Makers Directory

I make jewellery and ceramics inspired by the morphogenetic forms in nature: plant cell-structure; insect wings; honeycomb; barnacle clusters.

My pieces are, to me, wearable sculpture, or useful sculpture – an attempt to share my awe with others.

I work mainly in recycled silver and porcelain, and occasionally in other metals and clays.

Based in North Wales, Bethan Corin makes from her home studio. She finds importance in the method of making, the details of things handmade, right down to the practical mechanical aspects of a clasp or a pin. The form, the texture, the feel of a piece is what leads Bethan’s designs.  Enjoying the endless opportunities for […]

I started Betty & Bird to create jewellery which is unique, different to the styles on the high-street and an eco-friendly alternative to fast-fashion.
My designs are inspired by organic forms, and I love creating textures in the jewellers wax I use to make each unique piece. I use a technique of carving the wax, adding molten wax to each piece, and often setting precious stones directly in the wax. The finished wax piece is then cast in recycled silver or gold. It always amazes me when the raw castings are returned, to be transformed yet again by finishing and polishing them in my studio.
I work in small batches or make bespoke or one-of-a-kind pieces. It is important to me that my business is as eco-friendly as possible and as well as using recycled metal and renewable electricity in the studio, all the packaging I use is recyclable and from renewable sources.

I produce metal and resin pieces based on nature, and specialise in bespoke pieces from children’s art or your own designs, creating fun, modern custom jewellery just for you.

I enjoy producing pieces featuring animals, birds and flowers, and am currently working on a new range of jewellery based on the Victorian Language of Flowers, in which each of the flowers has its own meaning.

I make a range of Contemporary Silver Jewellery, including bangles, necklaces and earrings. From my Danish roots I am influenced by Scandinavian Design; my pieces are simple, contemporary in design, timeless and accessible to wear.

I like to produce contrasts in my work, whether by texturing, oxidising or milling the Silver. I particularly enjoy shaping the metal by forging and planishing and many of my pieces involve these techniques. I also include interesting semi-precious stones in my designs and highlights of gold. My full collection and examples of commissions can be seen on my website.

I learnt the art of Silver Jewellery making through various evening classes and City & Guild Courses. I am a member of Cambridge Open Studios and participate in July each year. Commissions welcome and my Studio can be visited throughout the year by appointment.

Bronwen makes wearable, sculptural jewellery from repurposed and recycled industrial plastics. She imbues these soulless materials with character by working their surfaces till their colours soften and they feel natural in the hand. The shapes she uses reference those worn by the sea and allude to the fact that these ubiquitous and non-biodegradable materials will […]

I specialise in fine jewellery making, mostly bespoke and also have a range of jewellery designs for sale in silver and gold, incorporating precious, semi precious gems and diamonds.
I trained as an apprentice diamond mounter and studied design at Sir John Cass in Aldgate.
I like to use colour in my designs, by way of combining different metals, and also using the broad palette of colourful gemstones – often all in one piece!

“Scandi meets Cornish”.
Natural Scandi elegance & Coastal Cornish ruggedness.
Made in Cornwall by Swedish jeweller Carin Lindberg.

The Rugged collection is inspired by the spectacularly rugged north Cornish coastline with its wild cliffs and rock textures. The ever changing colour of the waters; from pale grey-blue through vibrant turquoise, to deep emerald green. From the hazy white of sea mist and the vibrant greens of the surrounding landscape, to the moody greys of stormy skies. Textured metals and gloriously gleaming gems reflect this in a collection full of character, attitude and colour, just like north Cornwall. A piece of Cornwall to treasure and enjoy every day.

CARLSSON 1064 gives unworn jewellery a new lease of life. I repurpose and transform clients’ own gold or silver jewellery by melting it down and creating something new. The design considers the piece’s history and the jewellery is made to suit the client’s individual style and taste.

I melt down the gold, forge or mill out the shape and form and then use traditional goldsmithing techniques to create the new treasures which often include repurposed gemstones. Jewellery and gemstones can be so meaningful and have the power to hold much more sentimental value than money could ever buy.

It is such an honour to transform the unworn into something that is cherished and can have a second lease of life.

I graduated in 2006 from Brighton University with a First Class in Wood, Metal, Ceramics, & Plastics. Since then I have developed my work producing collection’s and limited edition ranges of wearable but unique handmade pieces.

