Kate and Grant first met in London twelve years ago.

The pair work from their studio in west London.

Kate was born and brought up in London. A successful jeweller and mother of three, she also spends a lot of time writing, including journalism for “The Art Newspaper”, various art websites, “The Erotic Review” and the American publication “Art + Auction”.

She has a strong interest in language and the written word, and she has a particular interest in poetry. She speaks several languages and studied Chinese at university.

It is Kate’s belief that clothes can be as much of a language as the words people use. It is from this idea that she started to layer the language of clothes still further by writing poetry on them.

Grant was born in South Africa, and has lived in London since 1988. He is a successful interior, furniture and jewellery designer.

Atmosphere, memory and association are what interest him most, and he is constantly exploring the evocative in all aspects of his work.

Here in collaboration with Kate, is able to combine his love of language with talismanic vintage clothes.