Spring/Summer 2013 sees the introduction of the hand-engraved Zodiac series.
Following traditional ‘woodcut’ style Horoscope signs, each badge is carefully hand-engraved in London and hallmarks are proudly featured on the front of each piece beneath the BUNNEY mark.
The badges fasten with a typical badge ‘D-Pin’ closure.

These styles are available now in 23mm diameter at usual BUNNEY stockists worldwide.

This second BUNNEY paper features the selected works from the late English Filmmaker Ken Russell.

It seems this vision of the Teddy Girl was born, grew and disappeared with only a few precious images to prove that it ever existed.
With the last ever interview given by Ken Russell written by Jasper Rees – in print for the first time – this, the second edition of Selected Works tells of how these particular images came about – how Russell used his photography as a route into film-making and how, after forty years these pictures were eventually uncovered by Judy Westacott, herself a latter-day Teddy Girl. Senior Curator at the Museum of London, Francis Marshall, tells us about the cultural context which these images inhabit – then and now. Style critic Paul Gorman makes clear that what we learn about youth culture per se from these images is complex and often counter intuitive.
And Rosie Shine, one of the four woman in the photographers gives us some amazing insight into her life and those of her friends growing up as an original Teddy Girl in 50’s London.
In putting this publication together, we’ve come to realize that passage of time has somehow managed to increase the cultural resonance and significance of these images rather than diminished them – allowing these selected works to inspire us in ways the photographer and his youthful subjects could never have imagined possible.

We’d like to thank the following people for their help in putting this issue together: Joe Cushley, Judy Westacott, Jan Wright and The Museum of London.

Produced by Rupert Smyth Studio and featuring interviews by Jason Jules, this paper is available at selected Bunney outlets and others, now.

Created especially for Isetan Tokyo is this special-order women’s Lewis Leathers ‘Lightning’ jacket.
Made from sheep-leather and featuring era-specific Flash Zippers, this jacket is customised with hand-riveted and individually hallmarked solid silver BUNNEY studs, and rabbit-foot zip pull.

Customers are able to place a custom order.

For Christmas Bunney and Globe-Trotter created a unique jewellery case.
Perfectly combining the two brands, the exterior of the case is made from Vulcanised Fibreboard which was invented by Globe Trotter in the 1850’s, offering durability and the look and feel of leather, yet light enough to carry. Testament to the Bunney dedication of simplicity in design, the case is also finished in a minimal grey to match the usual Bunney hand-made packaging.
The case utilises traditional oversized Globe Trotter sundries, with a lockable front. The case features a removable tray and separate compartments in a sueded finish to protect from any damage, with a removable vanity mirror inside the lid.
Created with a handle, the uniquely designed case is compact enough for travel, but also able to sit comfortably at home, storing the owners valued jewellery.

Seen as lucky for thousands of years in many cultures, the Rabbit’s Foot is also familiar to some as a ‘rockers’ totem appearing on leather jackets and zip-pullers. Some believing rubbing that the foot activates the luck.
The BUNNEY Rabbit’s foot charm comes in a variety of materials; cast in Sterling Silver, Silver with Gold-Dip, or variations such as White or Black Jade which are carved by hand.

One-off Minnie Mouse inspired badges for auction.

Item – Set of four Sterling Silver badges each with ‘Minnie Mouse’ feature
Description – 925 Sterling Silver featuring Champlevé Vitreous Enamel and either Rose or Yellow Gold Gilding
Hallmarks – Hallmarked London
Dimensions – Each measures 34mm diameter
Packaging – Box made and covered by hand
Country of Origin: Made in England

Previously offered only as personal orders to private customers, each badge is carefully hand-engraved in London in a traditional English style, and hallmarks are proudly featured on the front of each piece beneath the BUNNEY mark.
The badges fasten with a typical badge ‘D-Pin’ closure.

These styles are exclusively available to DOVER STREET MARKET, with 34mm diameter badges available from from Dover Street Market London, and 23mm diameter styles at Dover Street Market Ginza.

Exclusive to Dover Street Market London and Ginza.
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Bunney launched their first exhibition at Dover Street Market from 7th-21st June.

Continuing on from the first Bunney paper, this exhibition features selected works from classic London photographer Derek Ridgers.

From the mid seventies through to the late eighties Ridgers captured some of the most significant movements in British youth culture history, not through images of the major players and influencers but through portraits of individuals who made up those scenes. Often nameless, always authentic, they are given a quality of attention traditionally reserved for celebrities; classic portraiture let loose on the unconventional and nonconformist inhabitants of outsider culture. They are people worthy of our attention in part because they are anything but celebrities. Through this body of work, Ridgers captures the potential of expression through style, the potential of individuals to communicate powerful statements using the body – clothes, hair, tattoos – as the medium. It’s a language that goes beyond fashion and beyond trend. It’s about appropriation and identity the inherent tension between conformity and freedom. What these images portray is a kind of individualism that many of us will find shocking and unsettling.

There will be exclusive jewellery and special items to buy from Bunney, many created especially for the exhibition.
Prints will be available featuring selected works from Derek Ridgers.

This exhibition is produced by Rupert Smyth Studio.

2012 sees the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
To celebrate this occasion, The Goldsmiths Company have issued a special commemorative hallmark to be applied to precious metals by the Assay office throughout the Queens Jubilee year.

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office began hallmarking precious metal items in 1327, when they first received their Royal Charter as a way to confirm the purity of precious metals.
Traditional struck marks are made with a punch creating an impression in the metal, handmarking is the most traditional method whereby the item is struck by hand using a punch and hammer.

BUNNEY have produced two collectable versions of their Sterling Silver badges. Rather than concealing the marks, outsized hallmarks typically reserved for large silver holloware are proudly featured on the front of the badges creating the design.
Each badge measures 23mm diameter, and fasten with a typical badge ‘D-Pin’ closure.

The badges will be available at Dover Street Market London, Dover Street Market Ginza, oki-ni, and Deuxieme Classe.

This is the first paper from BUNNEY, featuring selected works from classic London photographer Derek Ridgers.

From the mid seventies through to the late eighties Ridgers captured some of the most significant movements in British youth culture history, not through images of the major players and influencers but through portraits of individuals who made up those scenes.
Often nameless, always authentic, they are given a quality of attention traditionally reserved for celebrities; classic portraiture let loose on the unconventional and nonconformist inhabitants of outsider culture. They are people worthy of our attention in part because they are anything but celebrities
Through this body of work, Ridgers captures the potential of expression through style, the potential of individuals to communicate powerful statements using the body – clothes, hair, tattoos – as the medium. It’s a language that goes beyond fashion and beyond trend. It’s about appropriation and identity the inherent tension between conformity and freedom. What these images portray is a kind of individualism that many of us will find shocking and unsettling.

Produced by Rupert Smyth Studio and featuring an interview with Ridgers by Jason Jules, this paper will be available at selected Bunney outlets and others, soon.