Miss Measure shows us how to get it right with cold enameling
Flux students get the hang of the cold enameling technique Having produced a series...
Jewellery News
The beauty of emeralds
Much as we love them, emeralds are tricky stones to work with. Emeralds have a notoriously brittle nature that makes them prone to chipping. So when it comes to designing jewellery to display their beauty, supporting the stone effectively is always the major consideration.
Rare Beauty III – an inspirational exhibition of work by Flux jewellers
If you are looking for weekend entertainment this Autumn why not head East? Sunday is...
Rings on their fingers!
Happy Students left Flux last month with beautiful silver rings on their fingers… People often...
Imogen Belfield, Trendsetter – and Hot100!
Professional Jeweller announces Imogen Belfield as 2014 Trendsetters ...
Alex Yule wins gold!
Craft and Design Selected Maker Gold Award 2014 Alex Yule takes Gold!...
Flux jewellery school introductory video
Thinking of joining a course here? take a look at our short introductory video...
Open Studios at Vanguard Court, 21 June 2014
We cordially invite you to a Private Viewing of inspirational jewellery by the designer/makers...
Make silver jewellery from your unwanted scrap silver
What to do with your broken bling? Make silver jewellery from it! Delighted to...
Jewellery school – Getting ready for the new term
Have you signed up for your jewellery course at Flux yet? Last few places available on our 10 week courses starting next week – book here
Casting silver with stone and gem inclusions
When casting silver into a delft clay mould you have to be open to all manner of success; opening the mould is always a breath-holding moment!
There wasn’t much time for taking photos this week – but the Tuesday highlight goes to Lynn, who successfully cast a silver ring with a quartz inclusion
P is for… Precious! UK’s hallmark letter for 2014
The letter element that is included in our traditional UK hallmark tells you the year in which a piece of precious jewellery was made and submitted for assay. Each year this letter changes; we progress through the alphabet year on year (omitting the letter j) – with a change in font and/or the stamp shape at the end of the 23 year cycle. Thus 2014 is distinguishable from the hallmark of 1989 by the letter being in lower case as well as by the sharp modernity of the font.
Jewellery Courses in London for 2014 – Perfect Gifts!
Learn how to design and make your own silver jewellery – let us show you how to set semi-precious stones….Make an elaborate sterling silver cocktail ring – explore ways to shape and form sheet metal, and extend your soldering skills….Develop more advanced approaches to casting techniques for jewellery – learn how to prototype using wax, use delft sand to create complex forms in silver and experiment with ways to include precious stones in your castings….
Flux On Video – a performative jewellery event
Video of fluxOn, a specially choreographed performative jewellery event showcasing the collections of Flux Studios...
Jewellery delights at Flux Winter Open Studios 2013
Flux Studios Jewellery Exhibition, winter 2013 – Vanguard Court Open Studios
snap! South London women Artists at Bankside
This second major exhibition of members’ work will also display archived Women Artists’ Diaries lent by The Women’s Art Library collection at Goldsmiths University of London, includes the 1999 edition featuring SLWA member Jackie Brown.
How To Choose a Jewellery Course
If you are thinking of joining a jewellery design course or a jewellery making course , how do you find the right one for you?
As a learner you need to consider the steps that are right for you at this moment in time. Do you need qualifications to assist in getting your dream job? Do you need to hone specialist skills to help you move your ideas forward? Do you want time to explore your potential without the pressure of ‘judgement’? Are you considering a career change?
We believe that creative evolution is best served through play; through our teaching we encourage experimentation.
With problem solving also at the heart of our practice we encourage students to explore techniques and to push beyond the accepted rules of making. The process (the journey) shapes the outcome, and we revel in the originality of outcome for each of our students. Contrary to other teaching approaches, that which others might define as ‘FAILURE’ becomes a valuable opportunity for understanding material, process or approach. The greatest works often result from such deviations!
Best things to do in London – Kazoova
Did you know that you can forage for fungi, and enjoy the feast of your labours, right here on your doorstep? Or that you can learn to fly fish in beautiful countryside, without leaving our city? Would you like to make your very own high heels, or would you rather play Zombies over the weekend? Have you ever tried etching?
With their accent on quirkiness and quality of experience, this community marketplace stands out as more than just a listings site. Here you are guaranteed to find the very best events, carefully hand selected by the discerning Kazoova team. Connecting audience with passionate activity organisers, Kazoova has created a shared space to the switched on London community .
Sparkling Jewellery for Christmas – Flux Open Studios 2013
Beautiful jewellery to buy and commission, by London’s award-winning jewellers at Flux Studios.
Flux Studio membership – Professional studio membership for jewellers. ‘a uniquely vibrant and enriching centre for independent jewellers’
London Jewellery School shows true colour with dirty tricks marketing strategies and dubious ethics
What purpose could it serve for the London Jewellery School to use the Flux Studios trading name as the introductory wording for their online advertising campaign? As Ms Jessica Rose has declined to comment further it is unclear to us why LJS should feel it necessary to implicate our trading name and our reputation in the advertising of their own business. Ms Rose has made no acknowledgement as to the intent or potential damage this campaign may have caused to Flux Studios. She has also declined to reveal the length of time for which this online campaign has been running. We wish to make clear that at Flux Studios our ethos and our activities are not linked in any way to the London Jewellery School. Flux Studios is a wholly independent jewellery studio and jewellery school with no connection to London Jewellery School whatsoever.
Jewellery Casting Techniques for the home studio- Advanced
We also discussed how the delft casting process lends itself well to multiple layers of objects being used to create more intriguing stories for your jewellery.
Cheap Tricks and Fool’s Gold – Investors broken by Tungsten in a gold wrap
When you’re looking to invest, it’s important to take the time to look for...
Tutti Frutti – Rare Beauty
With it’s intoxicating Flower Market, Fabulous Gastronomic Pubs, Delicious Food Bars and Restaurants and Grooovy People Columbia Road is the best weekend destination this October!
And of course you’ll find us showing our beautiful jewels among the flowers at Numberninetyfour ….
Make a Greenwood Spoon with Nic Webb – Flux Recommends
For those of you who like to mix mediums, we can highly recommend these fantastic greenwood spoon making courses with fellow Vanguardian and Nic Webb……
Jewellery Links to recommended suppliers in the UK
Students at Flux frequently ask us about jewellery suppliers and services that we can recommend, so we’ve just added this great links page to our Flux website that let’s you in on all our favourite suppliers and service providers to the jewellery trade.