In August we ran our 2016 Jewellery Maker of the Year competition and were thrilled by the amazing designs entered!   So many of you wanted to know more about the designers behind the winning entries. In part 1 of this series we featured Kim Styles who won 2nd Place in the competition.  And in part 2 we spoke to Vlad Zoldak who won 1st […]

You may have seen that we have metal clay classes at the London Jewellery School but what exactly is metal clay and how can you use it? Metal clay artist and tutor Anna Campbell updates you on the latest developments Metal clay has been around since the 1990s but many people have never heard of […]

As I’m sure you noticed, the mindfulness craze for 2015 was adult colouring books. For 2016 it has been origami. But did you know that you can do origami with silver? Tutor Anna Campbell gives you the lowdown. For many of us jewellery making is a hobby; a way to relax and create away from […]

In August we ran our 2016 Jewellery Maker of the Year competition and were thrilled by the amazing designs entered!   So many of you wanted to know more about the designers behind the winning entries. In part 1 of this series we featured Kim Styles who won 2nd Place in the competition.  And today we […]

In August we ran our 2016 Jewellery Maker of the Year competition and were overwhelmed by the outstanding entries!  And so many of you have been wanting to know more about our winners and what inspired their winning pieces!  So today we are talking to Kim Styles of Kim Styles Jewellery about her Morganite and […]

If you are in business the packaging you market your pieces in is important both aesthetically and practically. Tutor Anna Campbell has a look at some of the considerations. Packaging is one of the issues we talk about on the jewellery business courses at LJS and rightly so as it is important. Firstly because you […]

Wow, we have been overwhelmed by all of the beautiful entries submitted to our 2016 Maker of the Year Competition!  You are all a talented bunch!  Thank you to everyone who entered and shared their beautiful work with us! It was so hard choosing our short-list of candidates!   We absolutely love each and every […]

In Part 1 of our series about how some of our Diploma graduates are getting on!   In Part 2 we talk to George Galula of GV Jewellery who is one of our 2014 Diploma in Creative Jewellery Students and who has also completed our Advanced Jewellery Diploma! George is heavily inspired by nature, flowers and animals […]

Mila Kunis – Source http://deadline.com/2015/09/champion-dad-comedy-mila-kunis-fox-1201520581/ We at the Jewellery School were really interested in the story about actress Mila Kunis choosing an ultra thin wedding band. But the wedding was last July so why is this news? Well, she spoke about her wedding ring choice on the Conan O’Brien show a few days ago and admitted that […]

It’s time to take a break! Grab yourself a cup of tea and a biscuit and enjoy some inspiring jewellery!   The Saul Bell Design Award is a jewellery design competition which awards ‘an original vision, a fresh take on traditional methods and materials and a mastery of your craft’ The award is split into […]

Source: http://pitchfork.com/news/64875-youtube-launching-360-degree-live-streams-with-coachella-2016/ Anna Campbell has been looking at jewellery – festival style! Apparently summer is coming. Apparently. When summer comes we optimistically think we might be able to spend an extended period of time outside. Some years we’re right. Sometimes, well, summer is a bit more intermittent! Are you going to any festivals this summer? When […]

With the approach of father’s day I have been looking at trends in men’s jewellery. In the first post I concentrated on the cufflinks, and in the second I covered bracelets, necklaces and tie pins.   This post focusses on Men’s rings. Rings for men are getting more and more adventurous and so I have […]

  In honour of the rapid approach of father’s day, we recently published a blog post on different trends and inspirations in cufflinks. In this post I have been looking at other types of men’s jewellery for inspiration! 1. Men’s Bracelets Men’s bracelets tend to be chunky, made of leather or thick chain   Black […]

With father’s day rapidly approaching in the UK (19th June in case you need to mark it on your calendar!) tutor Anna Campbell has been having a look at some of the trends in men’s jewellery. In the first part of this series on mancessories (is that a new word?!) she has been looking at […]

Some of you may have already seen me sitting behind the desk typing away in the LJS office.  I’m the Deputy Manager at the LJS studios and I also make my own jewellery, under the name of ‘Anvil and Ivy’.  Juggling a jewellery business and a job can be tricky, but I wouldn’t change a […]

Etching is a method for adding complex and detailed patterns to metal using acid and acid resitant materials to create markings in silver. It allows you to create interesting effects and can be seen under transparent enamels. Variations on the technique can be used to create different effects.            

Saoirse Ronan’s choice of mismatched earrings on the Oscars red carpet has brought this recent trend back into the fashion headlines again and as I sat down to wrtite today’s blog I realised I had joined in. Today I have a little silver spoon dangling from one ear and a fork from the other. So […]

At London Jewellery School we think that polymer clay is sometimes unfairly seen as a only for kids. That may be because it is often displayed in primary colours and children’s kits. However, it is a versitile material which you can use to create sophisicticated effects as you can see here.         […]

To celebrate St David’s Day with all our Welsh students and friends we are offering some inspiration with daffodil themed jewellery – especially so many of you enjoyed our look at tulip pieces the other week.                

Would like to have one of your designs sold on the high street to a wide audience Each year high street jeweller F. Hinds runs a competition to find new jewellery designers to create pieces to be sold in F. Hinds stores and online. This years competition is open to all with fourcategories: current designers, […]