National Maker Directory

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.

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.

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.

Cheryl is a glass artist with over 10 years’ experience. She creates characterful glass and stone sculptures which are heavily influenced by her upbringing in Cornwall. Her work is sought after by a loyal customer base in the UK as well as further afield in Canada, America and Australia.

Contemporary hand made glass beads. I create each bead individually in a flame, and they then grow into unique pieces of jewellery. I started my career as a glass blower and have gradually began working in a smaller scale to work more intricately with colour.

Enjoying superposing the light of juicy transparent glass, and the deep pithy intensity of opaque colours. By peeling through these layers it’s possible to create edible fruit like seeds – chilli pepper and pomegranate, kiwi and prickly pear…spikey gooseberry or peppery damson.

I make delicate jewellery from silver, gold and gemstones. I combine precious metals, stones and some oxidisation of the silver to create contrast, incorporating small stone set granulations in my designs to add another level of detail. I never compromise on quality and work hard to create an intended organic, slightly irregular feel to my pieces, with my jewellery having a delicate human handprint on it.

My work is inspired by the North Cornwall coast line where I focus on the irregularities in shapes from pebbles, small details from rock pools and the contrast of the slate and quartz inclusions. After graduating from Truro College with a BA in Silversmithing and Jewellery with a First Class degree I continue to expand my knowledge of my discipline and will be studying the MA in Contemporary Craft this coming year at Plymouth College of Art and Design.

Chris Barnes makes his pottery at his studios in Cumbria and Argyll. The Stoneware comprising a range of bowls, plates, mugs, jugs, vases etc. is thrown using a kickwheel and completed with various high fired glazes. He formulates his own glazes using a variety of minerals to produce a rich colour response combined with a very durable surface. Each of the pots is unique as a result of the entire making process. First the clay is hand thrown on the wheel or slabbed to produce the forms. After the first firing the glaze is applied by hand. Finally careful control of the kiln atmosphere during the second firing brings out the character of the ware, its colours and durable finish.

Chris Eckersley is an artist and designer who makes sculpture, objects,  and furniture. His interest is in making well-crafted and carefully considered pieces which are designed to last. Chris was born and brought up in Birmingham – in those days a hive of small industries known as the ‘Workshop of the World’  – and so inherited the Brummie attitude that it’s perfectly feasible to get a small workshop and make things by hand. One-off commissions for individual pieces are welcomed.

Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a former Visiting Tutor at Central Saint Martins College, and an External Examiner on the Spatial Design course at the University of Hertfordshire.

In 2010 Chris Eckersley set up the ‘Bodging Milano’ project, whereby nine designer-makers rediscovered the ancient art of ‘bodging’ (greenwood chair-making) in the ash woods of Herefordshire – and then took the results to the Milan Furniture Fair.

I make sculpted wire work jewellery integrating semi-precious stones. I use an ancient technique of wire work which doesn’t involve glue or soldering.

My pieces are inspired by nature as well as the individual shape and feel of the stones I use.

Prices range from £30 to £300 and each piece is unique.

UK furniture designer maker Christian O’Reilly creates beautiful, elegant, contemporary furniture. He creates pieces for the home as well as public spaces, from the award winning benches for the Graves Gallery in Sheffield to the recently commissioned Hepworth display cabinet and the seating for the newly refurbished York Art Gallery. Based in Cornwall, our pieces […]

I design and make graphic contemporary jewellery. Much of my jewellery is inspired by the behaviour of birds – my pet hens and others. I have work from two collections on madebyhandonline: one is based on quick sketches of moving birds, the other was inspired by all the nesting activity that went on in my […]

Claire graduated from Birmingham school of Jewellery in 1998 and has lived on both sides of the world for an equal amount of time, both in New Zealand and the UK. Having already established an ethical engagement and wedding ring business, along with re-modelling and recycling heirloom jewellery for her customers, she has more recently […]

Claire Baker is a ceramicist working in St Thomas Stoneware and paper clay. Her inspirations are drawn from the darker side of Victorian life, social history, theatre and circus and Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

An incredible amount of work goes into each piece. They are fired 5 times, layered with slips, glazes, decals and gold lustres to produce a distinctive patina. Teaspoons are reformed to use as handles for teacups and other mixed media is incorporated – usually vintage and metalware.

Claire Lowe is a Contemporary Jewellery designer. She graduated from Sir John Cass, London in 2005 with a Ba Hons in Jewellery and Applied crafts. Claire’s current collection combines silver, oxidised silver and epoxy resin. This collection explores the combinations of a small colour palette of matt and oxidised silver with white, grey and mustard yellow […]

I live in the foothills of The Mendips in Somerset, UK, taking inspiration from the hills and woods around me. Following a course in silver (a totally new medium to me) my love of trees and interest in silver joined paths, and exploring metal clay I discovered a totally new way of working with silver, combining silver and leaves to create a new art form.​
My silver leaf jewellery is unique as each leaf is an exact copy/impression of a real leaf and literally unique. Using a painstaking process each leaf takes several weeks to make but with care, the result can be perfect.
In addition to Silver, I also work with glass, combining glass and different metals, like silver, copper or brass. When silver is added in the form of silver leaf or silver wire, the effects are amazing. These pieces of glass can either be worn as jewellery or be mounted together in a picture frame.
I am very lucky to have worked with some wonderful people, learning Cyanotype among other processes. This fascinating medium allows me to to use transparencies of photos I have taken, allowing the sun to do the magic.

Claire Troughton makes gorgeous handmade jewellery celebrating the tiny creatures and sculptural plants of the great British countryside. Collections are made in gold and silver, featuring dragonflies, butterflies, ladybirds, flowers and leaves, adorning bracelets, bangles, earrings, necklaces, pendants and rings.

Claire Troughton started making her beautiful jewellery collections in 1996 after graduating from the prestigious Edinburgh College of Art in 1995 with a BA(hons) in jewellery design. Every single piece is designed and handmade in Claire’s workshop in Chester, England. We really hope you will love wearing our jewellery as much as we love making it. Commissions accepted.

I am a Saltaire based artist and printmaker.  My work is inspired by my travels to some of the world’s most beautiful cities including Paris, Venice and New York.  Working in a lively drawing style I aim to capture the excitement, life and vibrancy of each location I visit, documenting my travels through the use of sketchbooks and photographs.  On returning to my studio I then produce mixed-media paintings, original screenprints & drypoints, limited edition prints and handmade cards.  These are exhibited throughout the U.K. in regular solo and group shows.

Closer to home I have also produced a series of work capturing the rugged beauty and charm of Yorkshire’s much loved coastal towns: Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay and Staithes.