Hannah Bedford Granulated Jewellery – New at Plush Jewellery

Hannah Bedford Silver Granulated Cuff

Hannah Bedford’s gorgeous granulated jewellery can now be found at Plush Jewellery in Chichester and online at www.plushjewellery.co.uk/hannahbedford.asp.
Hannah Bedford graduated from the prestigious Birmingham School of Jewellery with a first class honours degree in 2004 and has been represented at Collect and exhibited at Origin. Her studio is at Cockpit Arts Deptford, the heart of South London’s creative community.
Hannah Bedford jewellery designs explore texture and form using the traditional processes of granulation and Keum-boo (fine gold fusing). Working in golds and silver, Hannah Bedford creates a range of women’s jewellery, from bespoke neckpieces through to delicate earrings and rings.
Collections are inspired by organic growth patterns in the natural world. Hannah Bedford uses gold fusing and granulation to create raised, textured surfaces that entwine each piece and takes great care to work on the underside of a piece. The work is often led by these technical explorations, using them to play with scale, form and contrasting precious metals to create aesthetically beautiful forms.

Hannah Bedford Granulated Silver Stud Earrings

Sian Elizabeth Hughes – Coming Soon to Plush Jewellery

Sian Elizabeth Hughes Florish Multi 5 Pendant

Sian Elizabeth Hughes Medium Florish Earrings

Sian Elizabeth Hughes is the third of the fantastic independent jewellers we’re adding to our roster in June and July 2011. She’s sent us these sneak peak pictures of her Florish collection that will be arriving with us shortly.

After finishing her BA(hons) Degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Sian Elizabeth Hughes completed a six month residency before opening her studio in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
Whilst studying for her degress Sian Elizabeth Hughes’ work evolved to rely on simplicity and sensitivity to the materials, forms, colours and textures. Her work takes inspiration from natural forms and Sian enjoys creating simple, honest forms, she aspires to create desirable and precious three-dimensional objects that can adorn the body.
Sian Elizabeth Hughes cuts, forms and finishes all of the elements in her Florish collection by hand, she enjoys making her pieces by hand as it gives her as much contact as possible with each piece to ensure the composition is correct and says that character and indiviuality are very important to the process of designing and making, as is attention to detail.

We’ll let you know as soon as Sian Elizabeth Hughes jewellery arrives here at Plush and you’ll be able to view and buy her jewellery at http://plushjewellery.co.uk/sianelizabethhughes.asp

Sian Elizabeth Hughes Florish Dangly Earrings

Sian Elizabeth Hughes Large Florish Pendant

Tracey Birchwood Porcelain Jewellery – New at Plush Jewellery

Tracey Birchwood Tassel Porecelain Pendant - Blue and Silver - £156

We weren’t expecting a parcel to arrive from Tracey Birchwood Porcelain Jewellery so quickly!
We were only introduced to Tracey’s fantastic wire wrapped porcelain jewellery a few weeks ago by our chum Ralph who said we had to take a look at it because he knew we’d love it and he wasn’t wrong.
Tracey Birchwood Porcelain Jewellery is made from porcelain intricately wrapped with very fine wire. Geometric patterns feature strongly in all Tracey Birchwood jewellery and all the surface decoration is precisely applied by hand by Tracey in her studio at the Manchester Craft and Desin Centre in the city’s Nothern Quarter.
The original Tracey Birchwood collection incorporates silver wire with coloured porcelain and each piece has a subtle yet glittery appearance. In contrast the funky collection incorporates a medley of strong vibrant colours in bold stripes and checks. This innovative range combines Tracey’s trademark porcelain with enamelled copper wire.
The ‘Tassel’ collection is more glamorous! Each individual piece of jewellery combines very simple fittings with multiple porcelain drops.
Tracey Birchwood graduated in 3-Dimensional Design from Brighton University where she majored in ceramics. Tracey is from Manchester and after her degree she moved back home and in 1996 established her studio at the Manchester Craft and Desin Centre.
You can see (and purchase) Tracey Birchwood Porcelain Jewellery over at the Plush Jewellery website www.plushjewellery.co.uk/traceybirchwood.asp

Tracey Birchwood Porcelian Stud Earrings - Silver Stripe - £26

Tracey Birchwood Porcelain Pendant - Rectangle Silver Stripe - £48

New at Plush Jewellery in June and July

We’ve got a hat-trick of new jewellery designers joining us here at Plush Jewellery in June and July.

