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Jewellery Designer
Designs and creates jewellery pieces — from concept to precious metals and gemstones.
Did you know?
In 1958, jeweller Harry Winston sent the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian by registered mail. Postage was $2.44, plus about $143 for insurance.
How subjects help
- Art & Design: Sketch a ring or necklace and balance stones, metal and shape into one design.
- Chemistry: Mix gold with other metals so a ring is hard enough to wear every day without bending.
- Business Studies: Price pieces from the cost of metal and stones and sell them to shops or customers.
A famous name
René Lalique: French jewellery designer and glass artist famous for his Art Nouveau jewellery around 1900.
Try it yourself: Design a logo for a pretend café
- Invent a café: its name, who it is for and what it sells.
- Sketch three very different logo ideas, each in under five minutes.
- Show them to someone without explaining. Which do they remember a minute later, and why?
- Redraw the winner, making it simpler so it still works when tiny.
Designers often sketch many rough ideas first, test them on real people, then refine one.
Also try: Find the repeat in a patterned fabric.
Known for it in
Italy, India, France, USA, Thailand