Machi de Waard jewellery

Handmade modern silver and gold jewellery

My name is Machi and I'm a jeweller. I make modernist jewellery in silver and gold. Every piece of jewellery is handmade by me. My work is regularly exhibited at galleries and shows. I was Jeweller in Residence at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell from 2010 to 2011. I combine my studio practice with teaching jewellery making in Reading.

I'm a big fan of abstract expressionism and minimalism, so early modern art inspires me. Closer to home, my whole family is artistic so I can also see creativity in my sister's knitting or my mom's painting or my grandmother's tapestries. I love how you can give the same material to a hundred people to make something and they will all come up with something totally different.

My signature collection is influenced by the simplicity of forms like circles and ovals, with shapes placed in subtle relationships with one another. The gold sphere provides a sense of tension or playfulness by balancing on the curve or peeking out from behind the silver.