Jewellery

Designed as part of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations, Sean’s wood ACT Brooch is the ultimate Canberra memento. Forget the magnet and postcard, wear the Australian Capital Territory instead.

Materials: plywood

Dimension: 3.6cm x 3.8cm

Meet the Maker: Sean Booth's practice consists of two main threads of investigation. One thread focuses on the more traditional use of silver and hammer work within a contemporary context, and the other challenges geometry and the structures that can be built with a sense of fluidness. His work encompasses many varied forms such as sculptural works, lights and limited edition series.

Images: Courtesy of the Artist

Fink's range of earrings is a collaborative project between Bronwen Riddiford and Robert Foster. Together they have created new designs. The ‘Flip’ design is based on the symmetry of three equal points but the design has been ‘folded’ to resemble petals or a fan. 

Variations in the shapes for both concepts mean the entire range consists of six individual styles (flat, pointed and curved in both Propeller and Flip) to suit every taste and age.

Material: Pressed, anodized aluminium and stainless steel

Dimensions: Length approx 5 cm (including hook)

Meet the Maker: F!nk + Co. is a much loved and respected Australian design company with an international reputation for producing world-class tableware, hollowware, jewellery and lighting. It was established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business to support and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers.  

This miniature bike chain ring is gorgeously tactile as it encircles your finger. It is beautiful to look at and difficult to resist playing with.

Material: Steel

Dimensions: Variable

Meet the Maker:  Blanche Tilden has created and exhibited contemporary jewellery, glass and design since 1990. She is a celebrated master of her trade, highly recognised and respected, nationally and internationally.  

‘During 25 years of practice in the fields, I have developed a unique visual and material vocabulary through an innovative use of glass and metals, creating jewellery and objects that reference mechanical technology, industrial modernity and architecture.’

Photos: courtesy of the artist

Thank you for supporting local craft and design.

This simple piece of bodyware was designed by Robert Foster. The curvaceous form hugs to your wrist and the lightweight nature of the anodised aluminium makes it a pleasure to wear.

Reminiscent of a sewing bobbin or an eyelet from an old fishing boat, the silver trim ensures that the anodising will not get chipped and is a long lasting decorative treasure.

Material: Pressed, anodised aluminum

Dimensions: Small L 70 mm x W 50 mm | Large L 76 mm x W 56 mm

Meet the Maker: F!nk + Co. is a much loved and respected Australian design company with an international reputation for producing world-class tableware, hollowware, jewellery and lighting. It was established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business to support and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers.  

Image: Courtesy of the Artist

Artist: BlackBurn Studios

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: Variable, approx L 70 mm 

About the Maker: Lucy is a ceramicist who works from her home studio in Canberra. Her practice focuses on ceramic jewellery and homewares.

Designed as part of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations, Sean’s wood ACT Necklace is the ultimate Canberra memento. Forget the magnet and postcard, wear the Australian Capital Territory instead.

Materials: plywood

Dimensions: 3.6cm x 3.8cm

Meet the Maker: Sean Booth's practice consists of two main threads of investigation. One thread focuses on the more traditional use of silver and hammer work within a contemporary context, and the other challenges geometry and the structures that can be built with a sense of fluidness. His work encompasses many varied forms such as sculptural works, lights and limited edition series. 

Thank you for supporting local craft and design.

Fink's range of earrings is a collaborative project between Bronwen Riddiford and Robert Foster. Together they have created new designs. The ‘Flip’ design is based on the symmetry of three equal points but the design has been ‘folded’ to resemble petals or a fan. 

Variations in the shapes for both concepts mean the entire range consists of six individual styles (flat, pointed and curved in both Propeller and Flip) to suit every taste and age.

Material: Pressed, anodized aluminium and stainless steel

Dimensions: Length approx 5 cm (including hook)

Meet the Maker: F!nk + Co. is a much loved and respected Australian design company with an international reputation for producing world-class tableware, hollowware, jewellery and lighting. It was established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business to support and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers.  

Made from a single piece of folded stainless steel and anodised aluminium, the inner fold is hand polished and the outer surface is sandblasted. The Loop neckpiece cleverly uses flowing lines to frame a contrast between the textures which give the two loops definition and depth. The design was inspired by concept of the continuation and flow of life and protection of those closest to you.

