Nicola’s work examines the use of text as a decorative form, after initially being inspired by a letter written during the II Word War she found in an antique shop. This made her think about the way we communicate with friends and love ones today.

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Nicola’s work examines the use of text as a decorative form, after initially being inspired by a letter written during the II Word War she found in an antique shop. This made her think about the way we communicate with friends and love ones today.

Text messages and emails can never convey the same feelings of a handwritten letter. This letter had been kept for many years possibly treasured, read and re read many times.

You can tell so much more from a handwritten letter, you get a real sense of the person that wrote the letter. Text messages can’t be held in the hand and are usually deleted quite quickly.

To produce her collection Nicola has researched into how handwriting first came about and how it developed into today’s script.

Nicola used computer aided design and laser technology alongside hand making techniques to develop a range of high end ready to wear fashion jewellery that would convey the permanence of handwritten letters, something that could be held in the hand and treasured.