“Here at Olive Rose we sell high quality handmade Jewellery and Craft. We love helping you find the item that's right for you, and work closely with our Jewellers on commissions to create exactly what you're looking for. From simple silver studs to alternative materials such as leather, aluminium or lace, to gold and platinum wedding and engagement rings. We also offer a ring resize, repair and alteration service."
Learn about our incredible Makers below and then pop into the Gallery to see their work in the flesh!
Adele Taylor
Sheffield based Jeweller Adele Taylor makes contemporary jewellery and small objects using silver, 18ct gold and precious stones. Practical hand making skills are valued in the creation of her designs and she lets the materials influence and dictate how the pieces of work evolve during production. Recently inspired by the texture and patterns in the vastness of the dramatic volcanic landscape in Iceland and the muted colours of the Icelandic colour pallet she noticed the similarity to the gentle colours which occur in metals and precious stones. Adele’s unique jewellery features simple lines, wrapped wires and mixed metals alongside precious and semi-precious stones. She also creates beautiful objects as well as jewellery.
Cara Tonkin
Cara Tonkin designs elegant and bold jewellery with an Art Deco aesthetic. Fluid interlocking shapes, repeated forms and pattern work together to create jewellery that is tactile and playful to touch, with a focus on refined detail, textures and craftsmanship. The daughter of two artists, Cara grew up surrounded by creativity both at home and in the inspiring city of Brighton.
After training at Central Saint Martins in London and achieving a First-Class Honours degree in Jewellery Design, Cara returned to her hometown to establish her studio, where every piece is handcrafted from carefully sourced materials.
Caroline Draper
Since childhood, jewellery ignited an ingrained love for all things that adorn and sparkle, leading Caroline on a journey to create her own bespoke collections, gaining a First Class BA (Hons) in Contemporary Object and Design along the way. From her garden studio in the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside Caroline uses traditional materials wedded to modern technology and techniques to create tactile pieces of jewellery that are both evocative and sensory - reminiscent of cultural travel, heritage and moments in time. The intricacy of pattern in the architecture and ornaments of the life she spent in India captivated Caroline and continue to be integral to her contemporary fine jewellery designs. Through the design process Caroline unravels thoughts and ideas to realise and make her collections of jewellery.
Cath Hill
Inspired by landscapes and seascapes, natural objects and ancient jewellery Cath aims to communicate her response to the world around her. She also wants to evoke a sense of ancestry in something contemporary and wearable. Life events and travels have also influenced her work in recent times. Alongside making she takes photographs of all kinds of things that catch her eye... shapes, textures, patterns, elements of which often present themselves within her jewellery. Cath makes a lot of one-off pieces but items that are the 'same' are also unique. No two pieces are ever exactly the same. She works instinctively using various techniques and processes, vitreous enamels and the versatile effects of the flame. At present, she works from her studio in a grade II listed former cotton mill, built in the mid-19th century 4 miles from her home in Manchester.
Claire Lowe
Claire is a mixed media contemporary jeweller based in Exmouth, Devon. She creates her designs from her garden studio. The small space is styled with yellows and greys and offers Claire a sanctuary away from her busy home life with 3 children. Each piece of Jewellery is made by hand from silver wire and sheet and some with the addition of resin. Her resin collection is inspired by the colour mustard yellow and combines yellow resin and oxidised silver alongside grey resin and brushed silver. Her pebble collection has been inspired by Claire’s local beach and is focused on frosted grey beads, matt grey resin and brushed silver adorned with drilled holes and textures. Claire also creates contemporary silver Jewellery designs which sit alongside her other collections. Simple lines and classic shapes combine to create understated everyday pieces of Jewellery.
Chloe Solomon
Chloe Solomon is a contemporary jeweller and designer working from her Bristol studio. Chloe studied her degree in ‘Jewellery Design and Related Products’ at Birmingham School of Jewellery following a foundation year at Bristol School or Art. She went on to be a jeweller at the independent workshop Clifton Rocks as well as personal assistant to fine jeweller Kate Wood. Chloe’s jewellery has simplicity and geometry at its heart. She feels there is a desire for carefully crafted pieces that are minimal and unisex. She has always been drawn to more androgynous designs. Her collections can be worn by anyone in whatever way they feel suits them and their style. Each piece has been considered and designed to last a lifetime.
