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Shortlisted artists
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The finalists of the first Museums Sheffield National Metalwork Design Award have been chosen.
The short-list includes both well known artists in their field alongside emerging artists from across the UK.
The short-listed makers, titles and descriptions of their work and a brief biography follow:
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National Metalwork Design Award WINNER
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Cameron Maxfield
Tea Bag Pot, a hand raised vessel mechanically suspended within a perforated mild steel cube cage.
Cameron Maxfield was an Assistant Designer for Brian Asquith and a Senior Lecturer in the Metalwork and Jewellery Department at Sheffield Hallam University. He is a technical consultant for the Starter Studio Programme at Yorkshire Artspace Society. He has exhibited across the UKincluding at the Goldsmiths Company, the Millennium Gallery and the Cutlers Company.
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Roger Doyle
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Ocean Bowl, bronze bowl with a Britannia silver lining.
Roger Doyle is a Freeman of the Goldsmiths Company. In 1979 he was awarded a bursary by the Crafts Council to study the use of glass with jewellery and ornaments at the Royal College of Art. In 1996 he was the only UK winner of the Diamond International Award.
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Ji Hoon Choi
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The Vessels of Wishes, a pair of vessels made of sterling silver, silver, steel and ebony.
Ji studied Metalworking at University in Korea. He moved to the UKto study at BirminghamUniversity, School of Jewellery. Ji won first prize at the Korea New Art Festival in 2006 and has exhibited at the Silver Triennial in Germany and at the JA International Jewellery Show in New York.
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Mark Constable
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Serenity, a silver mokume and stainless steel corkscrew and stand.
Mark completed a degree in Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Polytechnic. In 2001 he was deemed a Master Blacksmith and became a fellow of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths. He has spent significant time in the last 2 years in California, producing work such as the commemorative plate for the opening of the gallery in Exeter, California.
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Jeff Durber
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Connect, a sterling silver, stainless steel and mild steel vase for a dining table.
Jeff Durber is a lecturer, primarily for the BA Hons in Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University. Prior to this, he was a partner in a designer makers specialising in contemporary pocket knives and a silversmith with Brian Asquith Design. In 2007, he was commissioned to produce a piece for the retiring Vice Chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University and has exhibited in the UK, USA and Europe. Jeff was selected for the Chelsea Crafts Fair for 5 years running.
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Drummond Hastings Masterton
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Two Reservoirs, two ceremonial drinking vessels manufactured using digital manufacturing technologies and made of CNC milled steel and selective laser sintered (SLS) steel.
Drummond studied at Grays School of Art and then in the Goldsmithing department at the Royal College of Art. Drummonds work stems from an interest in geometry, topology and landscapes, combined with an in-depth knowledge of Computer Aided Design, Computer Numerically Controlled milling machines and Rapid Prototyping. Drummond was recently selected as the only metalsmith in the Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2008 award.
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Martin Drury
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Element No.1 (Sheffield) comprises tiny stainless steel components laser welded together in grid formation; oxidised mild steel sphere within the cube.
Martin achieved a 1st in the Metalwork and Jewellery BA at Sheffield Hallam University and went on to study at the Royal College of Art. Since this time, Martin has been a practising designer/maker in London and is now based in Lincoln.
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Victoria Kershaw
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Tea Set, a raised silver tea set with a concrete tray.
Victoria is a designer silversmith, living in Sheffield. She is a member of the Association of British Designer Silversmiths. She won the Crafts Council Development Award and an Arts Council Award for production of New Work in 2007 and had exhibited at the Goldsmiths Fair and the V&A amongst others.
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Esther Lord
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Sail Vessel, a sculptural vessel inspired by the Urban Landscape, made of nickel-plated gilding metal.
Esther is currently working as artist in residence as part of the Crafts Councils Next Move Scheme at the Schoolof Jewelleryat the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. Esther has exhibited across the UK and in Europe, including at the Goldsmiths Fair. She won the Talente Prize for excellence and Design in 2007 and a silver award for Silversmithing in the Goldsmiths Craftsmanship and Design Awards in 2006.
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Cóilín Ó Dubhghaill
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Tulipiere Bowl, a patinated copper and shakudo bowl with silver inserts.
Cóilín is a silversmith based n Sheffield. He is currently a research fellow working in the Metalwork and Jewellery Department at Sheffield Hallam University. He has worked as a designer in industry in the UK, Ireland, India and the Philippines. Most recently, he has created a tea set for Billy Connelly, commissioned by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh and exhibited at the V&A, London, the Museums of Kyoto, Japan and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Lucian Taylor
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Fibre Bowl, simple bowl made by fusing tiny pieces of wire made of Argentium silver.
Lucian graduated with an MA in goldsmithing and silversmithing from the Royal College of Art. Following that, he set up a silversmithing studio. Lucian has exhibited widely in the UKand abroad, regularly showing work at the Chelsea Crafts Show and the Goldsmiths Fair. His work is represented in the collections of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and the V&A amongst others.
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