Loop Angle and Loop Oval are available in red, aqua, black and stainless steel.

The Loop pendants sit balanced on a thin neoprene band that is joined with a sterling silver toggle which allow changes in length of the band to suit a range of placements of the pendants.

Material: Anodized aluminium and stainless steel, Neoprene band

Dimensions: Length approx 5cm (including hook)

Meet the Maker: F!nk + Co. is a much loved and respected Australian design company with an international reputation for producing world-class tableware, hollowware, jewellery and lighting. It was established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business to support and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers.  

A simple U of titanium with a coloured glass rod threaded through the top. Sometimes the simplest designs are the best. Blanche’s rings are a must for any fashionista!

Materials: Titanium, and flame worked bullseye glass

Dimensions: Medium

Meet the Maker:  Blanche Tilden has created and exhibited contemporary jewellery, glass and design since 1990. She is a celebrated master of her trade, highly recognised and respected, nationally and internationally.  

‘During 25 years of practice in the fields, I have developed a unique visual and material vocabulary through an innovative use of glass and metals, creating jewellery and objects that reference mechanical technology, industrial modernity and architecture.’

Photos: Courtesy of the artist. 

Thank you for supporting local craft and design.

Fink's range of earrings is a collaborative project between Bronwen Riddiford and Robert Foster. Together they have created new designs. The ‘Flip’ design is based on the symmetry of three equal points but the design has been ‘folded’ to resemble petals or a fan. 

Variations in the shapes for both concepts mean the entire range consists of six individual styles (flat, pointed and curved in both Propeller and Flip) to suit every taste and age.

Material: Pressed, anodized aluminium and stainless steel

Dimensions: Length approx 5 cm (including hook)

Meet the Maker: F!nk + Co. is a much loved and respected Australian design company with an international reputation for producing world-class tableware, hollowware, jewellery and lighting. It was established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business to support and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers.  

A simple U of titanium with a coloured glass rod threaded through the top. Sometimes the simplest designs are the best. Blanche’s rings are a must for any fashionista!

Materials: Titanium and flame worked bullseye glass

Dimensions: Small

Meet the Maker:  Blanche Tilden has created and exhibited contemporary jewellery, glass and design since 1990. She is a celebrated master of her trade, highly recognised and respected, nationally and internationally.  

‘During 25 years of practice in the fields, I have developed a unique visual and material vocabulary through an innovative use of glass and metals, creating jewellery and objects that reference mechanical technology, industrial modernity and architecture.’

Photos: Courtesy of the artist

Thank you for supporting local craft and design.

Iconic "Hidden Line" drop earrings add simple elegance to any outfit.

Materials: Aluminium, stainless steel

Dimensions: 75 mm with 40 mm drop

About the maker: Phoebe Porter is a Canberra based jewellery maker who's work is strongly influenced by the Bauhaus and Constructivist movements. Her work strives for order and balance, often using a mechanism as a starting point, which then becomes integral to the design. 

Phoebe’s technical understanding and refined hand skills are the result of over twenty years of practice, research and development. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Gold and Silversmithing) at ANU, 2001 – under the tutelage of German-born Silversmith, Johannes Kuhnen. Porter then went on to undertake a mentorship with one of Australia’s leading contemporary jewellers, Blanche Tilden. Phoebe has exhibited across Australia as well as in Japan, Germany and the UK and is well known for her thoughtful design and high quality craftsmanship.

Images: by Andrew Sikorski and Craft + Design Canberra

The Ring is a perfect accompaniment to the Bangle as it echoes the curvaceous form. It is super easy to slide on and off is remarkably comfortable to wear. The simple design is the ideal accessory for any occasion.

Material: Pressed, anodised aluminum.

Dimensions: Small 16.5 mm internal diameter | Large 19mm internal diameter.

Meet the Maker: F!nk + Co. is a much loved and respected Australian design company with an international reputation for producing world-class tableware, hollowware, jewellery and lighting. It was established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business to support and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers.  