Gracie Hinitt
Gracie graduated from a degree in Contemporary Applied Arts in 2009, after trying all craft disciplines, wood, textiles, ceramics and metal, Jewellery drew Gracie in the most. A trip to New York in the last year of her degree led to a love of architectural and urban influences, clean lines and repetition. She works with silver, gold and precious gemstones, often using stones such as salt and pepper diamonds and those with inclusions. “These give so much more in the way of character and soul; they are still deemed precious but flawed and I love celebrating those qualities.” Often set in mixed metals, the use of silver and yellow gold reminds Gracie of the steely greys of New York. She lives high up in the Malvern Hills with her small family and handmakes everything in her own workshop.
Hannah Bedford
Hannah Bedford skilfully combines the ancient art of granulation with design innovation for a contemporary signature look. Influenced by organic growth and the ever-changing movement of water, Hannah cultivates new ways to embellish her pieces with delicate droplets of gold. Minute granules may be embedded with exquisite diamond detailing or hidden surfaces covered with delicate granulation. A beautiful secret unbeknown to all but the wearer. Focussed on growing her ethical credentials, Hannah offers Fairtrade and recycled precious metal options as well as certified ethical diamonds and gems. Each piece is meticulously handcrafted in her studio at Cockpit Arts in London, where Hannah also works with clients, to create beautiful bespoke commissions. Hannah lives and works in South London with her partner and two young children.
Justin Duance
Justin began making jewellery in his London bedroom, straight out of University in 2000. Driven by the lack of contemporary jewellery for men and inspired by combining unusual materials with precious metals his range started with wood inlay rings. Justin developed a unique method of sandcasting using local beach sands, which invites customers to be a part of the making process through the collection and choice of their sand for casting. The team has also grown over the years, there are now nine in total working from a small workshop in the woods on the outskirts of Penzance, Cornwall. The team function as a family, each chipping in ideas and contributing where they can. They aim to have as little impact on the environment as possible, as of 2019 they have pledged to use only fairly traded and fully traced diamonds and gemstones. All of their gold is recycled and they promote the upcycling of customers own materials.
Jenifer Wall
Jenifer graduated with a BA Hons in Three Dimensional Crafts from the University of Brighton in 1996 and since then has been making jewellery, lockets, small dishes and containers in precious and occasionally base metals.
Jenifer’s signature features include: a hammered texture, gold granulation, oxidisation and gold or palladium leaf. These features make her work unique and instantly recognisable.
Every piece is hand made in her studio in Hove, East Sussex, and is inspired by the natural world, with the two main sources of inspiration being seeds and seedpods, rocks and stones.
Jacks Turner
Jacks is one of the UK’s top emerging talents in contemporary jewellery design. Having completed a BA Hons in jewellery in the early 90s, she went to work for a top name in the jewellery design industry for eight years before launching her first independent collection. Working primarily in 18ct gold and platinum, Jacks combines conventional goldsmithing and stone setting techniques with the latest in computer-aided design technology to create distinctly modern pieces that compliment both the contemporary and the traditional. Each piece is hand finished and set by Jacks to her exceptionally high standard. Her work is characterised by clean lines, simplicity and elegance and her style has been nationally recognised with awards such as the prestigious “Design Innovation Award” for her work in platinum.
Jo Irvine
Oxfordshire based Jeweller Jo Irvine’s love of jewellery started at a young age, inspired by her Mum’s collection of beautiful rings and a precious mixed metal bangle bought in memory of her Grandpa. Jo loves to make pieces that can be stacked or mixed up, with a running theme of mixing metals. For her main collection she uses 18ct Yellow Gold, 9ct Rose Gold & Sterling Silver. Her work features clean lines and a beautiful contrast of metal colours and shapes. Jo did her degree in photography and went on to study silversmithing for 4 years part time whilst working in film, fashion and portrait photography.
