Past Work

Past Work

Past Work

Selected moments from Shaun Leane’s career, 1995–2024.

Selected moments from Shaun Leane’s career, 1995–2024.

Selected moments from Shaun Leane’s career, 1995–2024.

Collaborations with Visionaries

Creative collaborations across fashion, jewellery, art, culture and media.

Crown of Thorns — Dante, Alexander McQueen AW96

Crown of Thorns

Dante, Alexander McQueen AW96

Pheasant Claw Earrings — Dante, Alexander McQueen AW 1996

Pheasant Claw Earrings

Dante, Alexander McQueen AW 1996

Thorned Pearl Shoulder Piece — VOSS, Alexander McQueen AW 2001

Thorned Pearl Shoulder Piece

VOSS, Alexander McQueen AW 2001

Coiled Neckpiece — Eclect-Dissect, Givenchy AW 1997/1998

Coiled Neckpiece

Eclect-Dissect, Givenchy AW 1997/1998

Contra Mundum — Daphne Guinness

Contra Mundum

Daphne Guinness

Skeleton Corset — Golden Shower, Alexander McQueen SS 1998

Skeleton Corset

Golden Shower, Alexander McQueen SS 1998

Bird's Nest Headdress — The Widows of Culloden, Alexander McQueen AW 2006

Bird's Nest Headdress

The Widows of Culloden, Alexander McQueen AW 2006

Eagle Skull Headdress — The Widows of Culloden, Alexander McQueen AW 2006

Eagle Skull Headdress

The Widows of Culloden, Alexander McQueen AW 2006

Coiled Corset — The Overlook, Alexander McQueen AW 1999

Coiled Corset

The Overlook, Alexander McQueen AW 1999

Yashmak — Eye, Alexander McQueen SS 2000

Yashmak

Eye, Alexander McQueen SS 2000

Pheasant Claw Necklace — What a Merry-Go-Round, Alexander McQueen AW 2001

Pheasant Claw Necklace

What a Merry-Go-Round, Alexander McQueen AW 2001

Fan Feather Earrings — Irere, Alexander McQueen SS 2003

Fan Feather Earrings

Irere, Alexander McQueen SS 2003

Tusk Earring — The Hunger, Alexander McQueen SS 1996

Tusk Earring

The Hunger, Alexander McQueen SS 1996

Orchid Shoulder Piece — Pantheon Ad Lucem, Alexander McQueen AW 2004

Orchid Shoulder Piece

Pantheon Ad Lucem, Alexander McQueen AW 2004

Collaborations with Visionaries

Collaborations with Visionaries

Creative collaborations across fashion, jewellery, art, culture and media.

Close-up of a model wearing the silver metal Crown of Thorns headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen’s iconic Dante Autumn/Winter 1996 runway show.
Model on a dark runway wearing a black lace mask and a silver pheasant claw earring designed by Shaun Leane for the Alexander McQueen Dante collection.
Backstage archival photo of a model wearing an intricate shoulder piece made of silver thorns and freshwater pearls, created by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen's VOSS show.
Runway model wearing a tall, structured gold coiled neckpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Givenchy haute couture by Alexander McQueen, styled with a red lace gown.
Black and white studio portrait of Daphne Guinness in full body paint, wearing the diamond-encrusted silver glove "Contra Mundum" designed by master jeweller Shaun Leane.
Black and white archival photo showing the fitting of the famous aluminium Skeleton Corset with a realistic spine and rib cage, designed by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen.
Model on a dark runway wearing a Shaun Leane avant-garde bird's nest headpiece featuring two realistic upright bird wings and small blue eggs, paired with a tweed jacket and fur collar.
Fashion model on a dark runway wearing a striking black feather and eagle skull headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen, paired with a high-neck black coat.
Backstage view of a model being fitted into the iconic silver metal Coiled Corset, a couture body armour collaboration between jeweller Shaun Leane and designer Alexander McQueen.

Crown of Thorns

Dante, Alexander McQueen AW 1996

Close-up of a model wearing the silver metal Crown of Thorns headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen’s iconic Dante Autumn/Winter 1996 runway show.
Model on a dark runway wearing a black lace mask and a silver pheasant claw earring designed by Shaun Leane for the Alexander McQueen Dante collection.
Backstage archival photo of a model wearing an intricate shoulder piece made of silver thorns and freshwater pearls, created by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen's VOSS show.
Runway model wearing a tall, structured gold coiled neckpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Givenchy haute couture by Alexander McQueen, styled with a red lace gown.
Black and white studio portrait of Daphne Guinness in full body paint, wearing the diamond-encrusted silver glove "Contra Mundum" designed by master jeweller Shaun Leane.
Black and white archival photo showing the fitting of the famous aluminium Skeleton Corset with a realistic spine and rib cage, designed by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen.
Model on a dark runway wearing a Shaun Leane avant-garde bird's nest headpiece featuring two realistic upright bird wings and small blue eggs, paired with a tweed jacket and fur collar.
Fashion model on a dark runway wearing a striking black feather and eagle skull headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen, paired with a high-neck black coat.
Backstage view of a model being fitted into the iconic silver metal Coiled Corset, a couture body armour collaboration between jeweller Shaun Leane and designer Alexander McQueen.
Backstage view of a model being fitted into the iconic silver metal Coiled Corset, a couture body armour collaboration between jeweller Shaun Leane and designer Alexander McQueen.

