Makers' Stories

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The magic of muesli: Qiang Li’s quirky jewellery questions eastern and western breakfasts

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The positive feelings conjured up by food are not unlike those experienced when enjoying a piece of jewellery. Chinese-born designer Qiang Li's latest fine jewellery collection, Muesli, is a love letter to breakfast, the maker’s favourite meal of the day.

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The positive feelings conjured up by food are not unlike those experienced when enjoying a piece of jewellery. Chinese-born designer Qiang Li's latest fine jewellery collection, Muesli, is a love letter to breakfast, the maker’s favourite meal of the day.

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Reshaping single-use plastic waste into elegant jewellery: Deborah Beck’s Plasticity collection

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Plasticity is the title of the latest jewellery collection by Yorkshire-based jewellery designer, Deborah Beck, a condition described as the “the quality of being shaped or moulded”.

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Plasticity is the title of the latest jewellery collection by Yorkshire-based jewellery designer, Deborah Beck, a condition described as the “the quality of being shaped or moulded”.

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Unearthing Heidi Hockenjos’ new timeless jewellery collection

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Stroud-based jewellery designer, Heidi Hockenjos creates her first independent jewellery collection, Unearthed, showcasing pieces that are luxurious yet understated.

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Unearthing Heidi Hockenjos’ new timeless jewellery collection

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Stroud-based jewellery designer, Heidi Hockenjos creates her first independent jewellery collection, Unearthed, showcasing pieces that are luxurious yet understated.

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Jewellery designer Georgie Orme-Brown makes tracks with her new collection, The Way

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Whilst exploring the arid Australian landscape, British jewellery designer Georgie Orme-Brown snapped a photograph of some lizard tracks delicately etched in the desert sand.

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Whilst exploring the arid Australian landscape, British jewellery designer Georgie Orme-Brown snapped a photograph of some lizard tracks delicately etched in the desert sand.

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Silversmith Alice Fry: capturing the chaotic beauty of rock formations

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An avid metal detectorist as a child, Alice Fry has always possessed a unique appreciation for the rugged, atypical beauty of rocks channelled into her signature jewellery and silver homeware.

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An avid metal detectorist as a child, Alice Fry has always possessed a unique appreciation for the rugged, atypical beauty of rocks channelled into her signature jewellery and silver homeware.

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