DECIMUS

DECIMUS  - Salon Privé Hosted by The Goldsmiths’ Centre

Held in the beautiful Exhibition Rooms, DECIMUS are staging an invitation only Salon Privé on 16th and 17th November 2017 at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in Clerkenwell, London.

The event is a perfect opportunity for clients to enjoy the Goldsmiths’ Centre, meet a talented group of designers and try on their jewellery in the lead up to Christmas.  All artists will be available to discuss their work, design techniques and background stories.

DECIMUS is a collective of 10 award-winning designers, selected for their individuality, unique design and the high quality of their work.  Having previously exhibited at Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, New York and Paris Fashion Weeks, IJL and JCK Las Vegas and won multiple awards - this group represent some of the most promising emerging jewellery talent in the industry today.

“DECIMUS are honoured to be staging their first group event at the Goldsmiths’ Centre.  The Goldsmiths’ Centre is the perfect setting to show our work and we hope that this is the start of a long-term partnership for all involved.”

DECIMUS comprises: Flora Bhattachary, Max Danger, Alma Grønli Geller, Lucie Gledhill, Kyosun Jung, Vicky Lew, Shivani Patel, Melissa Rigby, Ana Thompson, Samuel Waterhouse.  

The Artists

Flora Bhattachary 
Flora Bhattachary creates fine jewellery inspired by her family’s links with India.  Specialising in elegant sculptural designs and vibrant carved gems in rich colour combinations.  Each design is hand crafted and carved in the UK.  Flora has a BA from UCA Rochester and previously worked with a number of British jewellery brands and as Director of the renowned Electrum Gallery.  She established her label in 2014 after completing an MA in Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins and has won Goldsmiths Craft and Design Awards amongst other awards.

Max Danger 
After training as a fine jeweller in his native city of Copenhagen, Max Danger attended the Royal College of Art in London. He uses his illustrations as a spring board for his designs, translating narratives into unique jewels, which he creatures miniature wax models of first. His debut collection, which won him both a bursary from the Goldsmiths’ Fair as well as other esteemed design prizes, was inspired by his research into bees and urban beekeeping.

Alma Sophia Grønli Geller
Alma Sophia Grønli Geller is a Norwegian jeweller, based in London. She achieved a Journeyman's certificate with distinction in Goldsmithing, from Norway, and then furthered her passion for jewellery by studying at UCA Rochester, where she graduated with First Class Honours. Through exploration and experimentation of shape and form, Alma Sophia has created pieces that are inviting to touch, handle and wear. Her collection debuted at Goldsmiths’Fair 2014, and she has continued to exhibit both in the UK and abroad. 

Lucie Gledhill
Lucie Gledhill began her jewellery career whilst doing a BA in Jewellery at Middlesex University; initially creating paper jewellery driven by her great interest in book binding. Patterns and repletion soon started to become a fundamental part of her designs. She then went on to complete an MA in jewellery at the Royal College of Art, focusing on traditional skills, where she developed her signature sculptural chains. Lucie recently celebrated her 6th year exhibiting at Goldsmiths’ Fair.

Kyosun Jung 
Kyosun Jung is an award winning silversmith, her work exudes a striking combination and contrast of simple forms with expressive decoration that provides high visual impact and widespread appeal. In short, quality craftsmanship in unison with most effective decorative aspects inspired by nature. Her designs are well considered, thoroughly developed and beautifully crafted. She regularly takes on commissions of all sizes and has exhibited internationally. She has work included in the permanent collections of Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and The Goldsmiths' Company.

Vicky Lew 
Vicky Lew is a fine jewellery designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins, where she received a scholarship to train at Cartier. Recently debuting her collections, FLIGHT and PLUME, at the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Fair, her pieces are influenced by traditional Eastern sensibilities and Western design concepts. They deliver strong narratives and intricate interplays between organic shapes and geometric forms. She has since been named one of 30 under 30 Rising Stars by Retail Jeweller Magazine and won a number of accolades, including awards from Goldsmiths Craft and Design Awards; Editors’ Choice Award for Overall Originality at both International Jewellery London and JCK Las Vegas.

Shivani Patel 
Shivani Patel is a designer goldsmith passionate about researching, designing and hand constructing individual pieces of jewellery. Since graduating in 2005 with a 1st class Honours degree in Silversmithing, she has been selected to take part in a number of prestigious exhibitions and received awards from the Goldsmiths’ Company and the Arts Council amongst others. She now runs her own studio practice. Inspiration for designs evolved whilst travelling in India, America and southern Spain, studying the contrasting styles of ancient eastern and contemporary architecture. Constant visual observations of pattern and texture are reflected in the distinctive aesthetic within her work. Each piece is made by hand in various colours of gold and oxidised silver.

Ana Thompson 
Ana Thompson is a Colombian born jewellery designer based in London. Her unique collections intersect the fields of design and science, with an aesthetic style influenced by her explorations into the hidden beauty and wonders revealed at the magnified microscopic and macroscopic scales. Her designs are timeless, elegant and sophisticated, defined by the exploration of organic and geometric forms found at the most extreme scales and relate to the body with versatility and sculptural sensibility. Her latest collections debuted at London Fashion Week received two awards this year from the Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council Awards 2017.

Samuel Waterhouse 
From Northumberland, now based in London, Samuel Waterhouse works mainly in fine silver and pure gold. He creates simple yet contemporary jewellery with original inspiration from antiquity. He retains simplicity in his pieces so the beauty of the jewellery can stem mainly from the surface and colour of the material used. Largely self-taught, Samuel’s design and work is predominantly process led.  His work is influenced by the reaction he observes in the materials he uses when working with them. This development partly determines how the piece continues to mature. 

DECIMUS

Dates

(Private view evening): 6pm – 9pm
17th November: 10am – 7pm

Venue

The Goldsmiths' Centre
42 Britton Street
London
EC1M 5AD