Zoe Arnold - Artist Jeweller
“I realise that beneath it all, I am a collector, drawn to collation and curation, a way of gaining quiet contemplation from the chaos. The innate desire to collect, to arrange in cabinets and draw the eye to detail. We trip the light fantastic, dance with our objects, fill our spaces with certain order, take joy from intense focus.
This is a challenging time. As I did in my childhood, I find solace and peace in retreating to the detail, the beauty of small things, the overlooked and disregarded. In doing this I hope to share with others, and draw the viewer into this fragile world. There is a power in quiet observation; detail can encompass the monumental and a moment represent eternity.”
If you are interested in purchasing or finding out more about any of the pieces shown on this site, please get in touch. Zoe would be happy to answer your questions or have a conversation about future commissions.
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A note on commissions; please don’t hesitate about commissioning artists, we actively encourage it! If you haven’t done it before it can seem a daunting prospect but in reality it will be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We can work to your budget and often it won’t cost as much as you would expect, so give it a go and give us your support, you will end up with something unique and personal to you…
Zoe Arnold studied jewellery design at Central Saint Martins in London, graduating with a first class Honours degree in 2003, and has gone on to establish herself as an independent artist jeweller. Her pieces are in many prestigious collections, including the Crafts Council and the V&A.
Known for their individuality and wit, her works are made with a varied use of materials and techniques, a love of fine craftsmanship and traditional hand skills, combined with storytelling and poetic imagery.
There are stories behind these pieces, should you choose to delve beneath the surface…
Education
2001 - 2003
BA Hons. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Selected employment
2013 - present
2014 - 2016
2013 - present
Advanced and Contemporary Jewellery tutor, Morley College
Gold master class visiting tutor Bishopsland
Visiting tutor, West Dean College
Selected Publications
2019
Rings of the 20th and 21st Centuries, the Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Thames and Hudson 2019
2017
2013
Bloomin' Jewels, Contemporary Applied Arts publication
Collect Contemporary Jewellery, by Joanna Hardy. Thames & Hudson
Selected Recent Exhibitions
2020
COLLECT, Goldsmiths Company, Somerset House, London
2018
Le Genie des Images, La Joaillerie par Mazlo, Paris
2017
Triptique, Life, Love, Death, Parcours Bijoux, La Joaillerie par Mazlo, Paris
2017
Bloomin Jewels, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2016
Goldsmiths Fair, London
2015
I Am Here, Crafts Council touring exhibition, RCA
2015
A Sense of Jewellery, Goldsmiths' Centre, London
2015
Objection, Schmuck, Munich.
2015
Cut Fold Press, Place Vendome, Paris
2014
COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London
2014
Goldsmiths Fair, London
2013
Masters of Modern Jewellery, Beetles and Huxley, London
Selected Collections
2020
Muriel Wilson’s Necklace, donated to the V&A by her family
2019
The Lady in the Moon, brooch. La Joaillerie par Mazlo, Paris
2013
Set of three earrings acquired by Crafts Council
2012
Destiny ring donated to the V&A London, by J and J Gestetner
2011
Rust Diamond earrings, acquired by The National Museums of Northern Ireland
2010
'Hope’ ring, acquired by Alice and Louis Koch Ring Collection
2008
‘Monocle’ brooch, acquired by CAA collection