the JEWELLERY page


			Every month (or two), Allure! will feature a different British jewellery designer with a special display on this page, in our shop window and in a cabinet in the shop. Click underlined names for biographies or images to enlarge.


CATHERINE HILLS 1stOctober until 4 Dec 2009
	Cluster Necklace with gold plate £431	Tassle Pendant £140 textured silver	Cluster necklace with gold plate £431	Cluster necklaces
Alison Varley July 2009	Silver heart pendant	Silver rings	Silver Necklace with 9ct gold	Silver Necklace
	Silver ring	Silver bangles with gold detail	Selection of silver and gold studs	Forged silver earrings


Fi Mehra April 2009
	Silver pendant and studs, gold leaf with pearl	Silver ring gold leaf with pearl		Silver pendant and studs, gold leaf with pearl
Nick Hubbard February 2009 Link to Nick's website	Silver rings with gold detailing		silver necklaces with gold detailing	Love Letters, pendant

CATHERINE HILLS 1 Dec to 20 Jan 2009	Cluster Necklace with gold plate £431	Tassle Pendant £140 textured silver	Cluster necklace with gold plate £431	Cluster necklaces


	Oxidised silver and pearl bracelets	Oxidised silver tassle earrings	Various ear studs and necklace	Silver necklace with gold plated beads £544 studs from £35 to £89

ROD NICHOLSON 1 Nov to 31 Nov 08

LAURA BAXTER 1 June to 5 July	Alium Garden Brooch, silver Limited Edition	Wisteria and Berry brooch, silver	Wisteria and berries brooch, silver	Alium branch brooches, silver with 18ct gold

KATHARINE YELLAND 10 May to 31 May	Autumn Pendant, Silver	Blossom, silver & 18ct gold	Blossom, silver studs	Primrose, oxidised silver

CARLO GIOVANNI VERDA Jan 24th until May 5th
	Silver necklace with granite drop	Silver bangles with 18ct gold	Silver and 18ct gold pendants	Silver and 18ct gold rings

TREVOR FORRESTER Sept/Oct 2007	Amazonite, carnelian and 18ct gold setting £650	18ct diamond ring (.18ct dia £830) with Platinum and 18ct gold 'Saturn' ring	14ct lapis earrings £320	Helena ring, Rubellite,18ct gold £1340

	Lapis Lazuli with 14ct gold £700	'Nile' necklace 14ct with carnelian	Persian Turquoise ring , 14ct gold (one off) £475	'Prehistory' neckpiece Prehenite, pearls and 14ct gold £2296


LINDA MACDONALD Sept/Oct 2007	Bumble Bumble', silver with gold	'Dew Drops' silver with gold	'Down Garden' silver with gold	'Bumble Bumble' pendant

SARAH CHILIA March/April 2007	18ct gold brooch	silver pendant	Silver and gold rings	Silver spiral earrings
Nick Hubbard February 2007 Link to Nick's website	Silver rings with gold detailing		silver necklaces with gold detailing	Love Letters, pendant

Kate Smith December 2006 link to Kate's website	18ct ring with diamonds	P2 pendant, 18ct gold with diamonds	P3 18ct gold studs with diamonds	P8 pendant 18ct gold with diamonds
Sally Napier Sept 2006

Fi Mehra July 2006	Silver necklace with coral	Silver necklace with freshwater pearls

SALLY NAPIER

After leaving De Montford University with a BA (Hons) 2.1 degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing in 1989, Sally worked for various jewellery designers to gain knowledge and experience in the jewellery field.

In 1995 she became self- employed working from a studio space in 401 Wandsworth workshops in London making her own range of jewellery, supplying her work in various outlets, galleries and exhibitions abroad and in the UK.

At present along with developing her range of spoons and tiaras she is making rope necklaces and ribbons with pearls. Fab and fun! Perfect for any age

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KATE SMITH

Kate trained at Stourbridge College of Art and Design before completing a degree in Jewellery Design at Middlesex University.

