{"title":"2026 Grads","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt FORGE, we are committed to championing the next generation of jewellery and silversmithing talent through our Forging Futures programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2026, the programme entered a new chapter with the launch of the FORGE Graduate Awards, a prestigious, fully supported opportunity recognising graduates whose work demonstrates innovation, distinctive design, technical excellence and exceptional creative potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe programme combines exhibition opportunities with practical training, industry networking and professional exposure. Award recipients receive support in areas including pricing, range planning and selling their work, alongside opportunities to connect with leading suppliers, organisations, consultants and specialists at our Meet the Experts Link-Up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecipients of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFORGE’s principal graduate award, The FORGING Futures Award, are listed below. They have been offered complimentary exhibition space in our street-level showroom as part of the Forging Futures showcase and are eligible for additional awards presented by industry experts and organisations at the Private View, including the London Assay Office, Gem-A and The Society of British Jewellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this programme, FORGE supports emerging makers as they take their first steps into professional practice and begin forging their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eShowcase Open:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMonday 3rd August - Wednesday 19th August\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVisit: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMonday - Friday, 10am - 6pm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Maker Private View:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThursday 6th August, 6pm–8pm.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSubscribe to our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theforgespace.us17.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=ff5c546eccedf56f433616fcd\u0026amp;id=6af248a351\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eNewsletter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to receive your invitation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shane-yan-shi-designer-profile","title":"Yan Shi","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShane is a London-based contemporary jewellery artist currently pursuing an MA in Jewellery \u0026amp; Metal at the Royal College of Art. Trained as a jewellery appraiser, evaluator, and jade carving artist, his practice bridges refined craftsmanship and conceptual inquiry. His work has been exhibited internationally in Beijing, Los Angeles, London, Europe, etc., and featured in publications including Youth Vision, China Daily, Sina News, and The Art Insider. In 2026, he received an Award from the Goldsmiths’ Craft \u0026amp; Design Council, recognising excellence in craftsmanship within the UK jewellery industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent exhibitions include No Longer, Not Yet at the Barbican Centre Conservatory, the AUTOR 2026 at the National Museum of Romanian History, The Invisible Made Visible by Blackdot Gallery during London Craft Week, the Slovenia Jewellery Week 2026, and FORGE Third Anniversary Exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@shaneisfullname\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWebsite: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/9981811.cargo.site\/\" class=\"notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-token-index=\"0\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id-1954250264\"\u003ehttps:\/\/9981811.cargo.site\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56540034630009,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste3_7c00ba26-d371-47e1-b7c7-20bac586c955.jpg?v=1784047554"},{"product_id":"yuze-pan-designer-profile","title":"Yuze Pan","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYuze Pan is a jewellery and metal artist currently studying MA Jewellery \u0026amp; Metal at the Royal College of Art, after graduating from the Metal Craft and Jewellery Studio at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis practice explores coexistence, boundaries and shifting perspectives through metal, colour and structure. Working with anodised aluminium and jewellery techniques such as riveting, cold connections and claw setting, Pan creates wearable objects that change visually as the viewer moves around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis current project, Polyphony, considers how different voices can share the same space while remaining distinct. 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Having learnt lacquer techniques from Japanese urushi experts, she uses natural lacquer and aluminium as her primary materials, combining traditional lacquer art with contemporary metalworking methods to create both expressive and functional pieces. Her practice challenges the notion that tradition is obsolete, demonstrating that traditional aesthetics and techniques still hold new potential for exploration, application and form.   Wang’s work has been recognised internationally: her metalwork piece \u003cspan data-token-index=\"1\"\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/span\u003e was selected for the 2024 Itami International Craft Exhibition in Japan, and she was shortlisted for the 2026 Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers Awards in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@sunnywang_1013\u003c!-- notionvc: 1521c69f-ff7d-48f9-b912-6c5c68a2b84e --\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.juditpatkos-jewellery.