To get to accessories designer Oliver Ruuger's studio we had to venture across the river to an old biscuit factory, through endless rabbit warren corridors of this curious warehouse space, till we reached a nondescript door.

On entering we stepped into a little studio, sparsely furnished, humming with the sound of machinery. It's here that the designer, together with his assistant are making the kind of accessories that you'd imagine eccentric characters of a Dickens novel brandishing or the most avant-garde fashionista carrying. His twisting umbrellas with hair tails and rubber spiked, studded briefcases blur the boundaries of art and fashion, sculpture and product.

The Kingston University and London College of Fashion graduate landed the 'Accessories Collection of the Year' in July 2011 from ITS#10 and has been heralded by Selfridges as one of their 'Bright Young Things'.

We met Ruuger to find out more about his fascinating work.

Rupert Sanderson's story is the the sort of tale that makes you want to pack in everything you're doing and learn a life changing craft.

The story goes that Sanderson, bored with a career in the city as a hard nosed ad man, decided to try his hand at shoe design. And so he bagged a place at the prestigious Cordwainers College, took a trip on a motorbike to Italy to study under Sergio Rossi during the summers and launched his own label in 2001.

That career u-turn turned out to be one good decision. Not just for Sanderson but for the feet of the shoe obsessed. He's since been awarded the British Fashion Council's Accessory Designer of the Year in 2008, the 2009 Accessory Designer at the Elle Style Awards and opened stores in London and Paris.

Now with his label celebrating it's 10^th birthday we caught up with the designer sitting in his studio tucked down the backstreets in Mayfair. Surrounded by a decade of design the studio is packed with sumptuous velvet shoes, towering cut out booties, and simple shapes in sherbert hues. We chat to the designer about his special 10/10 collection, how he begins to create and whether there's any other talents up his sleeve...and of course ogle at the shoes in the process.

It's no exaggeration to say that Monica Vinader's eponymous jewellery brand is something of a retail phenomenon. Since launching in 2002, the Spanish-born, Norfolk-based jeweller has launched boutiques in the Spanish cities of Madrid, Sevilla and San Sebastian, won stockists at Liberty, Selfridges and Harrods and, this October, launched a standalone store on London's fashionable South Molton Street.

In a crowded market place Vinader's chic, sleek, colour infused approach to jewellery design has won her an army of fans, acres of press and a Jewellery Brand of the Year award to boot.

When asked to what she attributes her success, Vinader suggests it may lie in creating collections that have a timeless quality. But while her jewellery - inspired by "travel, adventure, nature and colour," is inarguably versatile and beautiful, aesthetic appeal is only half the story. Where Vinader sets herself apart is in putting her customers' desires centre stage and in so doing, tapping into jewellery's all important sentimental appeal.

Whether inviting customers to create their own piece of jewellery online, or submit engraving ideas to a prize draw, Vinader encourages them to become part of the creative process and, as a consequence, part of their jewel's story. It's an idea that undergoes further exploration in January when Vinader unveils her 'This Is Me' campaign. Accompanied by a new collection, the ethos underpinning the forthcoming venture is, says Vinader, about "making our customers feel involved and uninhibited in customising their creations to their own needs and style".

Because met with Monica to find out more…