Emma Mogridge BA (Hons) FGA DGA

Emma is a jewellery designer-maker based in her home county of Devon. She graduated from Birmingham’s School of Jewellery in 2009 with a first class BA (Hons) in Jewellery and Silversmithing. It was during this time that she discovered her unique style and became a qualified gemmologist and diamond grader.

After graduation Emma worked in the jewellery trade in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter for six years before moving back to Devon to pursue her love of jewellery making. With over a decade of experience in the jewellery trade, Emma is a member of Make Southwest (formerly the Devon Guild of Craftsmen), a member of the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen and a fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain.

 

‘The spirit of the ocean in every piece’

Emma’s unique jewellery collections are inspired by the shimmering of light over water. Each hand-made piece captures the perpetual motion of ocean waves. Her eye-catching surfaces are hand-crafted in precious metals using specialist techniques and hand-made tools at her Devon workshop. Luxurious 24ct gold plated surfaces and her award winning ‘Liquid Sun’ brooch are inspired by dramatic sunsets at sea.

Emma’s jewellery has a definitive nautical feel, with echoes of ships and portholes, rolling waves and glistening pebbles. Each piece is designed to capture the spirit of the ocean.

 

Awards

Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards; Fine Jewellery, Silver Award, 2010
Emma Jessie Phipps Award, The School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University, 2010.
The Jewellery Award, The School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University, 2010.

 

GCDC Awards 2010

 

Memberships

 

Gemmologist

Gemmological Association of Great Britain

Fellow and Diamond Member
(FGA DGA)

Chelsea Old Town Hall Desire Jewellery Fair

Make Southwest

Full Member

green maker

Green Maker Initiative

Pledged Maker

Somerset Craft Guild

Somerset Craft Guild

Craft Member