Jo Pond graduated with an MA distinction in Jewellery, Silversmithing & Related Products, from The School of Jewellery, Birmingham in 2005. She was very fortunate to have been awarded a bursary from The William Dudley Trust to enable her to undertake this period of education.
As well as continuing her professional practice as a designer-maker, Jo is a part-time BA lecturer at The School of Jewellery, UCE and technical tutor on the Silversmithing & Jewellery course at Loughborough University.
Jo graduated from Loughborough College of Art & Design with an Honours Degree in Silversmithing & Jewellery in 1990. She continued to design & make, alongside her employment at Loughborough University as a Technical Instructor in Silversmithing & Jewellery, and set up her business 'Jo Pond' in January 2003.
Jo won the 2005 BDI Industry & Genius Awards in the category of Products and Genius. The award for her Narrative Jewellery Collection was presented by Kevin McCloud.
She has just been elected as a Fellow of The RSA; is an active member of the Association for Contemporary Jewellery, having co-founded the Midlands Group and is also a member of Contemporary Applied Arts.
Jo has undertaken commission work for a number of interesting clients, some of which can be seen on the Commissions page.
All images, text & designs are copyright of Jo Pond © 2007
'Stood in the light' neckpiece photographed by Charles Colquhoun
