Inspiration
My work is inspired by my love of travel, nature, and architecture. As an avid photographer, I enjoy experimenting with contrast and patterning to create subtle highlights or striking accents in my pieces. The visual influences of the places I’ve lived infuse my designs with unique character.
For instance, the way light and shadow play in my jewellery often reflects the sunlight glinting off the sea in the Bahamas, where I spent my childhood. Similarly, my designs echo the gleaming skyscrapers of New York, where I lived for a number of years, capturing attention through the interplay of polished, textured, and matte surfaces.
brutalist Aquamarine ring
“I have been buying Emma’s Jewelry for the past 25 years. I have always loved the essence of her design, her craftsmanship and her creative drive. Her jewelry has both a simple elegance and great sophistication combining in beautifully made pieces . I will be collecting Emma Q (Farquharson) for as long as she is designing. There is no one else like her.”
Collections
Emma’s collections are vibrant and evocative, playing with texture, colour and form. Wearers can create their own unique look by combining different metals, shapes and stones with Emma’s Celestial, Pentagon and Spun collections. Or express their individuality by commissioning a bespoke, one-off piece to mark a special occasion. For those looking for a pared-back but striking modern aesthetic, Emma’s Arrow and Brutalist collections comprise minimalist geometric forms. Alternatively, wedding and commitment collections offer a distinctive, contemporary take on timeless designs. Everything is made by hand in the UK and is finished to the highest standards of craftsmanship. Emma uses recycled silver and gold where possible and sources all her gems and diamonds ethically through a few carefully selected dealers.
Inspired by a family background in architectural engineering, art and design, Emma thrives on the technical challenges involved in her work. She finds problem-solving an exciting part of the making process. Her work is both sculptural and playful, combining modern design methods like CAD with traditional goldsmithing techniques and the ancient craft of lost wax casting. Emma Farquharson’s jewellery has sold internationally in Japan, the Guggenheim Museum of Art in New York, and MOMA San Francisco and in selected museums and galleries nationally, including the V&A and Barbican shops.
Books featuring Emma Farquharson’s Jewellery designs
The Art of Jewellery Design
by Elizabeth Olver
Jewellery Design: The Artist’s Reference
by Elizabeth Olver
1000 Rings
Marthe le Van, Lark Books
The Jewellers Directory of Gemstones
by Judith Crowe
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