Silver Tilt Tumbler with Contour Map Lid
30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY COMMISSION
The silver tumbler was a collaboration between the two different halves of my business, Contour Map Collection and ‘Holly Suzanna Clifford’.
I was approached by a lovely couple, looking to create something really special & meaningful to celebrate their pearl wedding anniversary after being happily married 30 years.
They felt passionately about where they live, enjoying the landscape of the North Cotswolds every day from their doorstep for the last 20 years. They also loved colour & contemporary silverware design, so they wanted to include these elements. Pearls needed to be intertwined in some way of course, however, in a subtle way. We discussed the ethics of pearls too, as a vegan maker I try to avoid using them wherever possible, so we agreed upon using beautiful pearlescent Czech glass seed beads.
The result was this solid silver tumbler, sitting with a jaunty tilt to show off the eco-resin lid with its dramatic, hand-pierced silver contour map which depicts the topography of the landscape they adore. Home is marked by a tiny faux pearl. The resin lid contains layers of vibrant green paintwork, reflecting the luscious countryside.