Sonya Bennett Jewellery - Honey Bee and Gold Strawberry Necklace

We’ve had our eye on the work of the lovely Sonya Bennett for a while now and we’re thrilled that she has chosen to show her gorgeous jewellery with us here at Plush. Sonya Bennett is among the UK’s leading designers of contemporary precious jewellery. Having studied Jewellery & Silversmithing in Sheffield, she established her first workshop in 1998. All of Sonya’s jewellery is designed and made exclusively in her Somerset workshop.
www.plushjewellery.co.uk/sonyabennett.asp

Hannah Bedford Jewellery - Granulated Cuff and Ring in Sterling Silver and Gold

We’re also being joined by the fabulous Hannah Bedford. Hannah graduated from the prestigious Birmingham School of Jewellery with a first class honours degree in 2004 and has been represented at Collect and exhibited at Origin. Her studio is at Cockpit Arts Deptford, the heart of South London’s creative community.
www.plushjewellery.co.uk/hannahbedford.asp

Sian Elizabeth Hughes Jewellery Multi 5 Pendant

Completing our hat-trick of new designers is Sian Elizabeth Hughes. Whilst studying for a degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham Sian’s work evolved to rely on simplicity. There is a delicate and feminine element to her work and Sian says that her aspiration is to create desirable and precious three-dimensional objects that can adorn the body.
www.plushjewellery.co.uk/sianelizabethhughes.asp

Sonya Bennett Jewellery – Coming Soon to Plush Jewellery

Sonya Bennett Jewellery - Honey Bee and Gold Strawberry Necklace

Sonya Bennett Jewellery - Stage Necklace

We’re adding another jeweller to our roster of fantastic independent designer makers in the next few weeks. We’ve had our eye on the work of the lovely Sonya Bennett for a while now and we’re thrilled that she has chosen to show her gorgeous jewellery with us here at Plush.

‘Sonya Bennett is among the UK’s leading designers of contemporary precious jewellery. Having studied Jewellery & Silversmithing in Sheffield, she established her first workshop in 1998.

All of Sonya’s jewellery is designed and made exclusively in her Somerset workshop, which produces two sets of collections annually, each spring & autumn. In sterling silver or gold and often with semi-precious stones and pearls, Sonya’s distinctive work shows a degree of warmth and romance rarely seen in contemporary designer jewellery.

Our tagline ‘British designs inspired by nature, love and art’ tells you much about Sonya’s design influences. Many of these take inspiration from botanical and other natural forms, including first-hand observations from nature; others from sources as diverse as eighteenth century Japanese illustrations and Romantic & Pre-Raphaelite symbolism. Sonya’s aim is to enhance the beauty and femininity of those who wear her jewellery.’

We’ll let you know as soon as Sonya’s jewellery arrives at Plush, but do consider signing up for the Plush Jewellery Newsletter and the information will land in your inbox.

Sonya Bennett - Rabbit Stud Earrings

5 Questions with Jessica Hewitt

Jessica Hewitt Jeweller

Jessica Hewitt graduated in 2005 from Birmingham City University with a First Class Honours degree in Jewellery & Silversmithing and has gone from strength to strength, she regularly exhibits at many of the UK’s most prestigious jewellery shows and has built up a loyal following of collectors of her floral inspired jewellery. We asked her 5 Questions.
Where is your studio? Near my home in Coventry.
Where do you find your inspiration? Floral imagery found in modern and vintage textiles.
What was the first piece of jewellery you ever made? A brooch made from acylic and base metals based on the theme ‘cascade’, a project at university which had moving parts and was quite big!
Who is/was your favourite jeweller? I really like Nick Hubbard and Kathie Murphy’s work.
If you weren’t a jeweller, what would you be? A CSI!
and finally What is your biscuit of choice when enjoying a cup of tea and a think? It has to be a chocolate digestive dunked!

Jessica Hewitt Oxidised Silver Bud Pendant with Jade

Jessica Hewitt Oxidised Silver Triple Bud 5 Unit Pendant

You can see more of Jessica’s work at
www.plushjewellery.co.uk/jessicahewitt.asp

5 Questions with Kimberley Selwood

Kimberley Selwood Jeweller

Award winning Kimberley Selwood is passionate about jewellery. Her attention to detail and compassion for design has won her the prestigious New Designers Award for Jewellery and her jewellery is now part of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Modern Greats Collection. We asked her five questions.
Where is your studio? My studio is in West London near Portabello Road.
Where do you find your inspiration? Mainly from organic forms, I take many photos and sketch from them. I also love architecture, and often within architecture natural forms are used and interpreted which makes another starting point for design.
What was the first piece of jewellery you ever made? When I was a child I always made friendship bracelets and beaded necklaces but the first piece of proper jewellery I made was a simple silver band ring that I made in an evening class. Thankfully my technical skills have developed a lot since then.
Who is/was your favourite jeweller? I love Georges Fouquet and Rene Lalique, they both have such skill and delicacy to the work.
If you weren’t a jeweller, what would you be? Hmm, I’m sure it would be in art and design somewhere, but also possible a chef.
and finally What is your biscuit of choice when enjoying a cup of tea and a think? Got to be a rich tea. Simple but effective.