Crown of Thorns

Dante, Alexander McQueen AW 1996

Institutional Recognition

Institutional Recognition

Awards and accolades, museum exhibitions and industry honours across contemporary jewellery, fashion and design.

Editorial Record

Features, appearances and cultural references from the archive.

Editorial Record

Editorial Record

Features, appearances and cultural references from the archive.

Avant-garde custom metallic and iridescent feather headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Björk's 2003 live performance tour, retrospective jewelry design history.

Performance Record

Greatest Hits Tour, 2003

Avant-garde custom metallic and iridescent feather headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Björk's 2003 live performance tour, retrospective jewelry design history.

Performance Record

Greatest Hits Tour, 2003

Yellow gold vermeil Hook Earrings by designer Shaun Leane worn by Beyoncé in the Lemonade visual album film still, precision avant-garde jewelry archive.

Performance Media

Lemonade, 2016

Yellow gold vermeil Hook Earrings by designer Shaun Leane worn by Beyoncé in the Lemonade visual album film still, precision avant-garde jewelry archive.

Performance Media

Lemonade, 2016

Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness posing on the cover of V Magazine showcasing the custom diamond Contra Mundum evening glove armor designed by Shaun Leane.

Magazine Cover

V Magazine, 2016

Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness posing on the cover of V Magazine showcasing the custom diamond Contra Mundum evening glove armor designed by Shaun Leane.

Magazine Cover

V Magazine, 2016

Black diamond paved Sabre Earrings designed by Shaun Leane worn by Taylor Swift in the Look What You Made Me Do music video still from the Reputation era.

Performance Media

Reputation, 2017

Black diamond paved Sabre Earrings designed by Shaun Leane worn by Taylor Swift in the Look What You Made Me Do music video still from the Reputation era.

Performance Media

Reputation, 2017

Keira Knightley wearing a vibrant multicolored feather and quill couture headpiece handcrafted by designer Shaun Leane for Tatler magazine editorial, archival art piece.

Editorial Feature

Tatler, 2023

Keira Knightley wearing a vibrant multicolored feather and quill couture headpiece handcrafted by designer Shaun Leane for Tatler magazine editorial, archival art piece.

Editorial Feature

Tatler, 2023

Gold Cat Claw Hoop earrings designed by goldsmith Shaun Leane, worn by Adele in a profile portrait for Saturday Night Live, archival jewelry design history.

Promotional Broadcast

Saturday Night Live, 2020

Gold Cat Claw Hoop earrings designed by goldsmith Shaun Leane, worn by Adele in a profile portrait for Saturday Night Live, archival jewelry design history.

Promotional Broadcast

Saturday Night Live, 2020

Daphne Guinness wearing the handmade 18ct white gold and diamond Contra Mundum armor evening glove designed by Shaun Leane, Harper's Bazaar UK editorial.

Editorial Feature

Harper's Bazaar, 2011

Daphne Guinness wearing the handmade 18ct white gold and diamond Contra Mundum armor evening glove designed by Shaun Leane, Harper's Bazaar UK editorial.

Editorial Feature

Harper's Bazaar, 2011

Editorial Feature

Time 100, 2024

Editorial Feature

Time 100, 2024

The Observer Magazine September 2018 front cover titled Face of the Future featuring large silver thorn jewelry silhouettes handcrafted by designer Shaun Leane.

Magazine Cover

The Observer, 2018

The Observer Magazine September 2018 front cover titled Face of the Future featuring large silver thorn jewelry silhouettes handcrafted by designer Shaun Leane.

Magazine Cover

The Observer, 2018

Wallpaper magazine May 2018 editorial interior page titled Force of Nature showing a close-up detail of bronze sculptural leaves hand-forged by artist Shaun Leane.

Architectural Feature

Wallpaper, 2018

Wallpaper magazine May 2018 editorial interior page titled Force of Nature showing a close-up detail of bronze sculptural leaves hand-forged by artist Shaun Leane.

Architectural Feature

Wallpaper, 2018

Financial Times How To Spend It magazine editorial spread titled Leane Machine detailing the 30-year design retrospective and goldsmith history of Shaun Leane.

Editorial Feature

Financial Times 'How To Spend It', 2020

Financial Times How To Spend It magazine editorial spread titled Leane Machine detailing the 30-year design retrospective and goldsmith history of Shaun Leane.

Editorial Feature

Financial Times 'How To Spend It', 2020

Luxury London magazine July 2018 front cover titled Heavy Metal showing the cast-bronze leaf facade designed by Shaun Leane for the Kensington architectural project.

Magazine Cover

Heavy Metal, 2022

Luxury London magazine July 2018 front cover titled Heavy Metal showing the cast-bronze leaf facade designed by Shaun Leane for the Kensington architectural project.

