Design & shopping: Acorns on fingers, seashells on toes Looking at some of Britain's most inventive jewellery designers, it seems formal training can be more of a hindrance than a help.

From: The Independent - London | Date: July 29, 2000| Author: Sally Williams | Copyright information

It all started five years ago, with worm-casts on a Norfolk beach. "Their shape and texture was so interesting that I decided to make something out of them," remembers Helen Downie. She threaded them on to a wall-hanging and enjoyed doing it so much she decided to make something else. Now, Helen's jewellery sells for up to pounds 300 apiece in glamorous shops such as Christa Davies and Koh Samui in London, and her intricately crafted bead and crystal necklaces are bought by the likes of the m...

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