Jason Moss Jewellery Design will be involved in the festivities for DoDarlo’s Xmas Party. Do you have anything special planned for the day?
My studio is having a Christmas party with lots of very cold champers being served. I will launch my new work for Christmas and be introducing new work by the Melbourne jeweller Vikki Kassioras and abstract oil paintings by Julie Cavallero.
What is the ideology behind your business and the jewellery you make?
I’m a very small business that makes unique handmade jewellery. My stock work available from my studio is either one-off or editions of three or so. My bespoke work stems from the current themes in my work and are recreated for each individual client. It’s all about having something that no-one else has.
With every piece of jewellery you make being unique, are there any particularly memorable pieces you can recall along the way?
I’m currently making a pendant for a client that is a melding of her wedding band and her late partner’s wedding band. I actually made the original wedding bands. As a jeweller I’m in this very intimate position knowing the whole story from beginning to end – I feel very privileged to be trusted with the story and creation of this pendant. Making jewellery is quite often more than just fashion; it can also be about memories and about ceremony.
How has the Darlinghurst business and cultural environment changed in the 16 years since you established your studio?
In the last 16 years I have witnessed a real strengthening of the streets off Oxford Street. Crown Street, Stanley Street, Cleveland Street and South Dowling Street have all become these hotspots for small retail specialists. It’s been quite extraordinary to watch. It seems to me that the more bland the retail scene becomes in the CBD and Bondi Junction, the more exciting our local retail scene becomes. Surry Hills and Darlinghurst has become the antidote to all those uninteresting international chain stores.
What’s your best piece of advice for people who are looking to buy bespokejewellery?
Do it! If you really want to impress your girlfriend/boyfriend – and I mean gain super points from them – get a piece of jewellery made for them; they will notice it. They will recognise the effort you have made.
[Jason Moss image by Peter Collie]
DoDarlo Xmas Party takes place in various locations around Darlinghurst onSaturday December 5. For a list of participating places, like Jason Moss, and all the lo-down here.
