D + C BLOG MOVING ON UP!

Greetings D + C fans! Have you heard? We've launched our new Electro collection and blog on our re-vamped website. We will no longer be posting via Blogger. Click here to view our new collection and website!

Happy Conquering,

Design + Conquer

D + C CONQUERS FOR CANADA

Not one, but two of Design + Conquer's pieces—our Radio-Canada earrings and Broadcast earpice—represent Canada on the front page of the UK's Boticca! Boticca, London's online jewellery mecca, hand-picked designs from around the globe to showcase as part of their Fashion Month. Two fellow canuck designers are aslo represented: Justine Brooks and Terra Moda. Click here to read the Fashion Month article.

Click here to purchase D + C's cunning Canadian deisgns. O Canada!

ELECTRO TEASER UNLEASHED

Here's a sneak peek at our upcoming Electro collection, shot in the historic RCA Victor building in Montréal! Click on the images above to view the preview video, or click here. The new designs will be marauding in late September.

A special D + C salute goes out to Jim Smith of Teeel for the use of his song 'Marx on my Heart'. Download it for free here.

Credits:
Photography | Barrie MacLeod

Model | Lara Joubert

Makeup | Charlotte Marie Flannery

Hair | Rabi Bazzi

Art Direction and Video | Morgan Mallett

Music | 'Marx on my Heart' by Teeel

Photo Shoot Assistant | Doris De Champlain

DESIGN + CONQUER SHORTLISTED

We're thrilled to announce that D + C designer Morgan Mallett has been shortlisted for Western Living's Designers of the Year Awards (in the fashion and jewellery design category)! Fashion and Jewellery design judges include Chip Wilson (Lululemon), Joe Mimran (Joe Fresh) and Beverly Gorenstein (Moulé). Click here to view the list of nominees. The winners will be announced in September.

ARMED AND READY IN AVENUE MAGAZINE

D + C strikes again—this time in the July issue of Avenue Magazine! Writer Carla Ciccone chats with designer Morgan Mallett about unconventional materials, inspirations—and more—in her article. Click here (or on the image above) to read the full interview.

VICTORY IN VIVE MAGAZINE

Va-va VIVE! Toronto's VIVE magazine showcases three Design + Conquer pieces in its Spring Summer 2011 issue. Our Neon Nebula earrings (above left), Hostess earrings (above right), and our show-stopping silver-gold Zenith necklace strut their stuff in the magazine's 'Birds of Paradise' editorial. Click here to grab some D + C designs of your very own. Click here to view the entire magazine online.

D + C TEAMS UP WITH VANCOUVER MUSICIAN

D + C has teamed up with singer/songwriter Kristie Yung! Keep your eye on the feisty songstress and producer—she'll be rocking various Design + Conquer pieces in concert and at industry events in the coming months. She'll also be sporting some of our upcoming 2012 designs later this summer.

Kristie is currently co-writing and producing the title song for the television series 'Mangoes,' and is writing and recording her debut EP, 'The Set List Project' (released in Fall, 2011). To learn more about Kristie and her music, click here.

LONDON CALLING

Boticca—London, England's jewellery mecca—interviews D + C! Designer Morgan Mallett talks innovation, sport, process, and cat-related injuries in the lively chat. Read the full interview here. 

'IT GIRL' GETS GROOVY WITH D + C

'I'm the it Girl'—aka writer Anya Georgijević—strikes again! Anya reviews Design + Conquer's SS 2011 collection, talks buzz, influences, (and more!) in her 'Design + Conquer's Summer Groove' article.

On top of writing for Vitamin Daily, editing for The Block magazine (among many other publications), the prolific writer also has a background in architecture. 'It Girl', indeed! Read the article here.

CONQUER CONTEST ANNOUNCED

Proud owner of a D + C design? Want to show the world? Snap a pic of yourself wearing your piece, and post it on Design + Conquer's Facebook page (click here to visit), and win a free pair of earrings! It's that simple.

Contest runs from May 10th to June 17, 2011, and entries can be from anywhere in the world. The triumphant entry will be announced on Facebook on June 10th, and a photo of the winner sporting their new design will be posted later in the month. Entries will be judged on their creativity and enthusiasm. Tell your friends, and happy conquering!

Click here to visit Design + Conquer's Facebook page, and post away!