Previous Birmingham School of Jewellery Award Recipients

Support for Young Jewellery Makers

Below are listed previous winners of awards from the William Dudley Trust:

2021

Laure Filho

Laure Filho was awarded the Trust's Artist in Residence bursary inApril 2021. Laure graduated with a BA in 'Design for Industry' from the School of Jewellery in 2020, and received the Trust's Design for Industry Award in recognition of the high quality of her graduation work. Laure is currently working as a bespoke jeweller, concentrating particularly on repairing and upcycling  existing pieces, but she is looking to use the skills learnt at the School of Jewellery to build her business creating bespoke jewellery and high-end dog tags. The position as an Artist in Residence at the School of Jewellery allows Laure to fulfil her desire to teach. Prior to Covid-19 Laure was running workshops teaching people the method of lost wax casting and wax carving to create rings and pendants. Laure can be found at www.laurefilhojewellery.co.uk

Other 2021 award recipients:

Final Degree & New Designers Awards:

Amber Tenzin-Dolma 

Hayley Bate

Holly Soutar

Nicola Lee

Rebecca Forster

Susanna Santos

Final Degree Award:

Anasatasiya Suroorva  

Daniel Trembovelski 

Geoarge Seller 

Molly Ross

Morgan-May Townsend

New Designers Award:

Mark Newman

2020

Rosie Mell

Rosie Mell was awarded the Trust's Artist in Residence bursary in January 2020. Rosie graduated with a First Class BA in Jewellery Design from the School of Jewellery in 2019. Rosie is developing her own jewellery brand focused on contemporary designs in both metal and leather. She also hopes to be a teacher in the future, helping students to learn and find inspiration. The position as an Artist in Residence at the School of Jewellery, dedicating a minimum of one day a week assisting students in their taught sessions and contributing to tutorials, is a step in that direction. Rosie can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Rosie-Mell-Design-2410025495896008/

Other 2020 award recipients:

Final Degree Award:

Laure Filho

Imogen Fisher

Eleanor Jones

Elle Krebs

Mark Newman

Melissa Schembri

Bonnie Talbot

Chloe Whiting

2019

Naomi Clarke

Naomi Clarke was awarded the Trust's Artist in Residence bursary in February 2019. Naomi graduated with an MA from the School of Jewellery in 2018 and has been involved with a number of different projects since then. As an artist in residence at the School Naomi is currently placed on the MA Jewellery and Related Products course, supporting and mentoring students to develop their ideas and designs during tutorials. She is also currently working with a Birmingham based charity Craftspace in their 'Women's Maker Movement', a three year jewellery enterprise project engaging women facing economic and social challenges.  Naomi's website can be found at https://www.nwclarke.com/ , and she can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nwclarkejewellery/

Other 2019 award recipients:

Final Degree & New Designers Awards:

Lorna McNaught  (https://lornamcnaught187.wixsite.com/lornagracejewellery)

TaekyoungYun  (https://tkyunj.com/)

George Harrow

Final Degree Award:

Huub Boekhorst  (https://brillanzajewellery.com/)

Emma Boshoff  (https://www.ebjewellery.com/)

Rachel Bromley  (https://www.rbjewellery.co.uk/)

Samuel Bowser  (http://picdeer.com/s.bowserjewellery)

Daniel Fay

Annaliese Hill

Sofie Maceanruig  (http://picdeer.com/maceanruig.designs)

Caitlin Murphy

Megan Watkins