Jewellery by Eon Hoon

WORDS: Remy Raitt

Never mind wearing your heart on your sleeve. Jewellery designer Eon Hoon enables you to hang your heart right on your chest.

Razor blades, expertly crafted into a heart pendant, might summarise how a broken heart feels, but in the form of a gorgeous pendant, it’s the complete antithesis of a heartbreak.

The razor-blade pieces attracted a lot of attention at the 2011 Design Indaba Expo, where Eon of Eon Hoon Jewellery Design was invited to exhibit as an emerging creative. But the designer also has a range of other jewellery pieces that play on emotions and symbolism.

Eon started making jewellery in 2004 after being introduced to the craft through a family friend. He then went on to study a BTech degree in jewellery design and manufacture at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Two short courses in jewellery manufacture at the College of Cape Town followed.

“You could call my jewellery dark art, but I have a very versatile style,” Eon says. “I make whatever feels right. I guess you could call it a fluid style.”

Predominantly working in silver, Eon also loves working with other materials like resin, leather and Perspex. He also recently discovered gold leaf, which “has been a challenge to work with”.

Eon has grand plans for 2011: “I’m hoping to get into more stockists and also to develop my jewellery into a brand…. I’m also hoping to do collaborations with a few fashion designers I met at the Design Indaba, move onto establishing a firm base of clients, and bring my design up to a whole new level.”

For the time being, Eon’s pieces are available at the Fringe Pop Up Store in the V&A Waterfront, and at The Spier Wine Estate.

More information: eonhoon@hotmail.com, www.eonfluxed.blogspot.com/