TORQUIL GORDON ‘lands of bent grass’ 2024
2024 glasgow school of art graduate collection
photographer: callum lovell harrison / @callumlovellharrison
hair and make up: sorcha carlin / @_sorchacarlin
Models: martha clough / @marthaclough / valentina winship / @valent.ina
1 jewellery fitted with Hamish gordon ss24 collection / @_hamishgordon_
this Fall collection, ‘Lands of Bent Grass,’ draws inspiration from the island landscapes of the Outer Hebrides, aiming to capture their unique character through jewellery. Living on these islands requires resourcefullness and a harmony with the landscape.
Exploring not only the heritage and traditions found there, but also the barren landscapes, rugged coastlines and dramatic weather, these elements are translated into a collection that creates a connection between the wearer and the environment. Each curated piece is meticulously crafted serving as a wearable memento to the landscapes that inspire it.
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photographs from ‘a different country’ / werner kissling / top: heather rope making, south uist, 1947 / middle: wool dryeing, eriksay, 1934 / bottom: carrying peat, eriksay, 1934
st kilda, a portrait of britains remotes landscape/ jim crumley, colin baxter/ 1988
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photographs from 4 day solo camp filming on isle of harris and lewis / 2024
Lichen
chain / silver, moissanite
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Inspired by the structure and fineness of lichen this necklace consists of over 600 individual parts attached to a chain. When worn the movement of the chain allows it to fit and form to the shape of the body.
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5 ring series / silver
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Recreating the image of a ring lost
the timeline of a traditonal ring loseing
original form.
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iwithin the landacape this series
its gemstone
follows
and in the final ring its
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10 A smaller continuous version of the lichen chain containing a hidden clasp mechanism
Lichen bracelet / silver, moissanite
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grass neckpiece / silver, CZ
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bent
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grass blown more tightlighty around the top highlight
shape
of
and map the
of the neck.
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Bent grass bracelet / silver
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Creating a similar image of
space around the wrist. A hinge on the back allowes this piece to be taken off easily
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blown grass this bracelet explores
negative
wind
the
earcuff / silver
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Barbed
Taking inspiration from sheeps wool caught in barbed wire, the barbed ear cuff translates this into an organic strucutre. The underside of the cuff reveales twisted wire unravelling and coming togeher creating an alive effect
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Influenced by the visual image of water droplets trapped within lichen at the tops of trees, refined braches incorperate sharp points reflecting the danger in the landscape but also the beauty
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earcuff
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/ silver, moissanite
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