Julie Chamberlain
Date of Birth: 1958
Associations: ABDS
Awards:
1984 The Bakri Yehia Memorial Prize for Excellence Goddard's Awards for Designs in Silver
1982 Mecca Dante Stakes Competition, 2nd
1981 Goddard's Awards for Designs in Silver
1979 Matthey Silver Design Awards, 1st
Commissions:
Yorkshire ArtSpace, Precious Metals Commission
Lancashire County Council, Millennium Commission
Sheffield CityCouncil, The Millennium Canteen
De Beers, The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes Trophy 1995
Ove Arup Partnership
Garrard & Co
Paul Smith
Goldsmiths' Company
Maxfield, USA
Elton John
WG
Liberty
Next
Maguire & Murray Architects
AMC International, Switzerland
St Catherine's Church, Kent
Education:
1981 - 1984 Royal College of Art, MA Silversmithing
1977 - 1980 Middlesex University, BA (Hon's) 3D Design / Silversmithing
Group Exhibitions:
2002 The Silver Show, London
2002 'New Light', The Nick Allen Gallery, London
2001 'A Sterling Tale', Keith Lippert Gallery, Washington, USA
2001'Elegance', The Brewery Arts Center, Cirencester
2000 Line and Plane, Derek Topp Gallery, Derbyshire
2000The Silver Show, Leighton House, London
1999 British Silver Promotion, Hong Kong - Silver in Motion, Holland
1998 The Silver Show, Leighton House, London - Mappin & Webb Silver Exhibition, London
1998 Hackney Contemporaries at the Orangery, London
1997 Contemporary Decorative Arts, Sotheby's, London
1997 The Millennium Canteen, Sheffield
1997 'Tabletop', Cleveland Arts Center
1997 Hackney Contemporaries at The Geffreye Museum, SBC Warburgs, London and The Brewery Arts Center, Cirencester ABDS, Inhorgenta, Germany
1996 Hackney Contemporaries at The Orangery, London
1995 Hackney Contemporaries at The Economist, London
1994 Table Silverware Competition, Goldsmiths' Hall, London
1994Lesley Craze Gallery, London
1993 'Contemporary Silver', Garrard & Co., London
1992 'Metal & Glass', The Rufford Gallery, Nottinghamshire
1991 Chelsea Crafts Fair, London
1989 'Making It', The V&A Museum, London
1988 'New British Design', Osaka, Japan
1988 Hallmark Silver Selection, Goldsmiths' Company, London
1998 Sotheby's Decorative Arts Awards, London and Japan
1998 Goldsmiths' Fair, Goldsmiths' Hall, London
1987 'Jewellery and Precious Metals', The Design Center, London
1987 Goldsmiths' Fair, Goldsmiths' Hall, London
Solo Exhibitions:
Travel: Nationally, Yes Internationally, Yes
Press Quotes: PRESS
Crafts Magazine • The Independent • The Times • The Daily Telegraph • The
Observer • Vogue • Evening Standard • Taxi (USA) • Retail Jeweller
PUBLICATIONS
British Silver, A Sterling Adventure • The Millennium Canteen • New British Design
Treasures of the 20t" Century • Royal Goldsmiths
Maker's Statement:
Julie produces innovative, functional pieces that are a pleasure to use as well as an aesthetic addition to the space they occupy. Her design and technical skills can be applied to a wide range of outcomes from domestic tableware to ceremonial pieces and architectural metalwork. The concerns repeated throughout Julie's work are space, proportion, line, balance and the relationship between the object and the surface it sits on. She uses primarily silver combining it, when appropriate, with other materials such as brass, stainless steel or glass. Unfortunately she is unable to accommodate studio visits or apprenticeships.
Commissioning Procedure
Procedure and completion time will always depend on the nature of the commission. After discussing the brief or concept in detail with the client the idea would then be developed through drawing and models. Drawings or images of models are agreed upon before the making process begins. Julie is willing to travel if necessary, depending on the scale and nature of the commission.
Pricing Policy
Julie works to commission with prices starting at £1500.
VAT Registered: No