After working with numerous other contemporary designer/makers whilst living in London, she moved back to the Midlands to take inspiration from her countryside surroundings of Shropshire and to set up her own jewellery business in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

Kate has been supplying Pyramid Gallery since 2002 with her diamond studied silver and gold jewellery . In December 2006, a special display of her work will feature in the shop window as our 'Jeweller of the Month', under the banner Allure!

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SALLY NAPIER

At present along with developing her range of spoons and tiaras she is making rope necklaces and ribbons with pearls. Fab and fun! Perfect for any age

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NICK HUBBARD

For more about Nick, please take a look at Nicks website - its a treat!

www.nickhubbardjewellery.co.uk

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SARAH CHILIA

Sarah Chilia graduated from Birmingham School of Jewellery with a First Class honours degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing in 2003. Before that she had attended York College achieving a distinction in BTEC HND Art and Design (crafts) in 1999. Born in York, Sarah has established her jewellery design business here producing classic silver rings, bangles and chokers and developing a range of intricate filigree brooches, pendants and earrings in gold and silver. Her talents are also in great demand as a designer and maker of special commissions via Pyramid Gallery.

As well as producing her own jewellery, Sarah has worked as a part time lecturer at York College and the Mount School and also as sales assistant and jewellery consultant to Pyramid Gallery.

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LINDA MACDONALD

Originally trained at Glasgow School of Art, Linda and her team design and create an extensive range of jewellery from Linda's home village of Cardross near Loch Lomond in Argyll and Bute. Her designs are always changing and developing as each piece is hand made. Work is now being sold throughout Britain and overseas.

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TREVOR FORRESTER

Graduated Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, London 198

Exhibitions & Competitions:

1985 New Designer of the Year. House & Gardens New Designers Competition.

1990 Leeds City Art Gallery - September Showcase.
1990 Christies Contemporary Arts Gallery - Christmas Jewellery Show

1991 Christies Contemporary Arts Gallery - ‘Gilding the Lily’ joint show

1992 Open Eye Gallery - ‘Brooches’
1992 Hugo Barclay’s (Brighton)- Summer Show.
1992 New Ashgate Gallery - ‘Trees’ , multi artist/ media exhibition.
1992 The South Bank Christmas Show.
1992 Dazzle - National Theatre, London.
‘Dazzle’ is a touring jewellery show covering a number of venues each year.
1992 Gallerie Cebra, Düsseldorf - ‘Die Drei Broschen Oper’.

1993 Two artist show with Eve Summers at The Fire & Iron Gallery
1993 ‘And Noah Did Forget The Dinosaurs’ solo exhibition, Open Eye, Edinburgh
1993 ‘Today’s Jewels - from Paper to Platinum’
Book and exhibition Lesley Craze Gallery, London - sponsored by The London Arts Board
1993 ITV ‘Champions’ programme, challenged to design and make a pair of earrings in one hour.
1993 ‘Fabulous Felines’ mixed media show at the Higher Street Gallery.
1993 Dazzle - Christmas shows in Manchester, Glasgow and London.

1994 Solo shows at:
John McKellar Gallery, Hereford
Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow
Mid Pennine Arts Gallery, Burnley

1994 Group shows at:
Leeds City Art Gallery - Valentine show & Christmas show
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Dyfed.
Lesley Craze Gallery 10th Anniversary + Barbican shows
Roger Billcliffe Fine Art Gallery, Glasgow - ‘Secrets’ & ‘Christmas Boxes’
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham - with Carol Ann Sutherland, Jennifer Semmens, and John Maltby.

