Lara Bohinc

Slovenian-born Lara Bohinc is primarily a jeweller who uses her training in industrial design (she studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts), to make conceptual, eclectic, ambitious pieces as well as leather accessories, sunglasses and handbags with an art deco twist. Lara Bohinc's innovations are utterly original - think leather and metal shells with translucent Perspex handles; engraved metal cigarette cases in the spirit of Marlene Dietrich and spherical Perspex bags moulded with sterling silver clasps and chains. In 2007 she opened her first stand-alone store in Sloane Terrace.