Centrepiece Exhibition

I recently visited the Centrepiece exhibition at Symphony hall in Birmingham

It featured pieces by contemporary jewellers based in Birmingham

Here are some imagery of their work :

Rita Patel

 Becca Williams

 Charlotte Lowe

I thought this exhibition was very inspirational and would visit it again.

Contemporary Jewellery

Contemporary Jewellery I like 

18CT gold diamond rings by Diane porter.

                                          Pieces can be found on her website
                                                          www.dianaporter.co.uk

 

These pieces was made from stainless steel and created by duo   

 Maja Rose and Tess Lloyd. 

 

Earrings with love hearts in a box

Created by Scottish jewellery designer Linda Macdonald.

 

These pieces above was designed by one of my favourite contemporary jewellery designers Vicki Ambery-Smith

 Shaun Leane

 

By Joseph Lamsin

I love the irregular shape of these earrings.

By  Nicola Bekki

These inscriptions on these items are quite quirky.

Wiggly range By Paul Finch

These pieces can be found on www.avantgardejewellery.co.uk

How to make your own jewellery: Beaded Rings

Another influential tutorial.

How to make you own jewellery:Bling ring

A crafty way to make your own ring.
This will be very influential to me when i'm creating my jewellery range.

CeCe loves ...

How to make Jewellery by Tatty Devine

A great book!

Features tips to create your own jewellery from all sorts, from tape measures to glasses.

Check it out, £12.99 from Tatty Devine.com

Made from a tape measure

Wow

A brogue shoenecklace 

This book has inspired me to create my own jewellery

Contemporary Jewellery inspired by Culture

 

 

I have to say I love these pieces.

They have a tribal feel to them.

On trend for S/S12, and very inspirational to me .

Pieces created by Eugenie Drakes and master beader Beauty Maswanganyi.

These images can be found on mimimagazine.com