Anna Jewsbury

Anna Jewsbury
Born
Anna Maria Jewsbury

1986
Alma mater
Years active2013–present
SpouseHassan Damluji
Children3
Websitecompletedworks.com

Anna Maria Jewsbury (born 1986) is an English fashion designer and artistic director of London-based accessories brand, Completedworks.[1][2]

Early life and education

Jewsbury was born to an English father, a chemistry lecturer, and a Filipino mother, who worked in marketing and television, and grew up in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire[3] with her older brother Mark. Jewsbury attended the same school as sculptor Barbara Hepworth, cited as an influence on her work.[4] She went on to study Mathematics and philosophy[5] at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, beginning her studies in 2004.[6][7]

Career

Jewsbury founded her brand Completedworks in 2013[8] with her older brother Mark Jewsbury, a former journalist.[9] Completedworks is sold through retailers like Dover Street Market and Bergdorf Goodman,[10] as well as via its own showroom in Marylebone, London.[11] During lockdown the brand's Scrunch earrings, which resemble the silky hair ties popular in the 1990s, became a bestseller, appearing on the ears of models Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Adwoa Aboah, and actor Jodie Comer.[5]

Personal life

Jewsbury lives in a converted pub in London.[12][13] She is married to author and development expert Hassan Damluji,[4] who also studied at Corpus Christi, Oxford.[6] The couple have three children.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Farrell, Aimee (12 July 2019). "The green wedding guide". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ^ Florsheim, Lane (30 November 2020). "Are Headbands the New Handbags?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. ^ a b Farrell, Aimee (1 November 2022). "Completedworks Jeweller Anna Jewsbury On Making A Characterful London Pub Her Home". British Vogue. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. ^ a b Israel, Katrina (8 December 2016). "By appointment only: the most exclusive jewellery salons in London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. ^ a b Finnigan, Kate (21 June 2023). "The secret lives of jewellers' workbenches". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ^ a b "Sundial" (PDF). Corpus Christi College, Oxford. February 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  7. ^ O'Malley, Katie (8 June 2023). "The Interior Life Of: Completedworks' Artistic Director Anna Jewsbury". ELLE. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Osman (21 June 2017). "How Statement Earrings Became Generation Selfie's Favourite Trend". Business of Fashion.
  9. ^ Kateina (26 September 2022). "Name to know: Completed Works are scaling the contemporary jewellery category one marble masterpiece at a time". Wallpaper. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  10. ^ "The Sculptor Crafting Works From Naturally Felled Wood". The New York Times. 16 February 2023. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  11. ^ Mohammed, Hikmat (26 April 2023). "Completedworks Transforms London Pub Into an Avant-garde Salon". WWD. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  12. ^ Murphy, Anna (19 March 2020). "Spring florals with an oh-so stylist twist". The Times. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  13. ^ Moss, Jack (24 September 2020). "Completedworks, the Cult Jewellery Brand Now Designing for Men". Another Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  14. ^ "Richard Quinn Is The 2022 Winner Of The BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund". British Vogue. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  15. ^ Zhang, Tianwei (4 May 2022). "BFC Reveals Recipients of Support Schemes for 2022". WWD. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  16. ^ "Introducing The BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2023 Shortlist". British Vogue. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-08.