brilliantly birmingham 2010 – catalogue and guide

One City: A World of Contemporary Jewellery

BrilliantlyBirmingham

One City: A World of Contemporary Jewellery


27th November 2010 to 9th January 2011

www.brilliantlybirmingham.com

Catalogue and GuideOne City: A World of Contemporary Jewellery


is grateful to its partners.

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Following a successful decade of activity, Brilliantly Birmingham returns for the 11th consecutive year to celebrate and showcase jewellery making and designer talent. This year’s festival continues to build on the rich heritage of the Jewellery Quarter, showcasing the long-established businesses in the area and also the young designer-makers that are the future of the industry.

Brilliantly Birmingham 2010 will focus on the journey taken by designer-makers, from initial ideas to final design. The festival will see a series of exhibitions, workshops and talks across a range of venues, including the Birmingham City University School of Jewellery and the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

WelcomeThis year’s event also sees the fifth annual FLUX, an exhibition of new and emerging designer-makers, at mac’s stunning newly built gallery space.

Birmingham City Council is proud to continue spearheading this project, which plays an integral part in raising the profile of the Jewellery Quarter and jewellery production across the region.

Brilliantly Birmingham would not be possible without the fantastic involvement from partners and sponsors and we are grateful to them for their continued support. The industry has a rich heritage and a very bright future, some of which can be seen across the festival.

Cllr Martin Mullaney Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Sport

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Over the last five years, Flux has become established as one of the most exciting exhibitions for new and emerging contemporary designer makers anywhere in the UK.

This year, the work of 30 designer makers will be exhibited at the stunning mac gallery in the heart of the city’s Cannon Hill Park. For the first time, this contemporary gallery space compliments the vibrant, challenging and diverse work on show from Flux exhibitors.

Designer makers were chosen by an expert selection panel and hail from across the UK and beyond, including Scotland, Taiwan and the United States. Flux emphasizes the strength of work being produced right here in the UK’s jewellery capital, as well as providing a platform for stunning work from national and international designer makers.

The breadth of materials, styles and techniques employed is astonishing. Flux is your chance to commission a new piece direct, pick up a beautifully unique Christmas gift, or even discover the next big designer maker.

Visitors are invited to come along and meet FLUX makers and hear them talk about their work. Meet the Maker Every Saturday 12.00pm - 6.00pm and Sunday 12.00pm - 4.00pm, in the FLUX gallery space. Visit our website in advance for further details www.brilliantlybirmingham.com

Flux takes place at:

macCannon Hill ParkBirmingham B12 9QH

FLUX

Opening times are:

Saturday 27 November 2010 - Sunday 9 January 2011 Tuesday - Saturday, noon - 8pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm, Closed Monday except for Holidays and entry is free.

See and buy from these designers at mac, Cannon Hill Park 27th November 2010 to 9th January 2011

A unique brandmark has been created to mark the event and celebrate FLUX in its 5th year. The design is Inspired by the theme of wood to signify a five-year Anniversary, whilst also echoing the commitment to the growth and nurture of new and emerging designers across the UK.

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Farrah Al-Dujaili

Farrah’s design methodology revolves around the act of drawing as an intuitive and subconscious process. Through a palette of feminine and masculine symbols, hybrid forms are created; not overtly floral, but organic and playful. Farrah applies drawing materials to the pieces, opening a dialogue betweendrawing and making.

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Leila Arzaghi

Inspired by family life, Leila Arzaghi’s work is centred on fleeting moments of time and nostalgic contemplation. She transforms memories from feelings to tactile and tangible objects, reminding the wearer and viewer of the beauty of the moment.

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Jemma Daniels

Jemma’s Reflections of Movement collection features colourful and elegant stones. These stones are allowed to move freely, creating playful reflections within each piece. This movement creates a level of interaction, as they react to the wearer’s every action.

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Suchanan Chinanuvathana

Suchanan is interested in linear form and structure. She uses a combination of curved lines to create three-dimensional forms with a textured wire technique. Her pieces are made from precious metals and hallmarked silver, and Suchanan aims to make each piece beautiful from all angles.

