Designer Maker Charlotte Berry creates colourful handmade jewellery and silverware with a playful twist. By taking intriguing qualities from overlooked, and often forgotten items, she creates bold, individual and sometimes quirky items of jewellery.

Her work explores the qualities of natural light in plastics, whilst juxtaposing these qualities with precious metal. By varying the finish of the silver, and exploring curious and imaginative uses of plastics, she creates diverse and varied ranges of jewellery. These ranges all combine modern, wearable lines, with a style which also evokes a feeling of vintage charm and individuality.

Each individual piece is handmade by Charlotte Berry, and many items are one off. Charlotte is happy to discuss special comissions.

Background:

After completing a BA (HONS) in Contemporary Design: Crafts, where she specialised in fine silver, Charlotte returned to her home town in Oxfordshire in order to establish herself as an independent jeweller and silversmith. She is currently working independently in a workshop on the Cowley Road in Oxford City.

Charlotte is also a tutor at Oxford & Cherwell Valley College, where she teaches an afternoon and an evening course in Introduction to Jewellery and Silversmithing.


You can now find a selection of Charlotte's work at: www.notonthehighstreet.com/charlotteberrycontemporarysilver