Exhibition
We aim to hold special exhibitions 3-4 times a year, each with a different theme or showing particular designers. We feature nationally and internationally acclaimed designers, sometimes alongside new graduate designers, giving a wide range of ideas and expertise in jewellery design.
Queen of Diamonds
1st May - 31st July 2012
An exhibition celebrating all things diamond; from one of kind glittering rings,
to show-stopping necklaces and earrings fit for a Queen!
Featuring work by:
Poppy Dandiya, Ruth Tomlinson, Maya Selway, Frances Wadsworth-Jones and Diana Porter.
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Poppy Dandiya Poppy's jewellery is often made with mixed metals and he uses an eclectic assortment of gemstones including, rough abstract cut diamonds. His work has an organic sculptural quality, incorporating his Indian heritage with an appreciation of the West, linking the ancient and modern. Studying at Sir John Cass in London, Poppy later set up India's first jewellery making school, where he taught for the next four years. In 1996 Poppy moved back to England and started exhibiting his work through leading craft and jewellery galleries. |
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Ruth Tomlinson Ruth's jewellery is driven by her passion for the magic of minutiae, tiny intricacies, small oddities and the search for preciousness within the world. Her inspiration comes from the idea of life-cycles and change in nature. Using a variety of materials she works them into jewellery that has a sensitive and delicate quality; aiming to evoke a sense of wonder around her work which leads people to question the idea of preciousness. Award winning Ruth launched her first collections 'Flora' and 'Sketch' in 2011. She has since developed four jewellery collections including the critically acclaimed 'Encrustations' and 'Hoard' following her MA at London's Royal College of Art in 2005. |
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Maya Selway Maya's experience as a theatrical prop maker has greatly influenced her creative practise. On stage form and perspective are re-made to intensify emotional tone and add drama to a narrative. She's interested in the way we interpret and interact with three directional forms, particularly how we invest it with solidity and presence. In her work she aims to use minimum materials while at the same time intensifying those resonances and tonalities. After studying at Camberwell, London, Maya went on to be awarded the Inorgenta Contemporary design award in 2011. Her work is now exhibited internationally. |
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Frances Wadsworth-Jones Delighting in paradox and detail, Frances's work playfully challenges our concepts of the undesirable and unremarkable. From the apparently conventional jewellery that on closer examination is constructed entirely from tiny insects; she creates visual contradictions that test the rules of fine jewellery. After studying at the Royal College of Art London, Frances was awarded the Goldsmiths Precious Metal Bursary by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. She now exhibits her work through leading craft and jewellery galleries. |
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