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FLUXSee and buy from these designers at mac, Cannon Hill Park 27th November 2010 to 9th January 2011

Gina Baldwin

Gina produces unique designs that draw from the anatomy of blackbirds. This form is manipulated to produce dramatic pieces. Combining the techniques of casting and taxidermy, Gina produces ornamental home-ware and wearable pieces.

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Amy Louise Barker

Memory and nostalgia are key to Amy’s work, rich with hidden context and meanings to be discovered by the wearer, exploring the relationship between the maker, the wearer and the object. Amy uses provocative smells in her jewellery to spark questions and conversation about theme and context.

[email protected]

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Louise Frances Evans

Louise makes jewellery, textile and installation pieces, frequently involving found objects and vintage clothing. She uses photographic images and scraps of documents to convey a social story. Louise delights in opportunities to explore people and places, finding inspiration in objects, stories, images, diaries, documents and memories.

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Dilyana Evtimova

Nature, with its endless variety, is a constant inspiration for Dilyana’s work. She combines precious materials to give her jewellery a fresh and modern look. The whiteness of silver is contrasted by the warmth of gold and highlighted with beautiful freshwater pearls.

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Deborah Forrest

Deborah’s work explores the concept of hidden marks. Working in silver, she intuitively applies materials to vitreous enamel on copper, set within her pieces, to convey ‘mark making’ to the viewer. The collection includes brooches which can be worn individually or interchangeably to form a two-part broochor necklace. Her work challenges traditional perceptions of enamelling.

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Fiona Hermse

Fiona is inspired by the inexplicable, fantastical meaning we attach to natural creatures evident in folklore, myth and superstition, particularly relating to winged creatures. She creates aesthetically delicate pieces with spool knitted and laser welded iron and stainless steel wire combined with textile elements. She has recently developed a stunning new collection of sterling silver fine jewellery.

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Alice Gow

Petaliform showcases Alice’s love for beautifully structured jewellery, inspired by the geometric patterns found in Islamic architecture and decorative tilework. In addition to her colourful silver and aluminium jewellery, Alice is now working in 18ct gold and silver, using precious stones to add light and colour.

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Mabel Hasell

Inspired by the colours and cuts of precious stones, Mabel’s current work highlights gems by presenting them in an unconventional and non-precious manner. This approach allows her to create unorthodox pieces that emphasise the vibrant gemstones. ’Floating Gems’ have elements of conventional settings with a contemporary twist, created through the process of lost wax casting. Made from pewter, silver and 18ct gold, each piece is unique.

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Heidi Hinder

Heidi Hinder’s work focuses on the theme of perception, and seeks to raise questions about the ever-present gap between seeing and knowing. Is it true that what you see is what you get? If you look more, will you necessarily see more? Sometimes, what is most significant is not always apparent at first glance.

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Yu-Ching Huang

Zips are used in Yu Ching’s work to show the “connection” between us, and to evoke symbiotic relationships. Hand dying techniques and stitching skills are used for creating wearable fantasy flowers.

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Ching-I Juan

Ching-I Juan is a contemporary silversmith and jeweller who is inspired by nature, texture and architecture. Her jewellery work is based on organic and natural themes, translating natural beauty into wearable objects. She has received awards from the Goldsmiths Company and The British Jewellers Association.

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Emma Lawson

Emma is interested in many different styles and techniques of jewellery making and this is reflected through her different ranges of work. The ‘GEO’ range is a contemporary and stylised collection of work based on geometric sculptural forms. ‘Bitter sweet’ is a modern collection of silver hearts and thorns. ‘Wings’ is a quirkier range of silver, anodised and reticulated aluminium pieces with designs such as Birdhouse pendants.

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Yu-Ping Lin

Yu-Ping’s work is inspired by the pleated and folding structures found on the bodies of animals. She utilizes architectural construction and paper-folding techniques to realise her ideas. In addition, fabric is used and coloured by original pattern and painting.

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De Anna Kiernan

De Anna’s collection focuses on subtle line and contour. Drawing upon the natural beauty of the body and evoking a sensual female elegance. Challenging the conventional ideals of adornment is key to achieving a truly minimalist aesthetic. Jewellery in this context is not about the addition of beauty, but a display of beauty that is about the individual.

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Yi Liu

Yi Liu’s pieces investigate notions of mourning and memorial jewellery. She creates souvenirs to remember a loved one and act as a reminder of the inevitability of death. Working predominately in plaster, Yi Liu communicates the fragility of our weak and transitory life.

