Studio notes
Bespoke brand charms: what happens before the guests arrive
A charm designed for a collection. A bead made in the right colour. A pouch that belongs with the piece inside it. A look at how...
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Studio notes, creative ideas and stories from the people and places in the TROVE world.
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How to brief a customisation station for a brand activation
For the agency team turning a client idea into a live experience: what to share, which decisions to make early, and how to leave room for...
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After the event: where the learning lives
The details worth carrying from one gathering into the next.
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Events & community
Sonderhaus Art Club · The story
We designed a whole evening around customisation: a gallery, a DJ and a room of materials that guests could explore and make their own.
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January 2026: a month for experimentation
Sonderhaus and MelaSkn opened different directions for TROVE’s creative experience work.
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Jewellery experiences that bring people together
Charm bars, workshops and personalisation, shaped around the people taking part.
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Growth rarely moves in straight lines
A studio reflection on gradual progress, changing formats and the work that happens between visible milestones.
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Designing for how an experience feels
The arrival, the materials and the moments between activities all shape a guest’s experience.
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Events & community
Imperial Medics RAG · The story
We created a beaded-bracelet table within Freshers’ Week, giving students a shared activity and a reason to stay a little longer.
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Tea Story · Tea + Jewellery Ritual · The story
We paired tea discovery with jewellery-making, giving the Tea Story gathering a slower, more considered pace.
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Jewellery, memory and belonging
The meaning a piece gathers through the person who wears it and the occasion it comes from.
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Handover · The story
We turned footwear into a creative canvas at Handover’s pre-LFW in-store activation.
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The value of a small handmade piece
Small objects can carry a surprising amount of work, choice and personal meaning.
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Making by hand, and making room
Why small, practical decisions give a creative gathering its own pace.
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Trying something different, one detail at a time
Personalisation as a place to experiment with colour, style and the unfamiliar.
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Jewellery trends, and the pieces that stay
The relationship between a changing look and a piece with a longer personal story.
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When jewellery becomes a form of expression
Colour, material, meaning and the person who gives a piece its context.
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Making room for play
A making table offers the freedom to test an idea before deciding what it should become.
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Londons Collective · The story
We set up a shared table in Fitzrovia, where necklaces, bracelets and one unexpected belt chain took shape.
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A jewellery-making celebration, shaped around its guests
How a private workshop becomes part of a birthday, hen party or gathering of friends.
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The details behind a TROVE experience
Materials, preparation and personal choice: the work that happens before a guest reaches the making table.
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Nike on ASOS · The story
We took our jewellery techniques into trainers, caps and accessories through letter charms and tennis-inspired details.
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Creativity, engineering and a seat at the table
Kiara Rao joined the Creatives and STEM panels at the University of Lincoln’s Her Seat at the Table conference.
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Events & community
Cheers to Charms · The story
We created a dinner-style, sit-down making experience, with the jewellery table at the centre of the evening.
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Space for Girls Birmingham · The story
We brought a charm bar to Space for Girls Birmingham, giving guests the materials and support to make the final combination personal.
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South Asian Social · The story
We shaped a Galentine’s gathering around making jewellery and spending time together with South Asian Social.
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Imperial Fashion & Design Society · The story
We brought hands-on jewellery-making to Imperial’s Fashion & Design Society, with material choices as a starting point for personal style.
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Imperial College Summer Ball · The story
We took jewellery customisation into Imperial College Summer Ball, with students and staff choosing their details throughout the evening.
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Jewellery-making in Nepal · The story
Our founder shared jewellery-making with children and women in rural Nepal, building on her longer relationship with the communities.
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Dose of Travel Club · The story
We created travel-inspired charm bracelets with a community that had plenty of stories to share.
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New Circle Society · The story
We brought beads, wire and practical guidance to a jewellery-making gathering with New Circle Society.
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