Award winning jeweller Emma Calvert explores the intersection of jewellery, historic textiles and craft, reworking ribbons and fabrics into distinctive modern treasures. 

Trained at Central St. Martins London in Woven Textiles, Emma brings a weaver’s eye for structure, texture and pattern to jewellery.  Her designs celebrate material contrast, creating highly tactile pieces rooted in the rich history and memory that fabrics hold.

Sourcing historic ribbons and antique passementerie – from 17th-century Florentine trims and 1920s art deco hat ribbons to military braids – Emma explores techniques that transform the textiles in contrasting ways.  She constructs hand-braided ribbon pieces that hold a solid, three-dimensional form, while also imprinting textile remnants in wax to cast in recycled silver and gold. The result is a collection that balances the fluid drape and memory of fabric with the permanence of precious metal.

 “My work is about celebrating what already exists; taking delicate, forgotten textiles and immortalising the fabric in metal so they can be worn forever.”

Working from her studio on the Dorset coast, every piece is handcrafted in the UK with purpose, intention and a commitment to sustainable craft. Beyond her core collections, Emma collaborates with clients on bespoke commissions and heirloom redesigns, turning personal stories and old gold into wearable art.

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