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Hsiang-Ling Lu

Hsiang-Ling explores the definitions of ‘ordinary’ and ‘luxury’ at different levels of social status. She uses the ‘ordinary’ material of rice to describe opulence, and to explore the meaning of value and preciousness in different contexts.

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Toni Mayner

Toni makes visually striking pieces of jewellery, utilising contrasts created by materials, textures and colours. ‘Chain Reaction’ examines the use of repeat forms and material qualities. The Dear JAMES series are responses to letters received from members of JAMES who exhibit together annually.

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Nobuko Okumura

Nobuko’s work features connected small cubes. The idea behind this comes from a toy snake she used to own. With that feature she has created her Vertebrae Collection. Accompanying this, her Thread Collection is asymmetric fine jewellery that emerges from tangles of thread-like, circular configurations in silver.

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Fiona McAlear

Fiona’s jewellery is inspired by forgotten handcrafted textiles. Exploring the makers’ mark and characteristics of the handmade against mass-produced media, her jewellery encourages and promotes re-use. This current range considers the function of a tapestry frame, adapting the object into a wearable item for containing precious textiles.

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Aradia Nista

Through the use of precious metals, Japanese urushi lacquer and other ancient techniques like hand forging and carving, Aradia creates pieces that express a sense of life, timelessness and beauty. She uses precious metals to capture and “paint” impressionistic moments of the life of beautiful creatures like hummingbirds, bats and bumblebees. Inspired by elements hidden from view, her wish is to reconnect the observer with that ancient deep link with nature that has been lost in contemporary society.

[email protected]


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Kathryn Partington

Kathryn creates one-off wearable items of jewellery, made with the application of surface pattern & ornamentation. Works include a combination of natural and hand-dyed screen-printed silks, hand engraved slip cast bone china, and decorative applications of pattern to silver and metal.

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Natalie Salisbury

Combining textiles and metals to explore pattern, repetition and texture, Natalie’s accessories encompass rich floral aesthetics and old school glamour. Inspired by fashion and theatrical costume, she translates her references and research into interesting, delicate, yet strong statement pieces.

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Yuhan Ye

Yuhan’s work combines popular fashion elements and bold Pop Art colour. She organizes these elements as collage and stylised images of fashion and beauty. Yuhan creates her own images from these fashion elements. The colour range within the images brings the work together as a collection. She has also designed electronic circuits to extend her jewellery into the realms of light and sound.

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Miriam Rowe

Miriam’s interest in the rich history of European design inspires this collection. The images used in these pieces come directly from photos she has taken at museums and stately homes. The images are transferred onto a chemically modified plaster that is suitable for jewellery production, then set into metal “frames”.

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Li-Chu Wu

Multiple layered paper interests Li-Chu, with its subtle movement and tactile qualities. This fascination with the structure of organic forms and materials leads her to create one-off wearable pieces that combine the dualistic aspects in paper of fragility and strength.

[email protected]


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Natalie Smith

Natalie’s work explores the idea of growth, transformation and disintegration. Finding inspiration in surrealist science fiction, rich in atmosphere and imagery, Natalie creates pieces by combining permanent and temporary materials such as textiles and sugar. She likes the pieces to have a constantly changing structure and, once completed, to begin their transient lives.

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The journey of design


As part of this year’s Brilliantly Birmingham, designer-makers are being given the chance to showcase their work in a very different way.

Treasure Trail will see designer-makers’ work displayed in key locations across the city from Monday 22nd November. This is an opportunity for you to get involved with the festival and see a selection of contemporary jewellery in a number of exciting locations across Birmingham. You will also get the chance to win a piece of work if you are the first to visit all the locations and find the Brilliantly Birmingham maker!

Take a journey through the city at venues including Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, BCU School of Jewellery, RBSA Gallery, St Martin’s

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Church and Sara Preisler Gallery. There will also be work displayed at some of the city’s top stores like Harvey Nichols and Azendi at Pavilions, and mac, where this year’s FLUX, an exhibition of new and emerging designer makers, will be held.

The full list of venues will be uncovered through Foursquare on Monday 22nd November, where, if you follow Brilliantly Birmingham, you could be in with the chance of winning a fantastic prize. To find out more about Treasure Trail and the Foursquare launch, visit www.brilliantlybirmingham.com.