Magazine Cover

Heavy Metal, 2022

Avant-garde custom metallic and iridescent feather headpiece designed by Shaun Leane for Björk's 2003 live performance tour, retrospective jewelry design history.

Performance Record

Greatest Hits Tour, 2003
Yellow gold vermeil Hook Earrings by designer Shaun Leane worn by Beyoncé in the Lemonade visual album film still, precision avant-garde jewelry archive.

Performance Media

Lemonade, 2016
Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness posing on the cover of V Magazine showcasing the custom diamond Contra Mundum evening glove armor designed by Shaun Leane.

Magazine Cover

V Magazine, 2016
Black diamond paved Sabre Earrings designed by Shaun Leane worn by Taylor Swift in the Look What You Made Me Do music video still from the Reputation era.

Performance Media

Reputation, 2017
Keira Knightley wearing a vibrant multicolored feather and quill couture headpiece handcrafted by designer Shaun Leane for Tatler magazine editorial, archival art piece.

Editorial Feature

Tatler, 2023
Gold Cat Claw Hoop earrings designed by goldsmith Shaun Leane, worn by Adele in a profile portrait for Saturday Night Live, archival jewelry design history.

Promotional Broadcast

Saturday Night Live, 2020
Daphne Guinness wearing the handmade 18ct white gold and diamond Contra Mundum armor evening glove designed by Shaun Leane, Harper's Bazaar UK editorial.

Editorial Feature

Harper's Bazaar, 2011

Editiorial Feature

Time 100, 2024
The Observer Magazine September 2018 front cover titled Face of the Future featuring large silver thorn jewelry silhouettes handcrafted by designer Shaun Leane.

Magazine Cover

The Observer, 2018
Wallpaper magazine May 2018 editorial interior page titled Force of Nature showing a close-up detail of bronze sculptural leaves hand-forged by artist Shaun Leane.

Architectural Feature

Wallpaper, 2018
Financial Times How To Spend It magazine editorial spread titled Leane Machine detailing the 30-year design retrospective and goldsmith history of Shaun Leane.

Editiorial Feature

FT 'How To Spend It', 2020
Luxury London magazine July 2018 front cover titled Heavy Metal showing the cast-bronze leaf facade designed by Shaun Leane for the Kensington architectural project.

Magazine Cover

Heavy Metal, 2022

Institutional Recognition

Awards and accolades, museum exhibitions and industry honours across contemporary jewellery, fashion and design.

To my collectors; thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my creativity, my vision and to adopt your stories through my craft.

To my collectors; thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my creativity, my vision and to adopt your stories through my craft.

To the visionaries behind the lens; thank you for sharing your gift,

and for capturing these treasured years along our journey together.

To the visionaries behind the lens; thank you for sharing your gift, and for capturing these treasured years along our journey together.

Amanda Guerin, Ann Ray, Barrett Barrera Projects, Chris Moore, Edwin S Freyer,

Nick Knight, Nicky Emmerson, Robert Fairer, Sean Ellis, Simon Martner,

Stavros Constantinou, Tim Brightmore

Amanda Guerin, Ann Ray Barrett Barrera Projects, Chris Moore, Edwin S Freyer, Nick Knight, Nicky Emmerson, Robert Fairer, Sean Ellis, Stavros Constantinou,

Tim Brightmore

To all companies, houses, and institutes, thank you for sharing my vision.

To all companies, houses, and institutes, thank you for sharing my vision.

To my collectors; thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my creativity, my vision and to adopt your stories through my craft.

Alexander McQueen, Asprey, Boucheron, Diacore, Forevermark, Future City, Gemfields, Givenchy, Grainger PLC, Phillips, Sotheby’s, Swarovski,

The Goldsmiths’ Company, The Met Museum, The Victoria & Albert Museum

Alexander McQueen, Asprey, Boucheron, Diacore, Forevermark, Future City, Gemfields, Givenchy, Grainger PLC, Phillips, Sotheby’s, Swarovski,

The Goldsmiths’ Company, The Victoria & Albert Museum,

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

To the visionaries behind the lens; thank you for sharing your gift, and for capturing these treasured years along our journey together.

Amanda Guerin, Ann Ray, Barrett Barrera Projects, Chris Moore, Edwin S Freyer, Nick Knight, Nicky Emmerson, Robert Fairer,

Sean Ellis, Simon Martner, Stavros Constantinou, Tim Brightmore

To all companies, houses, and institutes, thank you for sharing my vision.

Alexander McQueen, Asprey, Boucheron, Diacore, Forevermark, Future City, Gemfields, Givenchy, Grainger PLC, Phillips, Sotheby’s, Swarovski, The Goldsmiths’ Company, The Met Museum,

The Victoria & Albert Museum

This page presents selected expressions of craft from Shaun Leane's creative career.

The pieces shown are included for portfolio purposes only and are not presented for sale.

This page presents selected expressions of craft from Shaun Leane's creative career. The pieces shown are included for portfolio purposes only and are not presented for sale.