasures
The Celtic peoples' rich culture spread north and west through Europe in the centuries before the birth of Christ. With its timeless grace and flowing lines, their vision is our inheritance, their incomparable craftsmanship our inspiration.
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Eilean Donan
Named for Scotland's most romantic highland castle, Eilean Donan evokes an ancient Gaelic endearment: 'My love is upon you.'
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Finnish Beast
This fantastic animal was carved on the hilt of an ancient sword found in Suontake, Finland. It recalls the golden age of the northmen's culture, and their powerful and mysterious mythology.
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Gael
The name of this collection could be a nod to Scotland's Gaelic heritage and lively contemporary culture. On the other hand it could be a pun on the swirling, eddying lines of the design itself.
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Iona
The original of this elegant Celtic cross was found on the tiny island of Iona, the first Christian site in Scotland and traditional burial place of Scottish kings.
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Kells Bird
Birds played a special part in Celtic symbolism, soaring as freely as the spirits of the incomparable artists of Kells. From the humble sparrow to the cruel-taloned eagle, birds throng the Celts' art, representing the holy spirit, the soul.
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May Queen
In Vienna in 1900, Margaret Macdonald exhibited a series of gesso panels entitled 'May Queen'. Inlaid with mother of pearl, tin leaf and glass beads, and influenced by Japanese decorative traditions, they remain an inspiration to this day.
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Ninian's Isle
On a tiny Shetland island, by a ruined chapel from the days of the first Christian missionaries, a treasure of gold and silver lay buried for centuries. Its discovery inspires both awe and art.
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Rona
Crisp modern interpretations of classic border decorations, as found on celtic carvings, manuscripts and metalwork.
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St Peters
Orkney's early Christian settlers carved graceful crosses as decorations and altar pieces in St Peters chapel on the tidal Brough of Birsay.
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Thistle
Legend tells that a Viking night-raider stepped on a thistle and yelled in pain. The Scots were alerted to the danger, and saved, and the thistle has been Scotland's national emblem ever since.
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Tryst
The elegant simplicity and contemporary design of the Tryst wedding rings collection bears a secret declaration of love. The linear inscription is based on the Ogham alphabet of the early Celtic peoples of Scotland and Ireland. The ladies' ring reads "true love" and the gents' reads "eternal love"
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Turoe
Carvings on the granite pillar at Turoe, Co. Galway, Ireland, dated around the 1st Century BC were the original source material for this design.
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