Discover some of the city’s hidden gems and see the contemporary talent that Brilliantly Birmingham is showcasing this year.

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Routes to Revolution: Women Mapping Birmingham23rd October 2010 – 6th March 2011

Routes to Revolution showcases the creative responses of a group of refugee and newly arrived women towards Birmingham’s industrial and craft based heritage. This project has resulted from a partnership between the craft development organisation, Craftspace and the Community Integration Partnership (CIP).

Working in collaboration with Birmingham jeweller Kathryn Partington and ceramicist Rosanna Martin, the women have undertaken an investigation of the city’s dynamic past and present, viewing it through the eyes of newcomers. Utilising craft techniques the women have made work in response to their environment, creating a sense of place for themselves.

Contact Details:The Community GalleryBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryChamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DHTel: 0121 303 1966Email: [email protected]: www.bmag.org.uk

Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday and Saturday: 10.00am – 5.00pmFriday: 10.30am – 5.00pmSunday: 12.30pm – 5.00pm

Admission Free

We are accessible to wheelchair users.Lift access via entrance on Great Charles Street

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Centrepiece Christmas Selling Exhibition11th November - 23rd December 2010

Symphony Hall, Birmingham will be brimming with handmade jewellery to treat yourself and others this Christmas, courtesy of ‘Centrepiece Jewellery’.

Centrepiece has been promoting and selling jewellery from a talented group of designer makers working in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter for over a decade, focussing on design and craftsmanship.

Centrepiece features diverse designs in materials such as Gold, Silver, Aluminium and Resin. With twelve showcases full of stunning jewellery, this is the perfect opportunity to buy some beautiful Christmas gifts.

Contact Details:Symphony Hall, Broad StreetBirmingham, B1 2EATel: 07985 126630Email: [email protected]: www.centrepiece-jewellery.co.uk

Opening Hours: 10.30am til late

Admission Free

We are accessible to wheelchair users.

Jewellery Quarter Jewellery Commissions: An exhibition of contemporary jewellery18th September 2010 - 5th February 2011 This stunning exhibition showcases newly commissioned pieces of jewellery by Birmingham designer makers. In celebration of the historic Jewellery Quarter, the jewellery is inspired by the area and draws on its buildings and architecture.

All three participating designer makers: Heidi Hinder, Anna Lorenz and Kathryn Partington reveal in their work the extraordinary skill and creativity that thrives in the Jewellery Quarter today.

The exhibition also gives insight into the processes involved in making the jewellery including preparatory works and photographs of the makers in their workshops.

Commissions funded by Be Birmingham

Contact Details:Museum of the Jewellery Quarter 75-80 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6HA Email: [email protected]: 0121 554 3598Web: www.bmag.org.uk

Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10.30am - 4.00pm Closed Sundays and Mondays except Bank Holidays Admission Free


The Sara Preisler Gallery presents:Turrets and Towers: Wearable Textiles by Louise Claire1st November - 24th December 2010

‘Turrets and Towers’ is a tale of Middle England in winter. Celebrating ten years in design, Louise Claire has evolved an exclusive collection of textile pieces looking at the fabled architecture of the region.

Specialising in creating highly detailed architectural drawings, embedded within fabric, the Hall Green artist has selected Perrot’s Folly (Tolkien’s tower), alongside Packwood House and other regional historic buildings to provide a backdrop for this architectural collection. In re-appropriating traditional wearable textiles, Louise has fused concepts of jewellery and clothing with traditional hangings and gifts to create this magical selling exhibition.

Contact Details:The Sara Preisler Gallery, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AATel: 0121 248 4445Email: [email protected]: www.sarapreisler.co.uk

Opening Hours: Wednesday - Friday: 12.00pm - 4.00pmSaturday: 11.00am - 5.00pm Admission Free



Design Space @ We Are Birmingham27th November 2010 – 9th January 2011 We Are Birmingham are very proud to present the work of Design Space.

Design Space is a Birmingham City Council scheme for newly qualified jewellery designer/makers based in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter. The scheme provides up to 20 graduates space to incubate their work before taking it to market. We Are Birmingham will provide an ongoing exhibition and sale space in the heart of the city centre. Their work is fresh, vibrant and reflects the latest trends in Birmingham’s contemporary jewellery industry.

