'It’s nice to connect with other designers—you’re giving each other a leg up,' says opellecreative founder Amy Malcom.
; Scott’s recognizable ovoid shapes—found in his much-coveted earring designs—have been incorporated into an array of Malcolm’s sculptural bags including the petite Pochette and Roberta totes of varying sizes.The pairing came about thanks to a mutual colleague, curator and designer Alexis Venerus, who has worked with both Malcolm and Scott in their studios. “I’d been hearing about Warren for years,” Malcolm says.
Opelle’s designs have featured handles in the past, but as Malcolm notes, being an independent designer means having to update ideas on the regular, but in feasible ways. “You have to look for creative opportunities to do something new and exciting without reinventing your core product,” she says. Opelle offers a selection of Scott’s earrings on its website, and the duo decided to take their relationship one step further by working on products together.
After enlarging and modifying the ovoid’s shape — “I had to adjust the width so it would be more suitable as a utility product,” he notes — and landing on the use of a seductive smoky acrylic that would be distinctive to the collaboration’s pieces, Malcolm and Scott were ready to share their creations with the world. “It was really exciting to hear somebody else’s ideas,” Malcolm says about the project. “You’re exposed to concepts that you wouldn’t have thought of on your own.
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