With a Central St Martins education, Laura Jayne Strand has emerged as one of the new bright talents on the jewellery scene. Since graduating in 2008, Laura has exhibited at The London Design Festival and Coutts London Jewellery week, along with winning several awards, which include the Cred Responsible Jeweller Award.
Her signature style incorporates free-flowing lines and wave like shapes, which are transformed into sensual and sculptural pieces of jewellery.
2005-2008
Central St Martins, BA Hons Jewellery Design.
2007
Martin Hopton School of Jewellery, Fine Jewellery skills.
2003-2004
London College of Fashion, BTEC National Diploma Art Foundation.
2008
Cred responsible jeweller award
2008
Cool Diamonds Design Award (Runner up).
2008
Goldsmiths Precious Metal Bursary.
2009
Sieraad: The International Jewellery and Silver Fair, Amsterdam.
New Designers: One Year On, London.
Made in Clerkenwell.
Coutts London Jewellery Week: Treasure, London.
2008
Heavenly Eye, Structure and Function Gallery, London.
The London Design Festival, New Designers Selection, Shoreditch Village Underground, London.
Heart and Design, Christies, London (London Fashion Week, The London Design Festival).
VIPLRG, Let Them Eat Cake, London.
Coutts London Jewellery Week, Lethaby Gallery, Central St Martins, London.
2007
Autumn/Winter 2007/08 collection launched at Central St Martins Jewellery Trend Predictions Show, London.
2006
Memento Mori, Econe, London.
2005
Directions, Lethaby Gallery, Central St Martins, London.
2009
Azza Fahmy: Design Internship, Cairo.
2008
Cred: Commissioned to design a collection using ethically sourced silver.