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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.
Jo attained her BA Honours Degree in Silversmithing & Jewellery in 1990, after studying at Loughborough College of Art & Design. She continued to design & make, alongside her employment at Loughborough University as a Silversmithing & Jewellery Technical Instructor, 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.
Alongside her practice as a studio jeweller, Jo is now employed as a full-time lecturer at The School of Jewellery www.schoolofjewellery.co.uk Jo 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 © 2009
'Stood in the light' neckpiece photographed by Charles Colquhoun |
