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HANDLE WITH CARE

Hannah Schofield

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London based jewellery designer. Focus on sustainable material exploration and the modernisation of traditional crafts such as stone carving and goldsmithing. 'Handle with care' is adorning recycled glass, bringing it into the language of fine jewellery by treating it as if it were a precious material. Developing experimental designs that like to challenge perceptions of value.

London based jewellery designer. Focus on sustainable material exploration and the modernisation ...

A modernisation of traditional jewellery craftsmanship, Hannah’s collection works under a sustainable imperative, using minimalist shapes and recycled materials. Contrasting recycled glass with silver forms, she interprets ancient techniques in unexpected ways, adorning the discarded and overlooked. 

Illustrative engravings transform as light hits them from different angles. Dancing around gemstones submerged under the glass, these designs are at first unclear, inviting the viewer to investigate further to discover their beauty. Combining modernity with ethereal patterns and shapes, Hannah’s minimalist designs create an element of elegant subtlety. 

Interpretative text by Otto Johnson, BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation

Final work

  • Image of a glass ring and two glass bangles on the body.
  • An image of glass jewellery on the body.
  • An image glass jewellery on the body
  • Glass jewellery upon the body
  • Glass jewellery upon the body
  • Image of glass jewellery upon the body
  • An image of a glass earring
  • An image of a glass and silver bangle
  • An image of a glass and silver ring
An image of glass stud earrings.

Multifaceted values

Studs displaying inward and outward value.Right - a gemstone trapped within the glass, being pulled into the fluidity by silver claws. Left - an echo of the stones facets, engraved from the reverse using the intaglio carving technique. An imprint of what ‘should’ be there.

Hand carved and engraved recycled glass 

Silver claws

Green amethyst

20 x 15 x 8 x mm

Research and process

  • Image of development pages
  • Intaglio
Image of the materials and processes used

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HANDLE WITH CARE

A modernisation of traditional jewellery craftsmanship, Hannah’s collection works under a sustainable imperative, using minimalist shapes and recycled materials. Contrasting recycled glass with silver forms, she interprets ancient techniques in unexpected ways, a...

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