Kimberley creates the fantastic Buttefly Effect collection of jewellery that cause so many people to pause mid-stride to look into Plush Jewellery’s windows.

Kimberley Selwood Butterfly Effect Cuff

Kimberley Selwood Little Cloud Pendant

You can see more of Kimberley’s work at www.plushjewellery.co.uk/kimberleyselwood.asp

One-Off Rosette Pieces by Emma Turpin

We love all of the jewellery that comes in boxes from Emma Turpin. Her Rosettes are fun and feminine and have proved to be a hit with all of you, so we are really pleased to be able to bring you these exclusive one-off pieces from Emma’s studio.

Emma Turpin One Off Necklace in Gold Plated Silver and Smokey Quartz

This Emma Turpin necklace is a one of a kind, the colours of the faceted smokey quartz beads combine with the 22ct Gold and Silver in a truly original and beatuiful necklace. This would make a fantastic bridal necklace and it is one of those pieces of jewellery that you would continue to wear long after your wedding day. Give your bridesmaids Emma Turpin Rosette pendants and you’ll all have pieces of jewellery that you’ll treasure for years to come.

Complete your Emma Turpin jewellery set with the One Off Bracelet in Gold Plated Silver and Smokey Quartz and a pair of Emma Turpin Rosette Earrings and you’ll have no fear that you’ll be upstaged by your Maid of Honour, even if you do get Sarah Burton to dress her.

Emma Turpin One Off Bracelet in Gold Plated Silver and Smokey Quartz

Emma Turpin Rosette Earrings

Hannah Bedford Jewellery – Coming Soon to Plush Jewellery

Hannah Bedford Jewellery - Granulated Cuff and Ring in Sterling Silver and Gold

Hannah Bedford Jewellery - crown rings Hand forged silver bands encrusted with a crown of granulation. Available in silver, oxidised silver and gold.

We are massively overexcited to be able to announce that the fabulous Hannah Bedford will soon be showing her work with us here at Plush Jewellery. Hannah graduated from the prestigious Birmingham School of Jewellery with a first class honours degree in 2004 and has been represented at Collect and exhibited at Origin. Her studio is at Cockpit Arts Deptford, the heart of South London’s creative community.

Hannah Bedford’s jewellery designs explore texture and form using the traditional processes of granulation and Keum-boo (fine gold fusing). Working in golds and silver, Hannah creates a range of women’s jewellery, from bespoke neckpieces through to delicate earrings and rings.

Collections are inspired by organic growth patterns in the natural world. Hannah uses gold fusing and granulation to create raised, textured surfaces that entwine each piece and takes great care to work on the underside of a piece. The work is often led by these technical explorations, using them to play with scale, form and contrasting precious metals to create aesthetically beautiful forms.

Hannah Bedford Jewellery - gold and silver granulated studs Cup earrings with a cluster of 18ct gold granules.

Hannah Bedford Jewellery - berry pendant Elegant pendant with a single disc of granulation. Available in silver, oxidised silver, gold plate and 18ct gold

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Faith Tavender Jewellery Now Showing at Plush Jewellery

We’re very excited to be stocking the Daisy range by jeweller Faith Tavender. Faith Tavender is an established designer producing modern silver and gold jewellery for men and women. A graduate of London Guildhall University, Faith Tavender has been making high quality jewellery for more than 14 years. Faith Tavender has exhibited her collections in London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney and New York.
She draws inspiration from the jewellery of ancient Greece and the Art Deco movement, also from her travels in Europe and North Africa, and childhood memories of Tasmania. Each piece is handcrafted in her London studio using only the highest quality beads and semi-precious stones.
All pieces are traditionally hallmarked at the London Assay Office of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Faith Tavender jewellery has been featured in Marie-Claire, Arena, G.Q., Eve, Zest, Red Direct, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday and Retail Jeweller.

Faith Tavender 22ct Gold Plate Daisy Stud Earrings Small 1cm in diameter

Faith Tavender Large Daisy Pendant 2cm in diameter

You can view more of Faiths’s pieces and make purchases over at http://plushjewellery.co.uk/faithtavender.asp
and directly from Plush Jewellery in Chichester.