Hi all! I’m thrilled to share with you the newest feature of my blog, The Creatives Q&A. I’m going to be interviewing the best creative up-n-comers in Australia, including photographers, hairstylists, filmmakers, designers, stylists – anyone who contemplates beauty in their professional life. We’ll find out what makes them tick, their inspirations, and of course, their take on beauty.
Starting off this new, exciting series is Jasmine O’Loughlin-Glover, jewellery designer at GALA Curios. Jasmine creates gorgeous pieces that “aim to bridge the gap between sculpture and wearable ornament”. The brand has had huge success; it’s three collections old and has already been featured in Vogue, Russh, Grazia, on AnOther.com, ElleUK.com and more! You may remember her from here and here. Now, down to business…
Describe GALA Curios in three words… WHIMSICAL – WEARABLE – ORNAMENTS.
Jasmine’s latest collection, MONO NO AWARE.
Shot by Carine Thevenau, Styled by Paul Bui, Hair & Makeup par moi.
Tell us about your design journey… I began as a design assistant in the footwear departments of ksubi and Beau Coops, before a chance collaboration with Marnie Skilings for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week gave me the opportunity to create my own range of jewellery…from there, it was all about using this momentum to build my own jewellery label. I probably should clarify that I also have a degree in textile and jewellery design, I guess that has helped!
Favourite part of your job? The rush of adrenalin at the start of each new collection when I am researching ideas and forms, as well as the ability to then to see these ideas through to fruition as objects.
Where do you find inspiration from? The world! All things great and small – nature, art and ideas about the way in which the human body interacts with objects.
What are you working on right now? My next Autumn/Winter collection, based a sort of human vs nature concept.
Most treasured possession? My art & design books, I can come back to them again and again and they never get tired. A constant course of inspiration and account of beauty through the ages.
Which historical figure do you most identify with? Marcel Duchamp – for his whimsical approach to the world.
Jasmine
Your beauty icon? Jaime Bochert. She has a wild, dark, unconventional beauty.
What’s your beauty routine like? Pretty simple! I have one favourite moisturiser, foundation and mascara…and a whole bunch of bright lipsticks.
Favourite products? Darphin Skin Mattifying Fluid, Lancome Silky Mat foundation (in the palest shade available), Maybelline Colossal mascara (mainly for the bright yellow tube), and any bright orange or pink lipstick I can get my hands on.
Favourite place in Sydney to find inspiration? The Art Gallery of NSW. Such a peaceful place, and a beautiful building for beautiful art.
Favourite cafe for brunch? No. 9 in Potts Point, especially the very naughty rhubarb hotcakes and the very naughty staff!
Best dinner in Sydney? Bodega
Favourite escape? Kangaroo Valley, so close to Sydney yet so far removed from all of the hustle and bustle.
And finally, the best place to relax? Rushcutters Bay park on a sunny day with a good book.
www.galacurios.com
