The Jewellery Quarter uncovered…this Saturday
One of the best things about Brilliantly Birmingham is seeing the emergence of talented designer makers, most of whom trained in Birmingham, and many of whom go on to live and work in the Jewellery Quarter, too.
Open Studios celebrates a tradition of jewellery making that stretches back more than 250 years and that’s still thriving in the quarter today.
Brilliantly Birmingham isn’t just a celebration of the city’s jewellery heritage; everything that you see exhibited is for sale, too.
Open Studios are a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with a range of fantastic designer makers, see how intricate their practice really is, and watch as beautiful new pieces are created in front of you. You can even commission a new piece directly with a designer maker. It doesn’t get much better than that.
This year’s open studio participants are some of Birmingham’s most talented designer makers. James Newman opened his first jewellery shop on Vyse Street last year after ten years making hugely popular precious metal pieces that gained him a national reputation. Visit www.jamesnewman.co.uk for more information.
Sara Preisler has her own shop in Birmingham’s other creative district, The Custard Factory, where she also makes her own jewellery. Her illustrious clients include the Royal Shakespeare Company and you’ll also find the work of an ever changing roster of talented designer makers in her shop, too. See for yourself at www.sarapreisler.co.uk
Design Space is a place for newly graduated designer makers to get their first foot on the designer maker ladder, helping with funding for studio space in the heart of the jewellery quarter. You’re bound to see a whole range of young, vibrant makers at this stop. Here’s Sarah Collins hard at work…
Also opening their studio doors are established designer maker Katherine Campbell Legg, who’s part of the renowned Centrepiece collective, and the beautiful metalwork of Bonnie Styles, who’s exhibited in Milan, no less. www.bonniestylesjewellery.co.uk
You’ve got two weeks to go until Christmas – this is a perfect opportunity to pick up a unique, original, beautiful present for someone you care about.
All of the opening times and locations are in our Brilliantly Birmingham catalogue – download it for free from our Downloads section on the website home page.
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Comment by My Jewellery Quarter — December 12, 2008 @ 7:23 am
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