Jon Nicholl

I work in silver, using wood, glass and other re-cycled material to create functional silver tableware that is modern in look but traditional in form.

Post-retirement I am working as a silversmith mainly making functional silver tableware. To date I have made beakers and goblets, napkin rings, coasters, jiggers, salt, pepper pots, cruet sets, boxes, bowls and some table and tree decorations. I have also made some single items such as a milk jug, a clock and a cocktail shaker.

I work in silver, often using other materials such as wood and glass and re-cycled ceramic and Blue John bowls, to create designs that are modern in look but traditional in form. I use enamel, glass paint and gold plating to create and highlight details.

As well as designing all the pieces myself, all the craft – piercing, forming, soldering, cleaning and polishing, enamelling and plating – is done by myself in my workshop, and I am keen to share the creative possibilities with others.

Studio visits

My studio will be open 11am – 5pm for visits on the following days:

Sunday 3rd May
Monday 4th May
Saturday 9th May

About my studio

My workshop is in my garden at my home in Nether Edge. It is a small, well-lit space with work benches and small scale equipment but enough space to set out a couple of tables to display pieces of mine.