Maker Directory

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.

Catherine Ball hand crafts her ceramics using fine white porcelain. The Stitched ceramics collection challenges conventional ceramics through the development of an innovative technique and uses both stitching and buttons as a form of decoration. Catherine Ball is a young British designer/maker based in the lake district of Cumbria. Catherine Graduated from Cumbria Institute of […]

Originally trained as a fashion designer, Catherine Peddle then used her skills to train as a Design Technology teacher. From here she developed her fabric printing techniques and embellishment and established her business dyeing, printing and making her own lino prints on linen to make art that is primarily inspired by flowers.

Catherine has work in different galleries and exhibits with the Artist Network Bedford exhibitions.

I’m a handbag and accessories designer mostly working with Harris Tweed and linens with leather. I also work with recycled garments and vintage kimono silks.

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.

I produce illustrated sculptures. Images are drawn, cut out and reassembled in to a three dimensional form. I work with a very tough, hand-made paper that is strong enough to be structural, and has a charming texture and tone. I seek to provide moments of joy, so humour, love and surprise are recurrent themes and I relish the expressions of delight that my work causes. As an illustrator I am self-taught since O level. I have a degree in Industrial Design which contributes to the structural element of my work. I’m drawn to help people express their appreciation for others, so there’s great tenderness in this work. I generally start from the emotion I wish a piece to evoke, and design from there.

Cathy Newell Price works from her studio in converted farm buildings in Shinfield near Reading.  Her jewellery is inspired by the British countryside and gardens; birds, flowers and insects all feature.  Her interest in plants is not surprising as her degree was in Plant Science (Cardiff University). A self-taught jeweller, she has been working in […]

I make contemporary utility wares, but also create burnished and raku decorative items.  I am constantly developing my work and I am inspired by the beautiful Tamar Valley where my studio is based.

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; […]

Charlotte Hupfield graduated in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in Surface Decoration, specialising in Ceramics. Charlotte is now a Ceramic Designer/Maker based in Northamptonshire, UK where she produces unique pieces from her workshop. Her ceramics are all individual one off pieces, including contemporary vases, bowls, sculptural vessels, clocks, coasters, wall plaques, hanging decorations and accessories for the home and garden, which are influenced by her observations from the natural world. Her work can be used for decoration or function, and is suitable for interior and exterior use. Her pieces make fantastic handmade gifts as well as treats for your home.

Charlotte stocks galleries in the UK with her work, and often sells her ceramics at craft fairs and events. If you are looking for a customised unique gift, handmade especially for you or a loved one, please contact her to discuss your requirements. She would love to hear from you and will be happy to help.