Emily Smith is a designer-maker with an exploratory spirit. She experiments with different metals and techniques to craft wearable and decorative objects. Gathering inspiration from an amalgam of ideas intertwined with humanity, her current work revolves around emotional interactions and connections between people.
Projects
- 'Make Jewellery Not War'All throughout our lives, we are exposed to a phenomenal amount of negative information, whether it be international conflict, political issues or problems on a personal scale. This can – understandably – be overwhelming at times. A part of the programming in our brains results in negative bias. This means we tend to focus on and therefore remember the more upsetting, hurtful or humiliating moments over the ones that truly make our hearts sing. With this project, I endeavoured to bring the posi
- 'Untitled'I wouldn’t consider this work to have a nailed-down meaning. Nevertheless, to me, these pieces represent a connection between people, whether it be representative of a friendship, relationship or family connection. The pieces move together and apart, but they are always connected, metaphorically and physically. When I look at them, I see the wonderful people I got to know last summer on my travels. I may not see them or talk to them often, but when we all come together, the atmosphere is buzzin
- 'HOME'The feeling of home isn't a place or a building. It's found in the company of certain people who make you really appreciate life. It lies in family. It lies in friends. It can even lie in strangers. It's the feeling of being truly content, hypnotisingly relaxed. It's familiarity, comfort and warmth. It's a moment when you sit back and look at the incredible people around you and realise how lucky you are and how they're a part of you, help shape the person you are and want to be. It's knowing t
Education
BA JewelleryUniversity for the Creative Arts
- Farnham, United Kingdom
Degree in Jewellery. The complete course was Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork.
Awards
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Silver BursaryThe South Square Trust
Awarded a silver bursary at the end of second year to help fund materials for third year. I wrote a statement, sent in photos and was very lucky to be awarded the funds.