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id--1022299681\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63971026370937,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste6_1d91a7d8-b22b-4beb-ab8a-5ca8cb699621.jpg?v=1784036226"},{"product_id":"annette-wai-designer-profile","title":"Sau Lam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnnette Wai is a jewellery designer and artist whose work blends narrative depth with contemporary form. 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Through jewellery, she investigates the intimate relationships between people, materials and the body, transforming subtle sensations and everyday interactions into physical forms. Drawing inspiration from comforting rituals, discarded materials and unconscious bodily gestures, her work invites viewers to reconsider how objects can carry emotional meaning and make invisible experiences tangible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@chan_jewellery\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63973158945145,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste2_da9c5e06-69c9-42aa-baef-0c8a2b388ecd.jpg?v=1784036681"},{"product_id":"finlay-grant-design-designer-profile","title":"Finlay Grant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFinlay Grant is a Scottish designer-maker whose practice spans silversmithing, engraving, enamelling and resin work. Rooted in drawing, his work combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design, employing clean lines, repeating patterns and bold colour contrasts to create a distinctive visual language. His use of negative space produces striking optical effects, adding movement and depth to his pieces. A First-Class Metal Design graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone, Finlay further developed his practice during a two-year residency at Bishopsland Educational Trust, where he learnt from leading silversmiths and jewellers, building a rigorous foundation in craftsmanship, precision and material sensitivity. 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Inspired by tools, fixings and metalwork, as well as a personal family history of inherited toolboxes, she transforms familiar functional forms into jewellery. Blending traditional silversmithing techniques with modern technologies, Friday elevates these often-overlooked objects, challenging conventional notions of jewellery while encouraging viewers to pick up tools and get creative. 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Working across lampworking, glassblowing and copper metalwork, she creates sculptural wearable pieces that explore the relationship between fragility and strength. Rooted in experimentation and a hands-on approach to making, her practice uses material processes to develop ideas, combining traditional craft techniques with contemporary approaches. Inspired by fashion, architecture, Brutalism and everyday observations, Jessica uses contrasting materials, bold forms and colour to shape narrative while encouraging engagement between the object, wearer and viewer. She was awarded an Association of Contemporary Jewellery College Prize for her graduate collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@bald.zy\u003c!-- notionvc: eec38d37-418d-4672-8ebd-2e80c7b28d35 --\u003e\u003c!-- notionvc: 1521c69f-ff7d-48f9-b912-6c5c68a2b84e --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWebsite: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejessicatheobaldglass.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63973264327033,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste3_cead90da-aff0-4500-be27-53d7dee307ed.jpg?v=1784038361"},{"product_id":"jewellery-by-wu-designer-profile","title":"Cindy Wu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCindy (Xinyi) Wu is a Chinese-born, London-based jewellery designer whose practice treats jewellery as wearable sculpture in dialogue with the body, emotion and narrative. A graduate of Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art, with an earlier background in visual arts in the US, she combines traditional craftsmanship with experimental making to challenge conventional ideas of adornment. Her work explores the relationship between material, form and bodily experience, creating pieces that are sculptural, tactile and conceptually driven. 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Having travelled extensively before returning to study jewellery at Carmarthen School of Art, she challenges traditional notions of what jewellery should be by elevating found objects and immortalising items often viewed as disposable, transforming them into personal treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining traditional jewellery-making techniques with needlework and experimental processes, her work contrasts the handmade with the manufactured, giving overlooked objects renewed emotional significance. Rooted in childhood memories and nostalgia, Layla's practice reimagines what has been left behind, creating jewellery that expresses ideas of community, identity and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@eye_makestuff\u003c!-- notionvc: eec38d37-418d-4672-8ebd-2e80c7b28d35 --\u003e\u003c!