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The magic happens in a seaside studio on the border of Devon and Cornwall on the southwest coast of England. There, like a princess in a fairy tale, embroidery artist Emily Gore reimagines antique jewelry boxes as miniature works of art using her signature medium, refurbishing their nooks and crannies with gorgeous fabrics and then adding personalized images and messages stitched in colorful thread.
I can’t remember if it was the Instagram algorithm that surfaced Gore’s company, Woodbury & Co., and its gorgeous feed, but when I started following her I remember thinking, Oh, these would be so pretty in a jeweler’s case, or could be the most deluxe custom engagement ring presentation, a thumb-stopping photo prop, or even part of a capsule with a like-minded designer. Then—bam!—up popped a collaboration featuring a trio of rings with the London-based designer Flora Bhattachary