Contact Details:We Are Birmingham, Unit 2, Kings Parade,Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LNTel: 07896 947 485Email: [email protected]: www.wearebham.com

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10.00am – 6.00pm Friday: 10.30am – 5.00pmSunday: 11.00am – 5.00pm

Admission Free


mac Marketplace: Contemporary Craft Fairs20th November 2010 & 21st November 2010 Then open on consecutive Sundays - 28th November, 5th December, 12th December & 19th December 2010

Making a timely return to mac, contemporary craft fairs feature a range of high–quality work from some of the region’s most exciting artist makers. With over 20 exhibitor stands each day, this is an exclusive opportunity to buy and commission the very best in unique crafts direct from the maker and find the perfect gift for any occasion. Craft Fairs are in the Gallery, Terrace Gallery, Arena Gallery and Entrance foyer on 20 and 21 Nov.And Terrace Gallery, Arena Gallery and Entrance foyer on remaining 4 dates.

Contact Details:macCannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QHTel: 0121 446 3232Email: [email protected]: www.macarts.co.uk

Opening Hours: 11.00am - 6.00pm Admission Free


Five for Silver, Six for Gold15th November 2010 – 7th January 2011

‘Five for Silver, Six for Gold’ is the RBSA Craft Gallery’s sparkling Christmas exhibition which places quality craftsmanship and design innovation at its heart. Striking and unusual craft, with a strong emphasis on contemporary gold and silver jewellery, will be on show alongside silverware and ceramics. Work from the country’s leading designer makers is exhibited alongside one another in this stunning, festive showcase.

Contact Details:RBSA Craft Gallery, 4 Brook StreetSt Paul’s, Birmingham, B3 1SATel: 0121 236 4353Email: [email protected]: www.rbsa.org.uk

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 10.30am - 5.30pmSaturday: 10.30am - 5.00pmSunday: 1.00pm - 5.00pm Closed Bank HolidaysFor our Christmas opening hours please see our website.

Admission Free


Obscura - School of Jewellery29th November - 17th December - We Are Birmingham. 6th - 8th December - BCU School of Jewellery. 6th - 13th December - All Fired Arts 32 young designers from Birmingham’s School of Jewellery invite you to explore OBSCURA - a distinctive, student run company formed to produce limited edition, handmade pieces of a curious nature.

In an exciting collaboration with Brilliantly Birmingham, the team will be showcasing their work at the event’s annual launch night, this year held at the mac on Thursday 25th November. Come along and discover something special.

Contact Details:We Are Birmingham, Unit 2, Kings Parade,Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LNBCU School of Jewellery, Vittoria Street, Birmingham, B1 3PAAll Fired Arts, 12 Poplar Road, Kings Heath B14 7ADEmail: [email protected]: www.obscurajewellery.co.uk

Opening Hours: We Are Birmingham Monday – Saturday: 10.00am – 6.00pm, Friday: 10.30am – 5.00pm, Sunday: 11.00am – 5.00pm. BCU School of Jewellery Monday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm, Saturday & Sunday: Closed. All Fired Arts - See website for details www.allfiredarts.co.uk

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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter: Workshops for SchoolsThe Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is running half-day sessions for schools on the following Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 30th November, 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th & 15th December 2010.

Seed, Pod & Bark: Be inspired by our exhibition Earth’s Riches: Jewellery from the Natural World and using found materials, create a piece of jewellery or decoration with a seasonal twist!

Each session will be accompanied by a visit to the perfectly preserved jewellery factory of Smith & Pepper, dating back to 1899.

Contact Details:Please contact the Education & Outreach Officer to secure your place.Tel: 0121 554 3598Email: [email protected]

Opening Hours: 10.00am – 12.30pm (approximately)

£2.50 per head, £3.50 per head for non-Birmingham schools


Come:Unity Arts: Hidden Gems27th November 2010 - 9th January 2011

Hidden Gems documents the learning experience of participants from across the European Union: France, Belgium, Romania, Holland, Latvia, Germany and Iceland who over five days worked with Birmingham based designer makers to create pieces of work in silver which said something about themselves.

