Big & bold
Bright designs that make you grin.
Our story
The story behind designosaur
01 How it started
How a shiny Brachiosaurus became designosaur
In the beginning Jacques started making children's mirrors at the laser cutting company where he was working. There was one shiny Brachiosaurus which took my fancy, and I suggested it would look great as a GIANT necklace. I was so excited that Jacques made it into the very first designosaur necklace!
I talk very quickly, and when I get excited I talk even more quickly! Discussing new designs, I tried to say “yeah design-a-dinosaur necklace”, and in my haste it came out as one word. Jacques looked at me wide eyed and we knew we had just come up with the name designosaur.
Since then we have created a large range of dinosaur necklaces and other laser cut jewellery, accessories and most recently socks. It makes us grin from ear to ear when you love dinosaurs and our designs.
— Karli & Jacques
02 Where & how it’s made
Designed in house, laser cut in Brighton
Karli and Jacques design every piece together and laser cut their acrylic and wooden jewellery themselves. Even their gift wrap and stickers are designed in house and printed with suppliers in the UK.
- Dreamed up. New dino ideas sketched by Karli and Jacques.
- Laser cut. Acrylic and wood cut by Jacques, the laser cutting pro.
- Wrapped. Packed in their own designosaur gift wrap.
03 What makes it special
Bright, bold and full of fun
Made together
A two person design team in Brighton.
Very friendly
Questions? They love to hear from you.
