Nigel Graham

Whilst all of Nigel pieces are unique, he also offers a commision services for anyone who is looking to bring their own jewellery ideas to life for that special occasion. Nigel Graham is a contemporary jewellery designer based in the seaside town of Eastbourne. I began my career in 1978, selling work at exhibitions and up-market craft fairs. My design vocabulary derives from a wide range of sources which reflect my personal interests: the natural forms of rocks, pebbles and seashells I have collected, old broken machine parts which trigger ideas of alien travel and the childhood memories of playing with my Grandmothers tin of old buttons and broken costume jewellery, which was no longer worn but kept for the memories they evoked. The area where I live gives endless design possibilities as well, from the eroded stonework of the ancient churches to the wild and beautiful secret” places of the South Downs. The ethics of the Mediaeval metalwork and the 19th century Art and Crafts” movement are also an influence, as are the tribal and ancient jewellery which illustrates the need to arrange found” objects in new and meaningful relationships.