Katie Pruden Ceramics
Malvern based ceramicist Katie Pruden takes inspiration from textures and surfaces within the world around her, such as erosion, weathering, geographical and geological change, shape, form, time and decay within nature. In response to these phenomena, she forms her spherical clay vessels by using press-moulding, hand-building and carving techniques. Smoke firing is then used to introduce an unpredictable surface pattern to the ceramic forms. Finally, Katie adds copper leaf to embellish the surface adding warmth and vibrancy to the finished piece. Contrasts feature prominently in Katie’s work: shapes, surfaces, colours, techniques and processes. Spiky and smooth, light and dark, controlled and unpredictable – it is through the tension of these contrasts that she ultimately creates the balance within each piece.
Keeley Traae
Keeley Traae is a maker, product designer and university lecturer based in Staffordshire. This ‘hello beautiful’ collection began in 2020 during the lockdown. Keeley started to explore digital design technology to create her forms which are then 3D printed in her studio. Each design begins with a sketch followed by a digitally crafted 3D file. Keeley is enjoying developing her own aesthetic, inspired by her love for mid-century design blended with classic silhouettes and geometry found in nature. Forms are ribbed, faceted, and fluted, and have tactile surface finishes. The commercially compostable printing materials such as wood filled PLA have their own unique qualities, the striations and marks created by the printer make each piece individual. Colours are chosen to reflect current interior trends and create complementary stories which can grow over time.
Laura Drayson
Laura studied BA Hons Contemporary Crafts at the University College Falmouth. Graduating with a First Class Degree, she now works in her studio, on the wild north coast of Cornwall. The unpredictable nature and untamed beauty of the historical Cornish coastline is a constant source of inspiration for Laura. Her designs are informed by the textures, colours, shapes and landscape found there and the connections they evoke. Tin mine ruins and footpaths clinging to the clifftops, patterns and marks made by the history of industry, weathered surfaces and personal journeys. Laura works mainly in silver and semi-precious gemstones. Gemstones allow her to introduce colour into her work using a palette that echoes her coastal inspiration. Designs develop in the making process, each stage made by hand, nothing is identical, no piece is the same.
Lindsey Mann
Working from her studio in the wilds of Wiltshire, Lindsey constructs jewellery using hand-printed anodised aluminium, precious and non-precious metals and a host of semi-precious stones and plastics. When not being worn keep your jewellery in a box or safe place to reduce scratching or damage to materials. The hand-printed aluminium is beautifully light-weight and surprisingly hard wearing. The print is sealed beneath the surface of the anodised aluminium, making it an integral part of the material. Colours will not rub off through wear but, like other metals, will scratch if treated roughly. To clean dirt from the surface of the metal use a damp soft cloth with a little mild detergent. Oxidised silver has been chemically treated to develop a dark surface finish. Do not use silver dip or a polishing cloth as this will remove the oxidised surface. Over time the darkened silver may buff in raised areas and this will add to the character.
Polished Grey Jewellery
From her sunny studio in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside Hannah, the designer-maker at Polished Grey uses recycled Sterling Silver and traditional techniques to create contemporary pieces that are stylish and accessible. Hannah uses crisp geometric shapes combined with clean lines and organic textures and forms to make uncomplicated statement jewellery. The Pebble Collection is inspired by much-loved Cornish beach visits and pebble collecting. From bold necklaces to classic wristwear, earrings and rings, Polished Grey jewellery may be worn independently or together: comfortable, everyday jewellery to suit a broad range of style looks and are made to last.
Rachel Butlin
Staffordshire based Jeweller Rachel Butlin seeks to challenge the concepts of contemporary jewellery, producing a range of high end, mixed material pieces. She loves to challenge the way in which people perceive a piece, by creating small scale sculpture that can be worn on the body, in a way chosen by the wearer. Carefully considering material combination and placement, her work often explores bespoke materials, evoking curiosity between the piece and the wearer themselves. She gathers materials in a collection, waiting to explore them through combination and placement, in a 3D drawing process. Drawing with materials is an essential part of her practice, with linear forms, featuring strongly alongside geometric shapes and spaces. These ideas and themes are explored through bold strikes of colour and simple lines, bought together to create statement brooches, earrings and necklaces. Pieces are created using enamel, Formica, walnut and acrylic. By stacking, layering and placing components together, she finds different ways of constructing pieces using traditional jewellery techniques such as setting and riveting.