Image: Courtesy of the Artist

Artist: BlackBurn Studios

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: Variable, approx W 10 mm 

About the Maker: Lucy is a ceramicist who works from her home studio in Canberra. Her practice focuses on ceramic jewellery and homewares.

Lucy’s contemporary jewellery collections include earrings, necklaces and accessories. She uses a constrained palette of rich, earthy colours on a variety of clay bases and creates simple, organic shapes and textures. Each element is unique to the next and offers the wearer that subtle statement piece.

Her functional ware includes vases, planters and mugs in neutral tones. These are predominantly hand built, giving them a unique and tactile quality. Her pieces often incorporate texture and mark making, and embrace the imperfect.

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Station stud earrings 

Materials: Titanium, aluminium, 925 silver posts and backs

Dimensions: 7 mm x 7 mm

About the maker: Phoebe Porter is a Canberra based jewellery maker who's work is strongly influenced by the Bauhaus and Constructivist movements. Her work strives for order and balance, often using a mechanism as a starting point, which then becomes integral to the design. 

Phoebe’s technical understanding and refined hand skills are the result of over twenty years of practice, research and development. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Gold and Silversmithing) at ANU, 2001 – under the tutelage of German-born Silversmith, Johannes Kuhnen. Porter then went on to undertake a mentorship with one of Australia’s leading contemporary jewellers, Blanche Tilden. Phoebe has exhibited across Australia as well as in Japan, Germany and the UK and is well known for her thoughtful design and high quality craftsmanship.

Images: by Andrew Sikorski and Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Made from 999 silver, 925 silver

Dimensions: 8 mm x 8 mm

About the Maker: Danielle Lo is an emerging contemporary jeweller who has a deep fascination with her presence and sense of place amongst nature. Her works are gentle reflections of the organic environments around us, demonstrated through botanical forms, floral motifs and other imagery borrowed from nature. From her Sydney studio, she crafts intimate pieces that explore the physical world around her.

Lo has a meditative practice which draws ideas from the Buddhist theories of Zen. Reflective of this, her works search for strength and inner peace. This is reflected through their delicate designs and the intricate details that are a product meditative handcrafting.

Lo predominately works in gold, silver and enamel using lost wax casting and traditional silversmithing techniques. Each line, shape or form that Lo makes is a physical testament to the conceptual ideas that she invests herself in. Wearers of her jewellery are to feel the peace that Lo has found through the healing process of making.

A stainless steel bracelet by leading Australian contemporary glass and jewellery designer Blanche Tilden. 

Materials: stainless steel chain, handmade anodised titanium catch (blue)

Dimensions: Variable

Meet the Maker:  Blanche Tilden has created and exhibited contemporary jewellery, glass and design since 1990. She is a celebrated master of her trade, highly recognised and respected, nationally and internationally.  

‘During 25 years of practice in the fields, I have developed a unique visual and material vocabulary through an innovative use of glass and metals, creating jewellery and objects that reference mechanical technology, industrial modernity and architecture.’  

Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Material: Borosilicate glass

Dimensions: 2 x 0.5 cm

About the Maker: Akie Haga was born in Japan, a country renowned for its highly-skilled craftsmanship and elegant aesthetic, which form the bedrock of her creative ethos. She has dedicated over 20 years to mastering the art of working with glass. After extensive travels in Europe and studies in the UK, Akie found her home in Australia, where she pursued and completed her Honours degree in the Glass Workshop at the Australian National University in 2004.

Photos: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Unglazed stained porcelain (Nerikomi) on (Nickel Free) Surgical Steel angular hooks.

Dimensions: 25 mm x 25mm x 2 mm (Hooks)

Meet the Maker: Froni Binns creates coloured porcelain jewellery and other wares from her home studio in Kyneton, Central Victoria. Having originally studied visual arts at the ANU School of Art and Design in the 1990s in the Graphic Investigation and Glass workshops, Froni returned to making in recent years as a therapy whilst caring full-time for her elderly parents. What began as explorations in colour eventually grew to working with porcelain and production jewellery within the tradition known as 'Nerikomi'.

Nerikomi allows Froni to explore pattern in porcelain with its properties of holding colour brilliantly. Since her return to making Froni has fallen in love with ceramics as a medium. Generally working without glazes, Froni sands and polishes the porcelain to show the simple beauty of the clay body. From being a therapeutic process, making has grown into her little business of making jewellery and small objects. For Froni, taking the handmade out of the gallery space as jewellery brings the objects alive.

