About me

Contemporary Jewellery Designer Maker and Jewellery Coordinator at The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds. Looking for opportunities to further my career in curation and awareness of my contemporary brand.

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Projects

• 2019 Brooch ChallengeA series of brooches developed over the 12 months of 2019 with designs inspired from a solo trip to Amsterdam in 2018. Expressing the emotions, inspirations and details discovered during the short trip and translated into 12 contemporary brooch designs.

Work history

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Jewellery CoordinatorThe Craft Centre and Design Gallery
Feb 2017Leeds, United KingdomFull Time
Leasing with around 40 jewellers at a time, curating all collections for general display and exhibitions. Designing and executing all displays. Researching and finding designers both established and new and communicating from invitation to return with each designer. General gallery care and customer service. Designing, researching and executing jewellery exhibitions which compliment the 3D/Ceramic sections of the gallery, inclusive of finding and communicating with jewellers and designing and manufacturing all displays.
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Contemporary JewellerAmy Stringer
Jan 2016United KingdomFull Time
Sole trader. Contemporary jeweller hand making and designing jewellery, showcasing at UK and European fairs. Processing orders, website management, social media, branding and advertising.

Skills

• Bench Jeweller
• Contemporary Jewellery
• Art Curation
• Curating
• Design
• Jewellery
• Jewellery Design
• Metal Jewellery
• Gallery Administration
• Gallery Sales

Education

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BASheffield Hallam University
Sep 2012 - Nov 2015Sheffield, United Kingdom
BA (Hons) Jewellery and Metalwork Degree

Awards

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Highly Commended AwardIJL International Jewellery London
Highly Commended Award for my graduate steel, silver and cement contemporary jewellery collection
New Desingers Designer of the Year Award Final 4NEW DESIGNERS
New Designers Designer of the Year Award Final 4 for my steel, silver and cement collection