Slim Barrett
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Slim Barrett is an Irish jewellery designer and artist, born in the 1960s.
Barrett moved to London
from Athenry
in 1983 having studied Fine Art in Galway, and has since produced works of contemporary design, with works commissioned by Chanel
, Ungaro
, Versace
, Montana
, Lagerfeld
, and Galliano
.
Among his other work is his design for the diamond coronet
for Victoria Adams
' marriage to David Beckham
in 1999.
Awards include the Martini Rossi Excellence in Design Award, 1987, and De Beers
Diamond's International Award.
Barrett's work is in the Victoria and Albert Museum
, London
and the Ulster Museum
, Belfast
. His work has been exhibited world
wide including the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and the Pompidou Centre Paris
. A diamond tiara designed by Barrett entered the Guinness Book of Records 2000.
Barrett moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
from Athenry
Athenry
Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies east of Galway city, and one of the attractions of the town is its medieval castle. The town is also well-known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".-History:...
in 1983 having studied Fine Art in Galway, and has since produced works of contemporary design, with works commissioned by Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
, Ungaro
Ungaro
Ungaro is a family name and may refer to:* Emanuel Ungaro , a French fashion designer* Gaetano Ungaro , an Italian professional football player* Joseph M...
, Versace
Versace
Gianni Versace S.p.A. , usually referred to as Versace, is an Italian fashion label founded by Gianni Versace in 1978.The first Versace boutique was opened in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978, and its popularity was immediate. Today, Versace is one of the world's leading international fashion houses...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, Lagerfeld
Lagerfeld
* Karl Otto Lagerfeld, né Lagerfeldt , German fashion designer, artist and photographer* Steven Lagerfeld, the editor of The Wilson Quarterly- Lagerfelt :* Caroline "Carolyn" Eugenie Lagerfelt...
, and Galliano
John Galliano
John Charles Galliano CBE, RDI is a Gibraltan-born British fashion designer who was best known as head designer of French haute couture houses Givenchy and Christian Dior , and his own self titled fashion house.-Family:He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a...
.
Among his other work is his design for the diamond coronet
Coronet
A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. Unlike a crown, a coronet never has arches.The word stems from the Old French coronete, a diminutive of coronne , itself from the Latin corona .Traditionally, such headgear is – as indicated by the German equivalent...
for Victoria Adams
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
' marriage to David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
in 1999.
Awards include the Martini Rossi Excellence in Design Award, 1987, and De Beers
De Beers
De Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
Diamond's International Award.
Barrett's work is in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and the Ulster Museum
Ulster Museum
The Ulster Museum, located in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, has around 8,000 square metres of public display space, featuring material from the collections of fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial...
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. His work has been exhibited world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
wide including the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and the Pompidou Centre Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. A diamond tiara designed by Barrett entered the Guinness Book of Records 2000.