Award-winning jewellery designer Louise Seijen ten Hoorn trained at the Zadkine College (formerly Vakschool Schoonhaven), The Netherlands and the Royal College of Art in the UK. She lives and works in London, where she creates one-off pieces, small production lines and commissions. Louise works predominantly in metal, as well as materials such as plastic, rope and rubber. Her work has been exhibited in the UK as well as worldwide in the USA, Lithuania, Portugal and the Netherlands. Besides being a jewellery practitioner, Louise teaches short courses in design and jewellery making at various Adult Education Colleges in London. Recent exhibitions and events • How much is that doggy in the window, At Work Gallery, 2022 • The re-Incarnation of Andy Warhol, At Work Gallery, London, 2020 • Connections/Connessioni, ACJ Touring exhibition, various locations UK/Italy, 2019, 2020 • Tales of the subconscious, ACJ + Gill Wing Jewellery, London, 2019 • City Lit centenary exhibition, City Lit, London, 2019 • Van Gogh at work, At Work Gallery, London, 2019 • Tincal Lab challenge: Jewellery & Technology, Tincal Lab, Porto 2018 • I am my own muse, At Work Gallery, London, 2018 • Blinkered, At Work Gallery - Brunel Museum, London, 2018 • 20:20 Visions, ACJ Touring exhibition, various locations, UK, 2017, 2018 • Loot, Museum of Art and Design, New York, 2017 Selected awards • Selected awards from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship & Design Council, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2008, 2007, 2006 • Goldsmith’s Fair graduate bursary, 2016 • London Jewellery Exports bursary, 2008 • Bright ideas award, awarded by Craft Central and sponsored by Deutsche Bank, 2007
With expert guidance on design and the design process, this book includes step-by-step project briefs and themes to use as a basis for developing your own ideas. It's suitable for intermediate and professional levels, as well as those attending jewellery making courses who've taken up the craft as a hobby. * Machine Knitting Monthly, August 2023 *