Galvanize Sheffield Festival of Contemporary Metal is a celebration of all things metal and metalwork.

Member of the Art and Design Research Centre

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Sheffield Institute of Arts where I teach on the BA (Hons) Jewellery and Metalwork course

Mokume gane is a high value, decorative laminate material used in the jewellery industry. Production of mokume gane is difficult and expensive at both small scale and industrial levels.

Since June 2007 a team of academics from MERI has been analyzing, studying and deliberating the current manufacturing process at the English Assay jewellery office.

Beneath the Skin was an exhibition that brought together eight academic researchers working within the field of contemporary metalwork and jewellery in order to reveal the research that underpins the object.

International MA Design student Divya Potluri plans to set up for own design studio back home in India using both contemporary and traditional practices.

Based on 7 years of research and development the ‘Green to Gold’ project brings together work that spans material development, process development, product design, fashion design, jewellery and metal work along with designers, makers, retailers and consumers

Sheffield Hallam University's Design Futures team bagged two UK Packaging Awards

KeyPiece was a combined public exhibition and research event bringing together leading metalworking practitioners and their work in November 2009.