I am a mechanical engineer retrained as a jewellery designer living in the UK. I recently graduated with a Masters of Fine Art in Jewellery Design from Edinburgh College of Art. Currently, I continue developing my practice as a designer/maker in parallel with teaching metalwork and digital design at Nottingham Trent University.
education
2014-2016 MFA (distinction) in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh (UK)
2012-2014 HND in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Cardonald College, Glasgow (UK)
2011-2012 NQ in Applied Arts, Cardonald College, Glasgow (UK)
2002-2003 MSc in Materials Technology, Napier University, Edinburgh (UK)
1992-1999 BEng Honours (First Class) in Industrial Engineering, specialising in Mechanical
Engineering, University of Malaga, Malaga (Spain)
awards & funding
2017 Finalist of Enjoia't 2017 - Contemporary Jewellery Award
2017 Nominated for Arts & Crafts Design Award
2017 FORM Certificate of Excellence, Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk e. V. ( German Arts and Crafts Association)
2017 Craft Council Hothouse Makers Award
2014 West Dean College Short Course Creative Bursary, ‘Creative & experimental surfaces in enamel’ with Elizabeth Turrell
2014 Glasgow Educational and Marshall Trust (GEMT) Grant Award
2014 H.S. Walsh & Sons Award of Excellence
2014 The Scottish Goldsmiths’ Trust Precious Metal Bursary
2014 Recommended for Outstanding Scottish Student of the Year Award from the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths
exhibitions
2018 Schmuck 2018 - FRAME, Munich (Germany)
2018 Collect, London (UK)
2018 Qade art fair, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
2018 CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (Netherlands)
2017 'Sieraden: de beste jonge internationale sieraadontwerpers, geselecteerd door Marzee', Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
2017 Marzee for Starters, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
2017 Beijing International Art Jewellery Exhibition. Beijing (China)
2017 Enjoia't 2017 - Contemporary Jewellery Award Exhibition, Disseny Hub, Barcelona (Spain)
2017 Lustre, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (UK)
2017 FORM 2017 / Form from Craft and Industry, Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk e. V. ( German Arts and Crafts Association), Frankfurt (Germany)
2017 Tendence Talents, Frankfurt (Germany)
2016 Lustre, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (UK)
2016 Elements, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh (UK)
2016 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester (UK)
2016 Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (UK)
2016 Marzee International Graduate Show, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
2016 New Designers, London (UK)
2016 Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh (UK
2015 Elements, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh (UK)
2014 Handmade by Machines, The Lighthouse, Glasgow (UK)
2014 Perspectives in Gold, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow (UK)
stockists/work in private collections
Manchester Metropolitan University - Special Collections, Manchester (UK)
Marzee for Starters gallery, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
publications
Book: New Brooches: 400+ Contemporary Jewellery Designs. Nicolas Estrada. Promopress: Spain, 2018
professional experience
2016-Present Lecturer, Decorative Arts, College of Art Architecture Design and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham (UK)
2011-2016 Project Engineer (part-time), Component Testing Dept, Doosan Babcock Ltd., Renfrew (UK)
2008-2011 Project Engineer, Component Testing Dept, Doosan Babcock Ltd., Renfrew (UK)
2005-2008 Project Engineer, Plant Integrity Dept, Doosan Babcock Ltd., Renfrew (UK)
2002-2005 Design Engineer, I.D.E.A.S. Ltd., Glasgow (UK)
2000-2002 Sales Engineer of Industrial Climatisation Systems, Panasonic Spain, Madrid (Spain)
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