Humans have always had this hunger to have something physical that embodied faith and spirituality. 

The echinoid dates back from the Cretaceous period, 100 million years ago. Found in Kent Chalk, this once-living thing grazed and scavenged algae and plants, eating small particles in the sandy substrate amongst dinosaurs. The remains and traces of these buried in sediment later harden into rock, preserved. There are six stages of fossilisation: death, decomposition, transportation, weathering and burial, fossilisation, and erosion. But then, a seventh: discovery. Perhaps then, there are in fact ten stages to fossilisation: death, decomposition, transportation, weathering and burial, fossilisation, erosion, discovery, cleansed in sink, wedged between books in our home, to be returned in our own cycles of life. Discovery, which is then not an ending at all but a new cycle. Like the twice-daily tides, we move in and out, in and out of ourselves. 

This new SS/23 collection, named Mångata meaning moonlight reflected on the night sea in Swedish, was inspired by my move to Margate, and is a meditation of these cycles. This capsule collection is a first taste of a larger release later in the year but you will find here some classic Smith & Sun designs, mixed in with a little softness. As always, at the heart of what I do is a commitment to sourcing ethical crystals and using vintage and recycled metals, cycles of consumption and waste. There are obvious inspirations from the ocean. For the first time, I am playing with pearls, interlaced with delicate hands, open palms receiving. There are elements of fossilised sea urchins, one of the oldest protective amulets, as well as bronze castings of coral. For more discrete interpretations, many of the new pieces incorporate textures of the ocean in a less literal representation. Whatever your preference, I hope that the collection resonates.