Rebecca Halstead
Originally from East Yorkshire, Rebecca Halstead is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and worked as a designer for the jewellery industry in London’s Bond Street and Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. She set up her workshop in Edinburgh in 1991, creating handmade silver jewellery with an emphasis on design and craftsmanship and has exhibited widely in the UK. She also worked for many years as a lecturer in design at Edinburgh College of Art and continues to teach in Edinburgh plus residential courses in the Lake District. Rebecca works mainly in silver, often incorporating 14ct gold filled metal (which is similar to rolled gold). This brings a warmth and subtle contrast to her work. High quality gemstones and pearls are also used to create highlights of colour, and form and her current collection includes beautiful textured surfaces. Each piece is handmade by Rebecca using traditional workshop techniques including riveting, roll printing and stone setting. Her work is highly individual and has an elegant contemporary style - focusing on geometric forms, pattern and movement.
Suzanne Claire
Suzanne Claire is a designer / maker of contemporary jewellery based at the edge of the Peak District in Bollington, Cheshire. Upon graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in 3D Design, Suzanne set up her small business designing, making and selling jewellery through galleries, exhibitions and craft events countrywide. Her flourishing interest of metal work left her torn between jewellery making and textile art. Through time and experimentation, the two disciplines merged resulting in her textile inspired collections. Using silver chain, wire and sheet as alternatives to thread, wool and fabric, Suzanne handcrafts beautiful tactile French knitted, crocheted, embroidered and woven jewellery. Each piece is characterised by a slinky movement and feel to the skin or is visually enlivened by the manipulation of the original surface texture. Splashes of colour are added through semi-precious beads and threads, giving each creation a playful quality.
Sophie Harley
Award winning jewellery designer Sophie Harley is celebrated for her exquisitely designed handmade jewellery using only precious metals and stones. She flies the flag for a truly British brand and continues to design, create & manufacture all her pieces in London using traditional techniques. Sophie began to develop her jewellery collections and launched her bespoke design service following her training at The Royal College of Art where she studied for an MA in jewellery design. Over 30 years on she continues to produce a range of unique and contemporary pieces that have created a cult following, including the legendary Algerian Loveknot necklace worn by Eva Green as the captivating Vesper Lynd in Bond movie Casino Royale.
Tania Clarke Hall
Tania Clarke Hall is an award-winning jeweller working in leather. Influenced by her background in chemistry and a love of Japanese design, with its wabi-sabi aesthetic, Tania’s bold and dramatic pieces are designed with a deceptively simple economy of line. She delights in moulding, slashing, and colouring the leather using experimental and innovative techniques that continually push the boundaries of her medium. The result is elegant yet playful jewellery, created to be worn in a variety of ways: twisted, scooped, wrapped or draped on the body. Tania studied at Middlesex University under acclaimed contemporary jeweller and artist Caroline Broadhead, gaining a First Class BA Hons in Jewellery. She continues to work on new collections and bespoke commissions for both private and retail clients from her studio at Cockpit Arts in central London.
vinegar & brown paper
Leeds based contemporary glass etcher Andy Poplar has spent the last 10 years taking iconic items of glassware and bringing them to life with the tools of typography, wit, wordplay and a slightly askew way of looking at the world. From apothecary jars to laboratory glass, nostalgia filled milk bottles to one-off vintage pieces, it never fails to amaze him that you can now find pieces of [vinegar & brown paper] on bookshelves everywhere, from York to New York.
Val Muddyman
Plymouth based Jeweller Val Muddyman graduated from Plymouth College of Art in 2017. Her body of work entitled ‘Tidelines’ is inspired by the seaweed she collects from the strandline around Devil’s Point or Wembury Point, near her home. Collecting the seaweed herself has become a key factor for change in her working practices as her environmental awareness has grown. She captures the textures of the organic material, and the resulting jewellery is delicate and beautiful. Val uses recycled silver and her own glass ‘gems’ made by reworking sea glass. Sometimes tiny glass elements escape the casting or wear away in use and this adds to the eroded ‘buried treasure’ look that Val so loves. Val works in seaweed and wax, skillfully carving and constructing before sending items off to be cast or sand-casting in the studio.