I use many materials but predominately work in nylon monofilament, each piece is individually constructed and dyed, making every piece unique. I find inspiration from everyday observations that other people often pass by, moss on the garden wall, UHT milk pots, and fungi growing on cheese. I am obsessed with multiples, and I am very much inspired by colour, flora and fauna, science and its order and structures. I always look for new materials, and different ways to manipulate them.  My work is tactile and I encourage the wearer to change and manipulate the pieces, once handed over is out of my control. I like that the work keeps evolving without me.

“Every piece of jewellery I make has a little piece of me in it, it evolves from my love of nature and the desire to create something of lasting beauty.”Caroline Reynolds studied jewellery design at Central School of Art having been encouraged to do so, by a close friend serving an apprenticeship at a local […]

I am a silversmith and jewellery designer/maker based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I create unique, contemporary wearable pieces of art using traditional silversmithing and jewellery making techniques. I trained at the University of Ulster in jewellery making and silversmithing, and at Waylands Silversmith and Jewellery School in Dublin. I am inspired by everything around me at any given time, in particular I find my inspiration in nature.

Initially I studied engineering, followed later by art and, for me, making jewellery has been the happy combination of these two disciplines. I studied jewellery at the Yorkshire Craft Centre for five years both during and following a Certificate for mature students course at Bradford College.

All my jewellery is handmade in my workshop atop the – often – windswept Pennines. Surrounded as I am by Emily Bronte’s ‘high waving heather’ and the green wooded valleys, it is little wonder that my work is inspired by nature. The veins of a leaf and the rain or dewdrop glistening on it are some of the details I’ve drawn down. I work with silver and semi precious stones and am inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement in both Britain and Vienna at the turn of the last century.

Cathy Newell Price designs and makes contemporary jewellery from her studio on the Bere Peninsular next to the Tamar River in West Devon. She uses a variety of techniques to transform precious metals to reflect botanical forms and scenes.  These include chasing and repoussé, direct casting into one-off hand-carved moulds and saw piercing.  These are […]

I create sterling silver earrings, necklaces and bracelets using my own handcrafted lampwork glass beads in my home studio in Cheshire, England. Formed in a hot flame using a propane and oxygen powered torch, each lampwork bead is individually handmade and unique.

My lampwork glass forms the focal part of my jewellery designs, each one a tiny little work of art. There is something hypnotic about working with hot glass, manipulating it in the flame and using a combination of heat and gravity to control the flow and create something beautiful. I learn something new every time I fire up my torch, and hope that my fascination with glass translates into my jewellery.

Artisan, contemporary handmade jewellery inspired by a love of the natural world, with pieces often nodding towards the clean lines and simplicity ingrained from a long career in graphic design, complemented by other artistic disciplines such as fine art and stained glass work. A long appreciation and fascination with jewellery brought me to silversmithing: having always been motivated to create beautiful things, I now channel that energy, vision and attention to detail into my jewellery work, creating pieces in precious metals and often incorporating precious and semi-precious gemstones. I delight in creating practical, wearable works of art that customers can treasure, and dare to hope that these pieces may become cherished future keepsakes.
email: info@charliem.co.uk

After gaining a degree in Fashion Design, I originally started learning traditional metal smithing techniques, and making silver jewellery as a hobby. After many requests to make things for other people, I set up my business, originally at workbench in the corner of my kitchen. I now work from a studio in my London garden; […]

Unconventional sustainable artwork and jewellery using the imperfect, discarded and intervention of the self as inspiration, tool, and material. Circular economy principles are an integral part of my process. With a focus and commitment to ethical and sustainable making, materials and waste are reused, reworked and recycled within and across my art and jewellery practices. I am passionate about sourcing materials with my own hands, re-using what is already in circulation, and giving new life to what cannot be recycled.

This multi-level interrogation has culminated in artwork and jewellery collections that incorporate unusual materials, harness both control and spontaneity and have the potential to, or the feeling of being able to, transform and evolve over time.

I am proud to be among the first 50 jewellers to have taken the Fair Luxury Pledge which began in 2021, a collaboration of jewellery industry changemakers with a vision for a responsible and sustainable future.

All of my precious metal jewellery is Hallmarked at the London Assay Office and I am a registered Fair Trade goldsmith. I am a member of The Society of British Jewellers, The Guild of Jewellery Designers, the Association for Contemporary Jewellery and Precious Collective. I am also included in the Crafts Council Directory.

Charmian works with gold in a way that celebrates its softness and its warm, rich colour. She often combines silver with gold, even using silver alone or in combination with stones and beads.  She selects these stones for their shapes and colours rather than for their technical perfection.

Charmian’s jewellery is made to be worn daily, to be cherished and, with the passage of time, to become integral to the personality of its owner.