Cristina Lloyd
discovers how jewellery
designer Tomasz Donocik’s fusion
of leather with precious stones and
metals sets his work apart from other
brands and pushes the boundaries of
jewellery design.
Donocik
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bite
jewellery
with silver ‘knots’ details. Donocik’s fine cocktail ring
collection ‘The Four Elements’ contains exquisite pieces
centred round the symbolic creatures representing the
four elements: Earth, Fire, Water and Air. Within this
collection, you’ll find pieces such as the Phoenix Bird set
with specitite garnet, yellow diamonds and rubies, and
the Snake Medusa ring encrusted with brown diamonds,
18 carat rose gold, rubies and green tourmaline.
The bespoke collection feature the signature ‘Courtship
of the Hornbill’ as well as the Bull Ring in rose gold
and brown diamonds and the Chandelier Earrings in
Palladium emeralds and white diamonds. For the men,
Donocik has created eye-catching pieces such as the
Crocodile Cuffinks and Croco Ring, both in rose gold,
emeralds and rubies; Grouse Cufflinks in rose and white
gold, rubies, star diopside, agate and brown diamonds;
and the Tuxedo Set in yellow gold, rose cut black
diamonds and brilliant cut black diamonds. His Black
Diamond Star collection harmoniously combines black
diamond stars, brilliant white diamonds and 18 carat
rose gold. Amazing pieces include the Black Diamond
Star Bracelet in 18 carat rose gold with a black diamond
star and white diamond pave; Star Ring in 18 carat rose
gold and white diamond pave; and Black Diamond Cigar
Ring in 18 carat rose gold, black diamond star, Mongol
rose cut brown diamonds and white diamonds.
Finally, the Fine Leather Star Collection contains a
selection of amazing decorative wrap bracelets. The
Noir Leather Wrap Bracelet comes available in three
wrap 18 carat rose gold, black diamond pave and white
diamond set rose with gold stars, and also, three wrap
white gold, white diamond pave and white diamond set
with white gold stars.The Pagoda Blue Leather Bracelet
is radiant in turquoise with three wrap 18 carat yellow
gold, white diamond pave and white diamond set with
yellow gold stars while the Fine LeatherWrap Bracelet
comes in a rainbow variety of Mint, Lavender and Peach.
Mint is available in three wrap 18 carat yellow gold,
emerald pave and yellow gold stars; Lavender in three
wrap 18 carat black ruthenium plated gold, sapphire
pave and ruthenium plated gold stars; and Peach in
three wrap 18 carat rose gold, ruby pave and rose gold
stars.The collection wouldn’t be complete without the
‘Diamond Story’, with a choice of bracelets available in
single wrap 18 carat white gold, white diamond pave
and white diamond set with white gold stars; single
wrap 18 carat white gold, white diamond pave and black
diamond set with ruthenium plated gold stars; and single
wrap rose gold, black diamond pave and white diamond
set with white gold stars.
All of the leather bracelets within the collection are
hand-crafted in Tomasz Donocik’s workshop in the
heart of Shoreditch, fashion district of east London.
His designs can be found in selective boutiques and
department stores such as Fortnum & Mason, La Maison
Couture andWolf & Badger in the UK,Animism in Hong
Kong, Opening Ceremony in the US, Due Collection in
Japan, and Luisa via Roma in Italy.
www.tomaszdonocik.com