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Artist: Blackburn Studios

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: 40 mm Diameter

About the Maker: Working from her home studio in Canberra, Lucy produces small batch ceramics. These include functional pieces such as vases, planters, plates and bowls, we well as decorative items and jewellery. 

Lucy Enjoys working with a range of clays, producing both hand built and wheel thrown pieces. Her aesthetic is simple with a focus on texture and simple mark making, using neutral colour palettes. Lucy has a background in photography and printmaking, and also makes small prints, gift cards and collages.

Monochrome ‘Cubist’ stud earrings for a modern minimalist look.

Materials: Aluminium, 925 silver posts and backs

Dimensions: 7 mm x 7 mm 

About the maker: Phoebe Porter is a Canberra based jewellery maker who's work is strongly influenced by the Bauhaus and Constructivist movements. Her work strives for order and balance, often using a mechanism as a starting point, which then becomes integral to the design. 

Phoebe’s technical understanding and refined hand skills are the result of over twenty years of practice, research and development. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Gold and Silversmithing) at ANU, 2001 – under the tutelage of German-born Silversmith, Johannes Kuhnen. Porter then went on to undertake a mentorship with one of Australia’s leading contemporary jewellers, Blanche Tilden. Phoebe has exhibited across Australia as well as in Japan, Germany and the UK and is well known for her thoughtful design and high quality craftsmanship.

Images: by Andrew Sikorski and Craft + Design Canberra

In collaboration with Brenden Scott French

Materials: kiln formed glass 

Dimensions: Depth 25mm | Glass faces are variable sizes

About the Maker: Lisa Cahill's glass installations create a discourse about the Australian landscape and her affinity with it, often entwined with her Danish heritage. Inspired by both the natural world and the transitory nature of the urban experience, Cahill’s dreamlike images invite viewers to draw associations with their own remembered landscapes, resulting in a meditative and emotional response. Rather than a direct reproduction they are more her own interpretation of light and landscape and become a place for quiet contemplation.

YOLO Man Limited Edition Jewellery by Pamela Irving

YOLO is a social media term meaning You Only Live Once.                     

Irving developed her YOLO Man character while constructing huge mosaic figures for Melbourne’s Luna Park. YOLO Man is a happy character embracing life. YOLO Man is essentially a head with legs and sometimes an arm or two.

He now appears as a range of limited edition, acrylic jewellery -  as necklaces, earrings and brooches. In this range of 5 designs, and a range of colours, he wears a homburg hat as a nod to famous Australian poet ‘Banjo’ Paterson and Pamela’s recent series “YOLO Man Waltzes Matilda”. One figure has one bare leg and one wearing pants, a reference to how Banjo Paterson always had one foot in the city and one in the outback. These pieces are quirky and collectable and a part of Pamela’s search for Australian Identity.

Materials: The earrings have sterling silver fixings.

Dimensions: Length from hook 50 mm x 40 mm

Meet the Maker: Pamela Irving originally trained in ceramics and sculpture. She has been the recipient of several Arts Victoria and Australia Council Grants and Winner of the Shepparton Australia Day Award for Ceramics in 1994. Pamela works across media and her pieces adorn many public spaces in Melbourne and afar. They include the mosaic façade of the Luna Palace Building, Luna Park Melbourne and Larry La Trobe, the bronze dog standing in front of Melbourne’s Town Hall, large scale ceramic mural at the Shanghai American School, Shanghai and many other sculptures and murals around Melbourne. Pamela is based in Bentleigh, Melbourne where she has a large studio and gallery space. Pamela’s works are quirky and irreverent and she has created a niche market for her works both in the public and private domains.

These kiln-formed glass decal studs are perfect for any outfit. They come in neutral  tones. These studs will suit anyone's complexion. Great for gifts!     

Materials: Kiln-formed glass stud with decal 

Dimensions: 2 x 2 cm | Various colours and shapes available

Meet the Maker: Rose-Mary Faulkner graduated from the ANU School of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass) with honours in 2016. In her current work, utilising layers of abstracted photographic imagery and the material qualities of glass, Rose-Mary explores ways to analyse bodily form and surface.

