Neville Brody: Though Taplin is the more typography-oriented of the two, both say they grew up obsessed with The Face, where Brody served as art director from 1981–1986. “His shapes definitely inspired some of our jewelry,” Hugo says. “But while we do respect a lot of designers, we try not to get too obsessed with any one in terms of inspiration. We’d rather look at weird interiors of tents.”