
NINA GILBEY
Nina has been studying metal working since 1993, she completed her MA in silversmithing & jewellery making in 2000 and has been teaching the subject ever since at a variety of institutions.
She set up London Jewellery Workshop in 2011 to offer courses in a calm, creative and safe environment which is student led.
Nina continues to practice as a jeweller & silversmith and works to commission. You can view her work on her website ninagilbey.com
She is also a co-author of Colour and Textures in Jewellery, published in 2019

JEN BAYFORD
Jen studied a variety of jewellery making techniques including stone setting, engraving, diamond mounting, chasing, repousse and enamelling.
Alongside her studies she developed her lifelong interest in beading, teaching herself a variety of skills including French and Dutch weaving techniques, creating a stunning collection of work.
Jen currently also teaches at Forest Gate Lifelong learning

Penny Akester
Penny is a jewellery artist and teacher who has been making jewellery for well over 20 years. Training originally at Loughborough University, she is fascinated by the process of making and the huge variety of methods and materials available to jewellers, working with soapstone, textiles, bead weaving, metalwork, silver clay and much more. She completed a MA degree at the Cass in 2015 and loves to continue learning, exploring and experimenting with ideas, materials and techniques, currently developing a collection of tactile, conceptual jewels alongside her teaching.

Silke Heuer
Silke is a jewellery designer and maker inspired by modernist art and design, and working with traditional metal smithing techniques.
She studied jewellery and silversmithing at the Sir John Cass, and after graduating worked as a studio assistant for several jewellery designers before setting up her own workshop.
Alongside her own practise she has been teaching at various London institutions since 2007.