About Design Space

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
Design Space is a programme supported by the Birmingham City Council and the European Regional Development Fund that gives a select group of emerging jewellery artists free studio space and business classes for one year: in exchange, the participants must commit to work at least 30 hours a week developing their own design led business. This year Design Space supports eighteen designer-makers, with participants from the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and the United States. The programme is highly sought after, and the eighteen participants were chosen from a large pool of applicants who were interviewed over the summer. Visiting the Design Space studio is highly recommended: enjoy a cup of tea while getting a rare behind-the-scenes look at every stage of jewellery production. The display cabinets in the front room showcase the jewellery collections of all eighteen participants, while the adjacent studio gives you a unique opportunity to see these highly skilled makers at work. To arrange a visit, please contact Katherine Campbell-Legg or Kerry O’Connor: 0121 551 9071 or design_space@hotmail.co.uk

Rainey Yu-Ping Lin : Priya Raju




Yu-Ping Lin comes from Taiwan, obtained an MA degree in Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products in the U.K. Yu-Ping’s Textile Jewellery pieces feature the Origami craft in conjunction with Chinese paper-cutting art. Her jewellery is made from silver or aluminium with hand-painted fabric and mixed media. The fabric elements can be removed or replaced with different patterned silk.  Also the pieces are designed so that the metal elements can be worn individually without compromising their aesthetics.

 




 
W: http://yuxilin.blogspot.com

E: linyuxi.tw@googlemail.com






Priya’s contemporary jewellery is designed and handcrafted using silver and gold.  She uses her cultural and educational backgrounds, and her life experiences, to create architectural three dimensional pieces.

Her collections include the Urban, which is inspired by street art and the Blue Lotus, which is a mix of both Eastern and Western influences.
Priya also undertakes school based workshops and bespoke commissions.




W: jewellerybypriya.co.uk

E: priya@jewellerybypriya.co.uk
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