Five Birmingham residents were also invited to share the creative experience. The result is Hidden Gems, an exhibition that will tour European cities connecting with inner city communities and networking with designer makers and craftspeople.

Contact Details:Birmingham Moor Street StationMoor Street Ringway, Birmingham, B4 7ULTel: 0121 678 8849Email: [email protected]: www.comeunityarts.org.uk

Opening Hours: 12.00pm - 7.00pm

Admission Free


Au & AgPreview 16th December 2010 By appointment: 13th - 22nd December 2010

Museum of Lost Heritage and TROVE, in association with Brilliantly Birmingham, present an exhibition in December 2010 of works by Vicky Cull and Justine Moss. Au & Ag consists of Cull looking at silver, a direct response to the site as TROVE was originally the world’s first silver plating factory, and in particular its ‘noble’ connotations with queens, armoury and medals. Moss works with gold, something she has been exploring since her visit to Russia earlier this year, Moss will make chandelier sculptures from gold jewellery.

Contact Details:Trove, Newhall Square, 144 Newhall StreetBirmingham, B3 1RZEmail: [email protected]: www.trove.org.uk

Opening Hours: Preview: 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Admission Free

Limited wheelchair access.

Award Winning Precious Platinum27th November 2010 – 9th January 2011

In celebration of winning the prestigious Platinum Guild International award for best platinum wedding and engagement ring design, James will be exclusively showcasing his very special Bow and Omega platinum collections. To mark the event, James is offering Brilliantly Birmingham customers 10% off any Platinum purchase between 27th November 2010 and 9th January 2011 with a Brilliantly Birmingham catalogue or leaflet.

Contact Details:James Newman Jewellery, 49 Vyse StreetJewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 6HFTel: 0121 245 1555Email: [email protected]: www.jamesnewman.co.uk

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10.00am - 4.30pm(Closed 24th December 2010 - 4th January 2011)

Admission Free

Limited wheelchair access.

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Brilliantly Birmingham Talks

Fifi BijouxBased in Glasgow, Fifi Bijoux designs collections of designer ethical jewellery. Luxury jewellery has a profound history of romance, intrigue and glamour. However, this often concealed a harsher reality of cruelty, corruption and abuse. Leading the way in fair traded, principled sourcing is brand Fifi Bijoux Luxury Ethical Jewellery. www.fifibijoux.com

Fairtrade FoundationThe independent non-profit organisation that licenses use of the FAIRTRADE Mark on products in the UK in accordance with internationally agreed Fairtrade standards. The Foundation is the UK member of Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO), which unites 21 labelling initiatives globally. www.fairtrade.org.uk

Sara PreislerA Birmingham based contemporary designer maker, gallerist and academic. Sara, working in precious metal and gemstones, views her work as essentially sculpture with a function. Her work revealing defined sculptural elements; carved identities each within their own right. www.sarapreisler.co.uk

Prof. Jack Cunningham An academic and contemporary studio jeweller whose particular interest is narrative jewellery. Cunningham’s research includes the significance and influence of environment on the creative individual and how these factors impact on the creative process. www.jackcunningham.co.uk

A session about making ethical choices that inform your practice and your buying decisions. How do we know that the jewellery we make or buy is sourced using ethical means?

It’s often easy for the busy money-conscious designer-maker and the sparkle-loving buyer to forget that their precious metal and gemstones may have been mined by vulnerable workers - or even children - using toxic chemicals in dangerous conditions.

In conversation with practitioners and professionals who make it their business to contemplate the journey of these raw materials - from mine to ring finger - you will be able to ask those questions that will help you on the road to ethical practice and purchase. Through our panel’s remarkable level of experience and expertise, you can gain a valuable insight into how others have made those ethical decisions.

Come along and learn the facts about ways of working and buying that don’t have a negative environmental and social impact.

Kate CarterKate Carter is the Life & Style editor for guardian.co.uk. She moved to the Guardian in 2007, after years working in television documentaries. She specialises in ethical fashion - a subject she is passionate about. She also writes the weekly Fashion Statement newsletter and tries not to take fashion too seriously. www.guardian.co.uk/profile/katecarter

Jewellery Ethics: Making and Buying

Thoughts and opinions on ethical jewellery matters – from sourcing and making to consuming. Join us in conversation with: Kate Carter, Fifi Bijoux, Fair Trade Foundation, Prof. Jack Cunningham and Sara Preisler.

