Let's talk about...Jewellery

I mentioned Rose Cascade necklace before, and this post will be dedicated to showing you my design development progress for this project resulting in finished product. With Design Development and Design Realisation being separate on this project, we had fairly long amount of time to make final pieces really good; furthermore a deep consideration of design in itself was very encouraged. I've made...

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With Goldsmiths' Fair up and running (there's just one week left, so if you haven't seen it already there is still some time!), I've decided to take a look at the Goldsmiths' Company, and their role in jewellery industry. Goldsmiths' Company, which full name is actually the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of...

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It was the very first project that I did, back when starting HND Jewellery and Silversmithing. It introduced me to basic metal forming techniques, soldering, cold fixing and gave me first real experience with making something out of metal. It was meant to be sculpture inspired by insects, and a lot of research before I finally decided on what I wanted to do....

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After a long break and much deserved holidays I finally found time to write new post. This time rather than processes and techniques - Peter Page. I've had great pleasure of attending his talk in university, and he is amazing designer and goldsmith. His work as you will see below is absolutely stunning - as he likes to describe it he doesn't like...

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