-- notionvc: 1521c69f-ff7d-48f9-b912-6c5c68a2b84e --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWebsite: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/layla-balfour\/home?authuser=0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esites.google.com\/view\/layla-balfour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974012584313,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste2_3241e0b8-fa7b-4b5d-af89-d464a1dc4bb3.jpg?v=1784039892"},{"product_id":"liatris-yaxuan-bian-designer-profile","title":"Liatris Yaxuan Bian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLiatris Yaxuan Bian is a contemporary jewellery artist whose practice transforms emotional narratives, personal memories and sensory experiences into wearable forms. Drawing inspiration from natural environments and psychological landscapes, she communicates ideas through material behaviour, movement and structure. Her visual language is characterised by geometric, circular and curved forms, using repetition, layering and fluid structures to create soft yet emotionally charged compositions. Working across enamelling, metal folding and brushed metal techniques, Liatris explores themes of drifting, concealment, fragility and transformation, creating jewellery that balances sculptural form with narrative atmosphere and emotional resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@liatris_b_design\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/layla-balfour\/home?authuser=0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974023004537,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste4_c829809f-8ecb-4f8b-86ed-247da94b2d36.jpg?v=1784040181"},{"product_id":"mary-chris-designer-profile","title":"Mary Chris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMary Chris is a storyteller who works across jewellery, illustration, and writing. Inspired by fantasy and worldbuilding, she invites audiences into another cosmos, where the tension between beauty and cost is made tangible. Here, creation is never neutral and every act of making draws something from the artist in return. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough maps, hidden mechanisms and playful moments of discovery, her work invites viewers to uncover stories for themselves, with pieces that open, move and can be rearranged by the wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderlying Mary's practice is the question: What is the cost of the things we make? Rather than offering answers, she invites audiences to imagine their own narratives and question the value of what we create. She holds an MA in Jewellery \u0026amp; Metal from the Royal College of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@marychrisjewellery\u003c!-- notionvc: eec38d37-418d-4672-8ebd-2e80c7b28d35 --\u003e\u003c!-- notionvc: 1521c69f-ff7d-48f9-b912-6c5c68a2b84e --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWebsite: \u003ca href=\"www.marychris.co.uk%20\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id--615565859\"\u003emarychris.co.uk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974135267705,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste3_9b17285d-4dee-4537-8406-55b060bb6681.jpg?v=1784043220"},{"product_id":"mingyang-sun-designer-profile","title":"Mingyang Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMingyang Sun is a jewellery designer exploring how a single structural idea can evolve into a lasting design language. Rather than continually pursuing new concepts, she develops one idea through experimentation, making and material exploration. Her current work centres on the coil as a fundamental structural element, drawing inspiration from architecture, spatial systems and Optical Art. By varying density, spacing and form, she creates rhythm, movement and shifting spatial relationships on the body, transforming an industrial structure into contemporary jewellery. Mingyang sees each collection as part of an ongoing evolution, continually refining and expanding her visual language through new materials and scales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@mingyang_sun21\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974192742777,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste2_d411903e-7f14-4ab9-bd34-b2a6bd016c3a.jpg?v=1784043620"},{"product_id":"misha-mclean-designer-profile","title":"Misha McLean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMisha McLean is a Glasgow-based jeweller whose practice explores adornment as a powerful form of self-expression. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and former exchange student at Pratt Institute, she is currently Artist in Residence at the Glasgow School of Art. With a background in hairdressing and session styling, Misha brings a unique perspective to the relationship between jewellery, identity and the body. Her work has received widespread recognition, including the Goldsmiths' Company Recognition Award for Jewellery at Shine 2025, Hammond PR's Bright New Gems – One to Watch, and exhibitions at Munich Jewellery Week, New York Jewellery Week and Galerie Marzee's International Degree Show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@mishamclean\u003c!-- notionvc: eec38d37-418d-4672-8ebd-2e80c7b28d35 --\u003e\u003c!-- notionvc: 1521c69f-ff7d-48f9-b912-6c5c68a2b84e --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWebsite: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mishamclean.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id--1727544199\"\u003emishamclean.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"www.marychris.co.uk%20\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id--615565859\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974204768633,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste2_535b2e6c-19ab-4bf5-b857-2228aa6fb504.jpg?v=1784044066"},{"product_id":"pecorelli-design-designer-profile","title":"Rosina Payan Pecorelli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRosina is the maker and metal artist behind Pecorelli Design, creating sculptural jewellery and wearable objects inspired by architecture, movement and transformation. Drawing on the repeating forms, geometry and shadows of the built environment, particularly Modernist and Brutalist architecture, she reimagines architectural details through silver, gold, resin and steel. Her work explores the relationship between structure and decay, finding beauty in buildings reclaimed by nature and reflecting on change through material. A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and current resident at Bishopsland Educational Trust, Rosina continues to develop her material-led practice, combining technical craftsmanship with a sculptural approach to contemporary jewellery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: @\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epecorelli_design_\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974218367353,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste2_6ef988dd-cda8-4cf2-8850-195236c0da66.jpg?v=1784044443"},{"product_id":"seren-cheng-designer-profile","title":"Seren Cheng","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSeren Cheng is a London-based jewellery artist currently studying Jewellery \u0026amp; Metal at the Royal College of Art, having graduated from London College of Fashion. Her practice explores the traces of time embedded in materials and how crafted objects can reshape perception and experience. Inspired by ordinary industrial components, she employs a minimalist visual language to investigate subtle psychological tensions within contemporary society. Working across metal, wood and stone, Seren develops each piece through a material-responsive process guided by observation and experimentation. She values careful handcraft and believes jewellery can create meaningful encounters with materials, encouraging people to perceive the physical world in new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@seren_cheng_\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974240092537,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste2_29fa18c2-8b27-41db-aac7-cf1adc7c75f6.jpg?v=1784044797"},{"product_id":"v-gemayun-designer-profile","title":"Veronika Dika","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVeronika is the jewellery designer and maker behind V.Gemayun, creating jewellery that explores the intersections of psychology, belief and symbolism. Working across traditional bench craft, goldsmithing, stone setting and CAD, she combines technical precision with conceptual enquiry. Inspired by Slavic folklore and placebo science, her work investigates talismans, sigils and the human tendency to invest objects with meaning. Her Sigillum collection transforms personal affirmations into wearable symbols, exploring jewellery as a vessel for memory, belief and emotional connection. Working primarily in recycled sterling silver and gold leaf, Veronika creates jewellery designed not only to be worn, but to be believed in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@v.gemayun\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974258016633,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste7_8ce30051-d8f3-4e94-986e-2dec764f8ce1.jpg?v=1784045577"},{"product_id":"yier-lu-designer-profile","title":"Yier Lu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYier Lu is an early-career silversmith and jeweller from south-west China, currently undertaking a residency at Bishopsland Educational Trust following her graduation from the Royal College of Art. Combining traditional Chinese filigree with architectural thinking, her practice explores structure, narrative and meticulous hand-making. Inspired by the woven bamboo craftsmanship of her childhood, she translates the language of basket weaving into contemporary jewellery, balancing fragility with strength through repetition, precision and material control. Rooted in heritage craft, Yier seeks to expand the language of filigree while preserving its cultural significance. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including Munich Jewellery Week, London Craft Week and the Israel Biennale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e@yier_612_lu\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicatheobaldglass.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Mansell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63974266962297,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/8952\/5680\/files\/Combined_Webiste4_67351243-c979-4e57-b99f-ce1dad22296b.jpg?v=1784045878"},{"product_id":"yimeng-liu-designer-profile","title":"Yimeng Liu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYimeng Liu (Jade) is a Chinese jewellery artist graduating from the Royal College of Art. Working across contemporary jewellery and wearable objects, her practice explores the relationship between body, land, memory and belonging. Materiality lies at the centre of her practice. Through experimentation with materials, traditional craft processes and cultural research, she investigates how making itself can generate meaning. Her work reflects on the ways materials carry memory, connect personal experience with broader cultural histories, and shape our understanding of place, identity and time. 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Based in Scotland, she creates fine sculptural pieces that explore ornate abstract curvature and implied motion through precision forging, using leading lines and variations in line weight to create a dynamic sense of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work has been exhibited widely, including at the Royal Scottish Academy through Visual Arts Scotland in \u003cem\u003eThe Thread That Pulls\u003c\/em\u003e, Hereford Cathedral's \u003cem\u003eReinterpret\u003c\/em\u003e, C\u003cem\u003eats Creep Open House\u003c\/em\u003e in Brighton, the \u003cem\u003e150mm Challenge\u003c\/em\u003e in Stroud, and \u003cem\u003eRevealing Process\u003c\/em\u003e as part of the Ferrous Festival in Hereford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also presented her six-foot garden sculpture, \u003cem\u003eArachne\u003c\/em\u003e, developed with mentor and blacksmith Adam Greenwell, at the \u003cem\u003eInspired\u003c\/em\u003e exhibition in Stroud's Walled Garden as part of the Earth Fire Iron display. 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His interdisciplinary practice explores the relationship between material culture, manufacturing technologies and historical contexts, viewing design as both a cultural language and speculative medium. Working with transparent enamel, copper foil and silver, Zhao investigates material behaviour through carefully controlled firing processes, reducing objects to their essential qualities of scale, shape and structure. 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