I examined travel document wallets and cufflink holders, personalised luggage labels and even a travelling case for watches. 我研究着旅行证件夹、袖扣包、个性化的行李标签,甚至还有旅行表盒。
Yet the way one fastens to a French cuff is an integral part of its interest; a clever cufflink could be a design statement. 但一个人系双层袖口的方式是一个人兴趣爱好的必要组成部分,一个巧妙的袖扣可以成为一份设计宣言。
I'd been a cufflink wearer for a long time and grew tired of seeing a lack of innovation in the sector, says media entrepreneur Anthony Hayward. There's constant innovation in watches, for instance, yet none in cufflinks. 我戴袖扣已经有很长时间了,对于这个领域缺乏创新已经厌倦了,媒体企业家安东尼•海沃德(AnthonyHayward)表示,例如,钟表业就一直在创新,但在袖扣界没有。
"It's good to have a bit of Brunel on your cuff and it creates interest – otherwise a cufflink can just seem like a bit of gloss," says creative director Paul Brooking. “最好在你的袖口上加点布鲁内尔大学的设计元素,这会增加趣味&否则,一个袖扣看上去可能仅仅是一个闪光的东西,”创意总监保罗?
Lyman lost a cufflink at the flat of a prostitute. 莱曼在一个妓女的公寓里丢失了一个袖扣。
And so to his new business venture, Armrevolution, whose aim is to bring together a young team of graduate designers in jewellery and industrial design with a brief to overhaul the cufflink. 他创建的企业Armrevolution也是如此。该公司的目标是将打造一个由珠宝和工业设计专业毕业的设计师团队,彻底改变袖扣界的面貌。
Meanwhile, from next spring cufflink specialists Simon Carter will introduce knurled finishes to the fastening mechanism of some of its designs to provide better grip. 与此同时,从明年春天开始,专门制作袖扣的SimonCarter公司将对其部分设计的系结机制推出有凸边的磨光,以提高袖扣的稳固程度。
Perhaps the most successful piece is a dumbbell design cufflink with four black pearls suspended on a bar of pav é diamonds. 或许最成功的一件作品是一件设计成哑铃型的袖扣,四颗黑珍珠悬挂在一个钻石棒上。