Thursday 6th January 2011, 2.00pm – 4.00pm, mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH


Trend 1: Industry Trends

A session for designer makers – from product development to trend forecasts and how this can work for you. Join us at Weston Beamor to get some expertise and pointers from Naomi Newton-Sherlock, Kelly Hart and Ed Hole.

Friday 26th November 2010 10.30am – 12.00pmWeston Beamor Creative Suite, 3-8 Vyse Street, Birmingham B18 6LT. Refreshments Provided

If you want to keep up on the latest trends and future design forecasts then make Brilliantly Birmingham’s Trend Talks your destination this November.

Trend 1, a session about making decisions that influence your practice from design to retail.Naomi Newton-Sherlock, award winning designer with international expertise, and head of Design and New Product Development at Weston Beamor, will be presenting a session including development advice and industry facts aimed at new and emerging designer makers. Kelly Hart, designer at Weston Beamor and BCU School of Jewellery graduate will share her experiences in the industry and you will be also able to take advantage of a CAD demonstration from Ed Hole, Weston Beamor’s very own CAD expert.

We’ll reveal how we forecast design trends and introduce the new season styles; the major influences, key materials and product developments, along with a welcome from Patrick Fuller, Chairman of Weston Beamor and a factory tour!

Come along and find out more, from the inside, about design and product development from a company with over 60 years’ experience to share with you.

Trend 2: Jewellery as a Fashion Trend

The importance of jewellery to the fashion world and how it helps consumers create their own sense of style. Join us in conversation with an esteemed panel, to discuss the integral part played by established and upcoming jewellery designer-makers in the fashion market.

Friday 26th November 2010, 2.00pmmac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

Jewellery is a long-standing staple of the fashion wardrobe and this session looks at its position within the industry and the importance of new and innovative designs. Our esteemed panel will discuss how designers, buyers, stylists and fashion-savvy consumers are using jewellery beyond the catwalk.

Ana de Costa was nominated ‘Bright Young Gem’ in 2006 and winner of ‘Young Designer of the Year’ at the 2008 UK Jewellery Awards and ‘Coutts New Jeweller’ in 2009. www.ana-de-costa.com

Kate Donovan is Deputy Editor of established title Retail Jeweller, Kate focuses on trend predictions and the latest industry news. www.retail-jeweller.com

Dawn Williamson is a celebrity stylist, Dawn has worked with Hilary Alexander and Caryn Franklin, and written for magazines including ELLE and InStyle. www.dawnwstyle.co.uk

Caroline Shaw has over 20 years experience as a Senior Buyer for leading high street stores and resident Trend Predictor for Fine Silver Magazine. www.carolineshawcolours.com.

Join them and discover how Brilliantly Birmingham’s designers can inspire you to develop and nurture your own style.

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Dr Chris Upton’s Walks in the Quarter

1. Meet the Ancestors Saturday 4th December 2010 at 11.00amThe cemeteries of the Jewellery Quarter are among one of the most atmospheric places in the city. Take a break from the 21st Century and bury yourself in Old Birmingham. Along the way we’ll meet some of the city’s founding fathers, a couple of revolutionaries and the inventor of the light-bulb. And on the way we’ll learn how they dug the biggest hole in Birmingham.

Walk 1 begins at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street.

2. Manufacturing Big and Small Saturday 11th December 2010 at 2.00pmMore than two centuries after its creation, the Jewellery Quarter is still a place for manufacturing today. Today’s walk- on Open Studios Day - takes in two centuries of manufacture in the quarter. We will visit two jewellery studios to see what the jewellery designers of 2010 are up to.


3. The Body-snatchers, the Terrorist and a Pelican Saturday 18th December 2010 at 11.00amToday we’ll sneak just outside the Jewellery Quarter and take a trip down Hangman’s Lane. Here we will meet (arguably) Birmingham’s greatest architect and explore the factories, pubs and wildlife of Great Hampton Street.


4. Assaying, Electro-plating and Boating Thursday 6th January 2011 at 2.00pmToday’s walk begins at St Paul’s church, explores the city’s last Georgian square, and looks for a lost canal. We end up at the world-famous Assay Office in Newhall Street to hear about its long history of hall-marking, and to enjoy a well-earned cup of tea.