 Photos: Courtesy of the artist

Material: Borosilicate glass

Dimensions: 6 x 3 cm

About the Maker: Akie Haga was born in Japan, a country renowned for its highly-skilled craftsmanship and elegant aesthetic, which form the bedrock of her creative ethos. She has dedicated over 20 years to mastering the art of working with glass. After extensive travels in Europe and studies in the UK, Akie found her home in Australia, where she pursued and completed her Honours degree in the Glass Workshop at the Australian National University in 2004.

Photos: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Enamelled Sterling silver 

Dimensions:  Small 25 mm | Large 32 mm diameter

About the Maker: Daria Fox is a contemporary jeweller and object maker based in South Australia. Daria completed an Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design at Melbourne Polytechnic in 2021 and is currently working in Adelaide, undertaking the associate program at JamFactory. She has also completed a number of specialised short courses including silversmithing, casting, forging and enamel.

Daria's work is textural, sculptural and symbolically focused, she produces a combination of exhibition and commission based pieces

Artist: Blackburn Studios

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: 20 mm Diameter

About the Maker: Working from her home studio in Canberra, Lucy produces small batch ceramics. These include functional pieces such as vases, planters, plates and bowls, we well as decorative items and jewellery. 

Lucy Enjoys working with a range of clays, producing both hand built and wheel thrown pieces. Her aesthetic is simple with a focus on texture and simple mark making, using neutral colour palettes. Lucy has a background in photography and printmaking, and also makes small prints, gift cards and collages.

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Material: Borosilicate glass

Dimensions: 3 x 1.5 cm

About the Maker: Akie Haga was born in Japan, a country renowned for its highly-skilled craftsmanship and elegant aesthetic, which form the bedrock of her creative ethos. She has dedicated over 20 years to mastering the art of working with glass. After extensive travels in Europe and studies in the UK, Akie found her home in Australia, where she pursued and completed her Honours degree in the Glass Workshop at the Australian National University in 2004.

Photos: Craft + Design Canberra

Material: Borosilicate glass

Dimensions: 6 x 3 cm

About the Maker: Akie Haga was born in Japan, a country renowned for its highly-skilled craftsmanship and elegant aesthetic, which form the bedrock of her creative ethos. She has dedicated over 20 years to mastering the art of working with glass. After extensive travels in Europe and studies in the UK, Akie found her home in Australia, where she pursued and completed her Honours degree in the Glass Workshop at the Australian National University in 2004.

Photos: Craft + Design Canberra

Material: Borosilicate glass

Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.5 cm

About the Maker: Akie Haga was born in Japan, a country renowned for its highly-skilled craftsmanship and elegant aesthetic, which form the bedrock of her creative ethos. She has dedicated over 20 years to mastering the art of working with glass. After extensive travels in Europe and studies in the UK, Akie found her home in Australia, where she pursued and completed her Honours degree in the Glass Workshop at the Australian National University in 2004.

Photos: Akie Haga

Materials: Anodised titanium

Dimensions: 27 mm x 44 mm

Meet the Maker: Sarah Murphy maintains her practice in Canberra at M16 Artspace where she creates her work to exhibit nationally.

She says of her work ‘Rhythm, repetition and movement are the fundamentals which are often the driving forces behind my work. I use repetition as a rhythm and a play between worlds of colour, movement and shape. In life we experience repetition every day. The simple act of walking, breathing or the sound of our own heartbeat. The gesture or movement of the human body, creating its own random yet syncopated pattern. The use of repetition in my work creates structure.  The presence of structure in our lives gives us the sense that we are somehow in control of our own existence. I enjoy creating jewellery with these characteristics and exploring how this might affect the relationship between the wearer the viewer and the piece itself.’

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials:  Brushed sterling silver drops

Dimensions: L 47 mm, silver wire 0.8 mm 

About the Maker: Sarah Bourke lives just north of Tathra on the coast. Her studio is surrounded by the beautiful Australian spotted gum bush, and her work reflects a passion for nature and fluidity from the natural environment.

