Yunus & Eliza

DESIGNER NAME: Yunus Marc Ascott and Eliza Higginbottom
 
BACKGROUND: Yunus is from North London and is half Turkish. Eliza is half French and from Oxford. Both designers have a background in art. Yunus studied Art and Design at Kingsway & Westminster followed by a master apprenticeship at The Crucible Foundry. He then worked as a freelance sculptor. Before setting up the label together, Eliza studied History, followed by portrait sculpture at The Heatherley School of Fine Art and was a fine artist. Neither has been trained as a jeweller.

SIGNATURES: “Instantly recognisable, Yunus & Eliza collections are at once mythological and futuristic, evoking a tough and rebellious beauty, with a distinctly British air of nostalgia and fantasy.”

TRADEMARK PIECE: “Goddess pendant, SkyScraper ring and Rebel cuff.”

IDEAL CLIENT: “Anyone who is drawn to the romantic, sumptuous and fantastical.”

THE COLLECTION: “Palladium, titanium, Rob and Atlanta.”

CULTURAL INFLUENCES: “We are making art, and listen to music as we do it.”


BFC/ELLE Talent Launch Pad Winner (2010)

BFC/International Board of Palladium Rock Vault winner 2012/2013