Walk 4 begins outside St Paul’s church in St Paul’s Square


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Contact Details: To book your place please contact Julie Sutton on 0121 303 2434 or email [email protected] as numbers are limited.

The Birmingham Assay Office: Do you know your Hallmarks?

Wednesday 5th January 2011, 9.30am – 12.30pm

This is a rare opportunity to learn about Hallmarking in the UK in the historic surrounds of The Birmingham Assay Office. The seminar will include an interactive and hands on Hallmarking session as well as providing an overview of the UK Jewellery Market and a summary of the current UK Hallmarking Act. You will learn the history of hallmarking, how to understand the hallmark and learn how items are tested and hallmarks are applied. Early booking is advised as places are limited to 10.

Cost normally £50 – Brilliantly BirminghamSpecial Offer – 50% discount Total Cost£25 per person (+ VAT)

Contact Details:The Birmingham Assay Office, PO Box 151, Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1SBTel: 0871 871 60 20Email: [email protected]: www.theassayoffice.co.uk

Creative ClinicsBrilliantly Birmingham is committed to supporting continuous business and professional development for designer makers.

In partnership with Business Link West Midlands and mac, Brilliantly Birmingham will host 2 days of Creative Clinics for regional designer makers. This provides designer makers with the opportunity to access invaluable business advice in relationship to their practice, industry and routes to market. The clinics are open to both designer makers participating in Brilliantly Birmingham and the Contemporary Craft Fairs at mac.

For more information contact Julie Sutton on 0121 303 2434 [email protected]

Brilliantly Birmingham Talks Booking details: To book your place on Jewellery Ethics, Trend 1 or Trend 2 please contact Julie Sutton on 0121 303 2434 or email [email protected]

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1. mac Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

2. Design Space Unit 1 Hylton Court, 25 Hylton street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6HJ

3. Katherine Campbell-Legg Unit 4, 23 – 24 Warstone Lane Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6JQ

4. Michelle White Unit 4, 23 – 24 Warstone Lane Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6JQ

5. James Newman Jewellery 49 Vyse Street, Birmingham, B18 6HF

6. Tom Branwell, Helen Lea, Charlotte Lowe, Ria Poynton, Victoria Stephanie. Unit 3 (above J+M Jewellers) 39 Warstone Lane, Hockley, B18 6JQ

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Further details and AcknowledgementsVisit www.brilliantlybirmingham.com for updates and further information

General EnquiriesBrilliantly BirminghamTel: 0121 303 2434Email: [email protected]

Design and Art Direction Empty CreativeTel: 0121 233 4323Email: [email protected]: www.emptycreative.com

Press Enquiries RewiredTel: 0121 236 2132Email: [email protected]: www.rewiredpr.com

Thanks to Simon Winnall Photography

Front Cover Jewellery designed by Li-Chu Wu

7. Isabella Hart and Andrea Korsgen and Bonnie Styles Studio 4, 23 – 24 Warstone Lane, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6JQ

8. Kate Smith Studio 6, 49 Vyse Street, Birmingham, B18 6HF

9. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter 75 – 79 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6HA

10. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH

11. Sara Preisler Gallery The Custard Factory Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham

12. Symphony Hall Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA

13. RBSA Gallery 4 Brook Street, St Paul’s, Birmingham, B3 1SA

14. We Are Birmingham Unit 2, Kings Parade, Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LN

15. Birmingham Moor Street Station Moor Street Ringway, Birmingham, B4 7UL

16. Trove, Newhall Square, 144 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1RZ

17. The Birmingham Assay Office PO Box 151, Newhall Street Birmingham B3 1SB

18. Pavilions 38 High Street, Birmingham, B4 7SL

19. BCU School of Jewellery Vittoria Street, Birmingham, B1 3PA

20. All Fired Arts, 12 Poplar Road, Kings Heath, B14 7AD 21. St Martin’s Church Birmingham, B5 5BB

22. Harvey Nichols The Mailbox, 31-32 Wharfside Street Birmingham, B1 1RE

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brilliantly birmingham 2010 – catalogue and guide

Documents

flux makers

emerging designermakers

jewellery quarter

international designer

young designermakers

contemporary gallery

guideone city

birmingham city council