"The combination of silversmithing and woodworking skills creates a contemporary Jewellery style. Each piece is handmade by me in my off-grid studio using recycled sterling silver and ethically sourced hardwoods. I pride myself in quality craftsmanship expressing a passion for design that is inspired by our beautiful environment. Each piece is a wearable work of art to last a lifetime."

Images: Courtesy of the artist

Perfect for everyday wear, these earrings exemplify the elegance and style of both the artist and the wearer.

Materials: Glass, anodised aluminium and sterling silver

Dimension: 5cm long drop earrings

Meet the Maker:  Blanche Tilden has created and exhibited contemporary jewellery, glass and design since 1990. She is a celebrated master of her trade, highly recognised and respected, nationally and internationally.  

‘During 25 years of practice in the fields, I have developed a unique visual and material vocabulary through an innovative use of glass and metals, creating jewellery and objects that reference mechanical technology, industrial modernity and architecture.’

Photos courtesy of Blanche Tilden

Thank you for supporting local craft and design.

Materials: Hand etched and hand painted sterling silver and recycled perspex earrings. 

Dimensions: Variable: 5.5cm to 8cm

Meet the Maker: Grace Hummerston is the designer maker behind Hum Design Studio. She makes sustainable, ethical and unique statement jewellery from manufacturing discards.

Materials: Aluminum, sterling silver, stainless steel, paint. Handmade 

Dimensions: L 20 mm W 15 mm

Meet the Maker: Katie Stormonth is a contemporary jeweller based in Brisbane, Australia and was one of the founding members of Bench (a collective jewellery studio). She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours in 2011 and currently works as the technical officer at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. As an early career artist she participates regularly in exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. Her practice aims to expand the boundaries of wearable body adornment through experimentation of materials and forms. She constructs alluring arrangements of repetitious forms and painted surfaces, highlighting the patterns of bold and decorative chased line work, aiming to provoke the wearer to both see and feel the pieces.

In collaboration with glass artist, Brenden Scott French

Materials: Kiln formed glass with stainless steel brooch back.

Dimensions: Variable

About the Maker: Lisa Cahill's glass installations create a discourse about the Australian landscape and her affinity with it, often entwined with her Danish heritage. Inspired by both the natural world and the transitory nature of the urban experience, Cahill’s dreamlike images invite viewers to draw associations with their own remembered landscapes, resulting in a meditative and emotional response. Rather than a direct reproduction they are more her own interpretation of light and landscape and become a place for quiet contemplation.

Artist: Susan Buret

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: 33 mm diameter

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Artist: Susan Buret

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: 80 mm diameter

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Artist: Blackburn Studios

Materials: Ceramic

Dimensions: 20 mm Diameter

About the Maker: Working from her home studio in Canberra, Lucy produces small batch ceramics. These include functional pieces such as vases, planters, plates and bowls, we well as decorative items and jewellery. 

Lucy Enjoys working with a range of clays, producing both hand built and wheel thrown pieces. Her aesthetic is simple with a focus on texture and simple mark making, using neutral colour palettes. Lucy has a background in photography and printmaking, and also makes small prints, gift cards and collages.

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Unglazed stained porcelain (Nerikomi) on (Nickel Free) Surgical Steel angular hooks.

Dimensions: Variable

Meet the Maker: Froni Binns creates coloured porcelain jewellery and other wares from her home studio in Kyneton, Central Victoria. Having originally studied visual arts at the ANU School of Art and Design in the 1990s in the Graphic Investigation and Glass workshops, Froni returned to making in recent years as a therapy whilst caring full-time for her elderly parents. What began as explorations in colour eventually grew to working with porcelain and production jewellery within the tradition known as 'Nerikomi'.

Nerikomi allows Froni to explore pattern in porcelain with its properties of holding colour brilliantly. Since her return to making Froni has fallen in love with ceramics as a medium. Generally working without glazes, Froni sands and polishes the porcelain to show the simple beauty of the clay body. From being a therapeutic process, making has grown into her little business of making jewellery and small objects. For Froni, taking the handmade out of the gallery space as jewellery brings the objects alive.

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Unglazed stained porcelain (Nerikomi) on (Nickel Free) Surgical Steel angular hooks.

