ICONIC CELTIC JEWELLERY
Iona My Heart’s idyllic home of Iona is a beloved island of Celtic saints, monks, angels, kings and
pilgrims; people have travelled for centuries from all over the world just to set foot on this magical isle. Long considered the jewel in Scotland’s island crown, it is said Iona is the place that will still rise above the sea when all others do not. Iona My Heart – Ì Mo Chridhe in Scotland’s native Gaelic language - is an innovative range of jewels cast in electronic waste recycled silver and single mine ethical gold.
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The Founders
A shared passion for jewellery, Scottish heritage, art and design unite Mhairi and Maeve. This collaboration between Aosdàna, Mhairi's Iona jewellery business, and renowned designer Maeve, delivers an evocative new collection of contemporary celtic jewellery. Aosdàna, based at The Steadings on the beautiful Isle of Iona, is the retail home of Iona My Heart jewellery collection.
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The Celtic Jewellery Designs
There are 9 authentic Iona stories within the collection including Meadow of Angels, Dove of Peace, Wonders of Columba and Heart of Love. The designs feature ‘pledging’ commitment rings and modern Iona engagement rings, hoop earrings with patterns of angels, tiny golden doves of peace on white Iona Marble rings, and Celtic torc necklaces featuring Celtic waterbirds flying over carved teardrops of rare Iona green serpentine, long believed to give safe passage over water.
IONA AND THE HISTORY OF ART
The Inspiration
Created as a contemporary tribute to the incredible Celtic Art legacy of Iona, this collection is inspired by the Book of Kells, Iona’s medieval stone-carvings, and renowned Celtic metalsmiths Alexander and Euphemia Ritchie who along with Iain MacCormick (Mhairi's relative), created beautiful jewels on Iona from 1890-1970. Their intricate work was loved by frequent Iona visitors including Andrew Carnegie and Charles Rennie Macintosh.
