OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Master craftsmanship, effortless style and timeless appeal; this month’s must-haves and collectibles

LOVE BRAND & CO SPRING-SUMMER 2023

The husband and wife team behind Love Brand & Co founded their Bahamasinspired company with a long-held commitment to only commercialise their love of travel and exploration if it could also help protect the world. They succeeded, recently acquiring B Corp certification, a body that recognises a brand’s business ethics, conservation work, and sustainable values. The products themselves are made from organic, recycled or plant-based fabrics, with the SS23 collection — the likes of swimming trunks, linen and hemp shirts — styled around the idea of paradise.

Thaely Blood Red

The story goes that Thaely was initially developed as a design exercise by company founder Ashay Bhave, who wished to find a solution to the environmental issue caused by the billions of plastic bags used and discarded each year. From this plastic waste Ashay developed a fabric, which became the basis for a single sneaker prototype, based on early noughties basketball shoes. Now there’s a whole collection of them (available from THAT Concept Store) with each style fashioned from recycled bottles and recycled rubber soles.

Cdlp Swimwear

Swedish brand CDLP was set up in 2016 with an intention to revolutionise men’s underwear by using future-orientated materials. It’s fair to say they succeeded — made from Lyocell, a product derived from renewable wood sources, you simply won’t wear anything as comfortable. From there the brand’s offering was expanded to include the likes of T-shirts, sweatshirts, and lounging outfits for both at home and beside the pool. Its swimwear range is created from Econyl®, an Italian-sourced premium nylon fibre regenerated from ocean and landfill waste.

Prada Eternal Gold

100% certified recycled gold is the focus of Eternal Gold, Prada’s fine jewellery collection which has been crafted to pass down through the generations. The brand’s triangle motif is the ever-present element across snake bracelets, heart motifs, chain necklaces, ribbon chokers, earrings, and pendants, with a sprinkling of diamonds that, like the gold, has been traced right the way through the production cycle of mining, cutting, setting, and polishing, a process logged on the Aura Blockchain Consortium for customers to access.

Omn Que Janesich Art Deco Emerald And Diamond Plaque Ring

Launched as an online marketplace that enables pre-owned, still-loved jewellery to be passed on to the next owner — or to be remodelled to better suit the current owner — Omnēque’s unique pieces are authenticated by top industry experts. The Italian jewellery house of Janesich was established in 1835, later finding fame for producing some of the most stylish pieces of the Art Deco period. Indicative of their craft is this beautiful diamond plaque ring, at the heart of which is a stunning emerald.

Wiesmann Project Thunderball Concept Two

With the entire first year production run of their all-electric, two-seater convertible Project Thunderball sportscar already sold out ahead of their 2024 delivery dates, Wiesmann has whet the appetite for future models with the release of three concept cars inspired by the original Project Thunderball. The Roaring Twenties, and in particular the fictional F. Scott Fitzgerald character, Jay Gatsby, is the inspiration for this bold, gold-hued model, which pairs its opulent exterior with a deep burgundy leather interior and soft-touch velvet details.