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Silver commissions from £100 to £10000.

Jewellery commissions from £100 to £10000.

Silver stock items from £100 to £1000.

Jewellery stock items from £100 to £1000.

All hand wrought techniques employed with selected machine support.

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NDD Painting & Silversmithing, Sheffield College of Art
DES RCA, 1st Class Honours, Silversmithing & Jewellery, Royal College of Art, London
Elkington & Co. Ltd., Staff Designer
British Silverware Ltd., Staff Designer & Consultant
Silver Workshops Ltd., Director & Designer
Keith Redfern Designs, Private Design & Production Practice

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I started making small pieces of silversmithing at school when I was fourteen. The visual arts, in particular drawing and painting, have always been compelling. These absorbing disciplines, especially drawing, are still central to everything I design and make. Whatever the medium, the challenge is always to find a unity of line, form and proportion. Drawing in its broadest sense is the means by which these aims are achieved.

I work almost entirely to commission because I see the practice of designing and making silverware and jewellery as a partnership or joint venture. I try to deliver quality of ideas, design solutions and technical skills. The other side of the matrix is the commissioner, whose input is vital in terms of requirement, usage, cost consideration and, of course, personal likes and dislikes. I much prefer working to, and satisfying, a demanding brief because I want my designs to be owned as well as appreciated.

Within this framework, I attempt to maintain an open experimental approach and keep my personal design development moving. There are no pretentious theories or mysteries behind my work. I aim to design and make silverware and jewellery which has beauty, value and permanence. It is necessary to have understanding and sympathy for silver and gold to make the most of these beautiful and versatile metals. They last for ever and time exposes shallow, self indulgent or frivolous work.

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2000
Treasures of the Twentieth Century, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England

1999
British Designer Silverware, Hong Kong
New Wave Silver, Fay Lucas Gallery, London, England

1997
The National Collection, Museum Sterckshof, Antwerp, Belgium
Living With Silver, Asprey's, London, England

1996
Silver from Goldsmiths' Hall, The Silver Galleries, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

1994
The Silver Trust Collection, Garrard & Co. Ltd. & The Goldsmiths' Company, London, England
Creation, Claridges, organised by The Goldsmiths' Company, London, England
The National Collection, The Silver Trust, 10 Downing Street, London, England

1993
The National Collection of Silver, The Silver Trust, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England

1992
British Goldsmiths Today, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England

1972
Smithsonian Institute, touring exhibition of British Crafts around USA

1966
Hallmark RCA, Royal College of Art, London, England

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Keith Redfern's work is represented in many private collections including the following:-
HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
HM Government (Gift to Dominica)
The Silver Trust, 10 Downing Street, London

City Livery Companies
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Drapers, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Glovers, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Tilers & Bricklayers, London, England
The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, London, England

Universities & Schools
Pembroke College, Cambridge, England
St Johns College, Cambridge, England
The University of Essex, Chelmsford, England
The University of Sussex, Brighton, England
The Royal College of Art, London, England
City of London School, England

Churches including
Westminster Abbey, London, England
Lichfield Cathedral, England

Corporate Collections
The Bank of England, London, England
The Middle Temple, London, England
British Broadcasting Corporation, London, England
Sir Basil Spence & Partners, England
John Bonnington Partnership, England
Courtaulds, England
Asprey, England
Grenadier Guards, England

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The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Tea Pot Competition for Silver & Tea, A Perfect Blend, Goldsmiths' Hall, Highly Commended
Royal College of Art, Three Dimensional Design Prize
Royal College of Art, Travel Scholarship

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