Sheffield Assay Office celebrates MA Jewellery and Metalwork students

Sheffield Assay Office was pleased to celebrate the work of this year’s MA Jewellery and Metalwork students and the wide range of ideas, materials and approaches represented across the exhibition.

Sara Hale, Head of Commercial Operations at Sheffield Assay Office, attended the exhibition and presented three Highly Commended awards, as well as the Assay Master’s Award to the overall winner.

Fiona Blythe received a Highly Commended award for Collect, Contain, Redistribute: A Reliquary for Nature. Her collection of wearable containers holds seeds and is designed to be handled, with pieces that slide and twist open before the seeds can eventually be scattered somewhere they may grow.

Heli Meng was Highly Commended for The Hidden Self, a project exploring the contrast between the parts of ourselves we show to others and the emotions we keep hidden. Through wearable containers, those less visible feelings are given a physical form.

Yufei Qi received a Highly Commended award for Beauty Through Order, which explores beauty through variation and movement as well as structure and order, allowing materials to behave unexpectedly and considering how the body can change the way a piece is experienced.

The overall award went to Isabel Woods for Sibrydion Cymru; Wearable Whispers from the Past. Inspired by her connection to Wales, the project explores heritage and stories of the land through wearable pieces, using jewellery as a way to carry a connection to home and share those stories with others.

Congratulations to all of the MA Jewellery and Metalwork students whose work was featured in the exhibition, and to Isabel, Yufei, Heli and Fiona on their awards.

The Sheffield Assay Office was established in 1773, under an Act of Parliament and today the company assays and hallmarks the precious metals - silver, gold, platinum and palladium. Sheffield Assay Office is one of only four UK assay offices who all work to uphold the Hallmarking Act of 1973 and continue to ensure consumer protection for customers purchasing precious metals.

To find out more about the whole range of services offered by Sheffield Assay Office, such as our hallmarking and analytical services, please email us at info@assayoffice.co.uk or complete the contact form on our website at http://www.assayoffice.co.uk/contact-us ,

Sign up here to all the latest news from Sheffield Assay Office direct to your inbox