1995 Dazzle at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, London
1995 Valentines Shows at -
Leeds City Art Gallery
Hugo Barclay - Brighton
Roger Billcliffe Fine Art - Glasgow
Design Yard - Dublin
Oriel Mostyn - Llandudno
1995 Christmas shows at -
Manchester Dazzle,
National Theatre Dazzle,
Leeds City Art Gallery,
Craze II,
Roger Billcliffe fine art,
Design Yard,
Collection Gallery

Celebrity list of purchasers and clients:

Dame Judy Dench
Juliet Stevenson
Sorcha Cusack
John Cleese
Nigel Kennedy
Isla Blair & Julian Glover
Cecilie Loveid (Playright )
Steve McMahon ( footballer )
Nick Hytner (director of stage and film )
Dr Liz Goring (curator/buyer for the National Museums of Scotland Collection)
John Langley (National Theatre )
Adam Wakeman (Son of Rick Wakeman, and guitarist for Atomic Kitten and Annie Lennox.)
Rick and Barbara Mayal
Tris Payne – T.V. presenter
Angus Walker – ITN UK Editor (Back to Top)

CARLO GIOVANNI VERDA

Born in the Midlands, Carlo studied at Mid-Warwickshire College of Further Education followed by a 3 year BA degree in Jewellery Design & Manufacture at Central School Of Art & Design (1983 – 1986)

After several years at the Waterside Workshops in London Carlo set up a new workshop in Warwickshire. 10 years and two children later in 2002 his wife Joy persuaded him to move back to her home turf of East Riding. Amidst the chaos of renovating the old High Street property they opened the Alex May Gallery in August 2004.

Carlo now sells through gallery/shops including John Lewis & private commissions. He has also undertaken corporate design work, teaching, including lectures at the Victoria & Albert Museum. In 1997 he designed and produced a range of jewellery for the V & A Museum.

KATHARINE YELLAND

Katharine studied jewellery making as part of an Art and Design course at York College and then with York jeweller and enameller Rachel Gogerly, with whom she worked as a workshop assistant.

In 2000 she worked as assistant to and gained valuable experience from Robert Feather and now sells her own range of jewellery through Pyramid Gallery.Katharine’s eye-catching jewellery is inspired by organic forms, observing nature in its skeletal state, then breaking it down to its essence. She uses a variety of finishes - polished, barelled, satin and oxideised - to create feminine and delicate jewellery suitable for any occasion.

LAURA BAXTER

Laura Baxter makes precious jewellery, wall panels and decorative metal screens inspired by botanical forms.

Twigs, buds, blossom and leaf structures are abstracted and magnifi ed in different scales to create graphic silhouettes of nature. The work refl ects how plants change and grow throughout the seasons and explores intricate patterns found in plant life using light and shadow. All work is designed and hand fabricated by Laura Baxter from precious metal sheet and wire. Each piece of work is unique and given an issue number and hallmarked by the Assay Offi ce in Scotland. Designs are made in silver and 18ct gold to commission, as one-off pieces or as limited edition batch production ranges.

CATHERINE HILLS

The creative process excites and stimulates me to produce work which is a sensitive response to the demand for distinctive, affordable jewellery, therefore, fulfilling the clients needs is critical and attention to detail ensures excellence in a piece that looks and feels right.

The jewellery is inspired by natural forms and unites sensuous smooth shapes with highly textured surfaces. It is characterised by the contrasting use of different metal colours, finishes and interchangeable components.
The one-off pieces have a dialogue with the production work resulting in a dynamic and complementing relationship.

Born:
1968 Tunbridge Wells, England, UK

Education:
1991-93 MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery, Royal College of Art
1987-91 BA Hons Jewellery, Middlesex University 1st class

Fi MEHRA

I trained as a diamond mounter at the School of Jewellery in Birmingham, and once qualified began my career at a jewellers in Bath. I later moved to France for a while, which is where I met my husband, Paul. We returned to England and I found employment at a jewellery workshop in Sussex, where I gained much valuable experience. In 1992 we moved to Wiltshire, and I set up my own studio.

I love making jewellery and I hope that this shows in my work. Much of my inspiration comes from the Wiltshire countryside, and especially from Salisbury Plain and the wonders of the stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury. I am drawn towards the ancient jewellery that has been revealed in Wiltshire burial mounds, and also to the work of Egyptian, Roman and medieval times. I hope I express similar beauty, excitement and craftsmanship in my own work.

ALISON VARLEY photos by Sarah Sturdy