Husam El Odeh

DESIGNER NAME: Husam El Odeh

BACKGROUND: Husam is German with a Lebanese and Palestinian background. He has lived in London for twelve years. Having studied Fine Art in Berlin and Chelsea, Husam turned to jewellery at Middlesex University. He started his label while still at college.

SIGNATURES: “Playful, engineered, cutting edge with a tendency to be poetic.”

IDEAL CLIENT: “Intelligent, confident and elegant.”

TRADEMARK PIECE: “The pencil necklace in silver which writes. It was one of my first pieces and has always been in a collection.”

THE COLLECTION: “Celestial movements, planetary models, diamonds in the sky and astrolabes.”

CULTURAL ELEMENTS: “I think this one may be too complex to analyse, I feel a designer is a catalyst that reworks everything around them.”

PLANS FOR 2013: “A holiday would be nice!”