ABOUT LUCY BEHRENS

Lucy Behrens is a contemporary jewellery designer and maker. Lucy has a background in printmaking and photography and a particular interest in the overlap of these two media. She grew up in London and worked as a photographer there, before recognising the need to make tangible ‘things’ again. Making jewellery filled the space for both the hand and eye. She is passionate about design, working materials by hand, resulting in beautiful harmonious forms that need nothing added or taken away. Balance and composition are integral to each piece. She is always looking for new ways to put form and function together, with delicate textural surfaces and misty matte finishes. While some quietly whisper from behind the curtains, others stand centre stage, but all pieces have a strong unconventionality in their finish. Design is a process of self scrutiny and this passage is very much evident in Lucy’s approach to making.

Some pieces are hand carved in wax before being cast in silver. Jewellery casting is the process by which a wax pattern is made into a jewellery mould and then filled with molten metal or silver to create a custom piece of jewellery. It is also called lost wax casting because the wax is always “lost” during the process of making jewellery.

Lucy’s jewellery is all made entirely by hand in her Devon studio. All of her work is made in solid recycled silver, gold items are then very thickly plated in 18ct gold. Rather than fast fashion, Lucy creates timeless pieces that are designed to last and still look beautiful for many years to come.