2022 Exhibitors: New to Elements

Elements brings together the finest UK-based Jewellers and Silversmiths to Edinburgh. Each year we welcome a new cohort of exceptionally talented designer-makers.

We are thrilled to welcome thirteen new exhibitors to Elements this year, representing a vast range of skill and specialties.

Disocver all of this years exhibitors:

KARLIN ANDERSON

Karlin Anderson is a jewellery designer-maker with studios in both Shetland and The Goldsmiths’ Centre in London. Her work is deeply inspired by the stories of both the people she creates for, and the rugged landscape and rich, distinctive culture of Shetland—the islands she has always called home.

Una Ring: 18ct rose gold, alexandrite, smoky quartz, brown diamond and white opal.
Ella’s Opal & Emerald Ring: 18ct yellow gold, opal triplet, emerald and diamonds.

MEGAN BROWN

Megan Brown is a goldsmith, creating innovative designs using traditional jewellery and silversmithing techniques. Her practice is inspired by her great-great grandfather, Herbert Brown, who established a jewellers and textile mill over 180 years ago.

Woven Necklace: 9ct gold & silver.
Woven Hoops: 9ct gold & silver.

CAMERON & BREEN

Cameron & Breen specialise in contemporary jewellery which proudly displays the beautiful marks of traditional handmade design. Created by Martin Cameron and Laura Breen, their work is a contemporary exploration into ancient design, achieved by hand forging, wax carving and engraving, often using tools they have made by hand. They create an unapologetic raw aesthetic heavily inspired by early Celtic mark-marking and stone carvings found throughout the rugged Irish landscape.

Shield: recycled 9ct yellow gold & rock crystal.
Hoard: recycled 9ct yellow gold, rock crystal & tourmaline.

PINAR KAYA DE BIASIO

Pinar Kaya De Biasio designs and makes handmade contemporary jewellery from her studio in central London. She has a passion for metal work and simple geometric forms, with pieces characterised by clean lines and unique textures.

Luna di Positano Earrings: sterling silver.
Femme Fatale Choker: gold vermeil.

SIAN EVANS

Sian Evans has worked for a jewellery for over three decades, encompassing many niches of the world of jewellery, from catwalk jewellery to fine jewellery, collaborations with artists and designers and bespoke work for clients. After many years spent as an academic at Central Saint Martins, her research interests reflect a lifelong passion for archaeology, geology, the environment, technology and process, reflected in her jewellery.

Cheops Ring: carved Scottish Tay agate & recycled 18ct gold.
Ashurbanipal Ring: carved Scottish jasper & recycled 18ct gold.

EMMA FARQUHARSON

Emma Farquharson’s playful, sculptural, minimalist designs explore the rhythmic patterns found in nature such as reflections and shadows on water. Geometric shapes in silver with gold accents repeat and morph suggesting movement. Angular gems are held in statement rings, exposing their individual qualities.

Arrow Earrings: 18ct gold, sapphires & diamonds.
Brutalist Rings: silver, 18ct gold, aquamarine & dravite tourmaline.

LACONIC

Laconic: to express using few or little words. Crafted in small batches, Laconic is designed and made using traditional goldsmithing techniques by Lindsay Forbes. Designs are influenced by Lindsay’s Scottish heritage and the symbolism, myths and storytelling Scotland is famed for.

Fracture Half Hoop Earrings: recycled silver.
Fracture Necklace: recycled silver.

SASKIA GAVIN

Saskia Gavin finds inspiration in her environment, both natural and man-made. She is attracted to form and texture, and to the rhythms of repeating elements. These are the building blocks of her work, which is sculpture on a wearable scale.

Crags Brooch: sterling silver, oxidised silver and gold-plated silver.
Shared Stud Earring I: sterling silver, gold-plated silver and oxidised silver.

ANNABEL HOOD

Annabel Hood creates contemporary, simple pieces of silverware that are functional for every day use in the home. her research-led work uses surface decoration, hand engraving, chasing and etching to creating conversations about important issues, such as climate change. Annabel’s recent work uses traditional decorative techniques to reflect the issues surrounding melting glaciers.

Rock Face Beaker: sterling silver.
Glacial Flow Sugar Pot: sterling silver.

IMAGINARIUM ATELIER

Imaginarium Atelier comes from the minds of Sylvaine Frouin and Marek Machlowski. Imaginarium Atelier is the mysterious and theatrical world they have created to make their dream jewellery come to life. Fusing the world of traditional goldsmithing and art jewellery, Sylvaine and Marek create timeless, one-of-a-kind sculptural pieces using gold, platinum and silver, set with diamonds and colourful, one-of-a-kind gemstones.

Venice Mask Ring: 18ct yellow gold and diamonds.
Papillon de Nuit Necklace: sterling silver, 18ct yellow gold and diamonds.

SCOTT SMITH

Scott Smith’s work explores the importance of meditative craft through the processes of carving, raising and casting. Smith uses materials such as precious metals and reclaimed wood alongside a variety of repetitive and meditative practises, traditionally favoured by ancient Scottish craftspeople, to interrogate early Pictish carvings.

Wood Chip Pinch Pots and Spoon: cast silver, cast bronze and eco-silver.
Wood Chip Serving Spoon: cast silver and eco-silver.

BARBARA SPENCE

Barbara Spence uses traditional techniques to create elegant, contemporary pieces with subtle reference to mid-century shapes and form. Her influences are varied but geometry, colour and contrast play an important part in her creative process—square juxtaposed with circles, gold with silver, burnished against matte, harmonising and clashing colours.

Rounded Square Bangles: sterling silver, 18ct gold and 14ct gold.
Square Rings: silver, sapphire, 18ct gold and Perspex.

KELDA YOUNG

Kelda Young creates contemporary jewellery and objects using recycled precious metals—each piece is unique due to the nature of the handcrafted process. Kelda looks to her own fragmented memories for inspiration, abstracting forms and elements to create compositions. Her work celebrates the contrast and harmonies found between nature and the man-made world.

Muted Lines Ring: recycled silver.
Components Brooch: recycled silver and 14ct gold.