Dimensions: 12 mm x 2 mm (Stud backing)

Meet the Maker: Froni Binns creates coloured porcelain jewellery and other wares from her home studio in Kyneton, Central Victoria. Having originally studied visual arts at the ANU School of Art and Design in the 1990s in the Graphic Investigation and Glass workshops, Froni returned to making in recent years as a therapy whilst caring full-time for her elderly parents. What began as explorations in colour eventually grew to working with porcelain and production jewellery within the tradition known as 'Nerikomi'.

Nerikomi allows Froni to explore pattern in porcelain with its properties of holding colour brilliantly. Since her return to making Froni has fallen in love with ceramics as a medium. Generally working without glazes, Froni sands and polishes the porcelain to show the simple beauty of the clay body. From being a therapeutic process, making has grown into her little business of making jewellery and small objects. For Froni, taking the handmade out of the gallery space as jewellery brings the objects alive.

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Anodised titanium

Dimensions: 12mm

Meet the Maker: Sarah Murphy maintains her practice in Canberra at M16 Artspace where she creates her work to exhibit nationally.

She says of her work ‘Rhythm, repetition and movement are the fundamentals which are often the driving forces behind my work. I use repetition as a rhythm and a play between worlds of colour, movement and shape. In life we experience repetition every day. The simple act of walking, breathing or the sound of our own heartbeat. The gesture or movement of the human body, creating its own random yet syncopated pattern. The use of repetition in my work creates structure.  The presence of structure in our lives gives us the sense that we are somehow in control of our own existence. I enjoy creating jewellery with these characteristics and exploring how this might affect the relationship between the wearer the viewer and the piece itself.’

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Year: 2024

Materials: Ceramic with underglaze and sgraffito technique.

Dimensions: 570 x 350 x 100 mm

About the Maker: 

Adelina is an illustrative ceramic artist based in Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country (Canberra) Australia. She works from home in her small studio on weekends and after work hours producing small batch ceramics. These include functional pieces such as vases, cups and plates, as well as wearable art.

Using a range of clays, employing both hand built and wheel thrown techniques, she creates vibrant decorative functional objects inspired by Japanese wagara (pattern) symbolism.  With a background in Illustration and graphic design, Adelina’s artwork is high contrast with motifs that depict good fortune.

Photos: Craft + Design Canberra 

Materials: Anodised titanium

Dimensions: 35mm x 50mm

Meet the Maker: Sarah Murphy maintains her practice in Canberra at M16 Artspace where she creates her work to exhibit nationally.

She says of her work ‘Rhythm, repetition and movement are the fundamentals which are often the driving forces behind my work. I use repetition as a rhythm and a play between worlds of colour, movement and shape. In life we experience repetition every day. The simple act of walking, breathing or the sound of our own heartbeat. The gesture or movement of the human body, creating its own random yet syncopated pattern. The use of repetition in my work creates structure.  The presence of structure in our lives gives us the sense that we are somehow in control of our own existence. I enjoy creating jewellery with these characteristics and exploring how this might affect the relationship between the wearer the viewer and the piece itself.’

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Anodised titanium

Dimensions: 22mm x 44mm

Meet the Maker: Sarah Murphy maintains her practice in Canberra at M16 Artspace where she creates her work to exhibit nationally.

She says of her work ‘Rhythm, repetition and movement are the fundamentals which are often the driving forces behind my work. I use repetition as a rhythm and a play between worlds of colour, movement and shape. In life we experience repetition every day. The simple act of walking, breathing or the sound of our own heartbeat. The gesture or movement of the human body, creating its own random yet syncopated pattern. The use of repetition in my work creates structure.  The presence of structure in our lives gives us the sense that we are somehow in control of our own existence. I enjoy creating jewellery with these characteristics and exploring how this might affect the relationship between the wearer the viewer and the piece itself.’

Images: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Hand etched and hand painted sterling silver and recycled perspex earrings, acrylic paint and 925 sterling silver earrings

Dimensions: Variable | 4.5 cm to 9 cm

Meet the Maker: Grace Hummerston is the designer maker behind Hum Design Studio. She makes sustainable, ethical and unique statement jewellery from manufacturing discards.