Nina Parker

Working Glass

As a child, Nina would covet her grandmother's button box. It contained an eclectic collection of lovingly gathered bits and pieces. Not just buttons - but also a loose assortment of brightly coloured glass beads, tokens, broken paste brooches and seashells.

As a jewellery designer maker, Nina now sources her own collection of bits and pieces - new and vintage glass beads, freshwater pearls and trinkets from around the world. She uses these to create unusual but highly wearable bespoke and ready-to-wear jewellery items.

The work range is enormous, from bold contemporary pieces through to beautiful, delicate, intricate garland necklaces constructed from twisted wire and glass. Inspiration for most of her work comes from the gardens, hedgerows and coastline around her home in Dorset.

Since setting up her studio in late 2004, Nina has enjoyed phenomenal success, with her work exhibited and sold at some of the most well respected galleries across the UK.