About Me

I am a jewellery designer/maker based in Dundee, Scotland. I graduated in 2005 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Jewellery and Metalwork. My jewellery is exhibited in galleries nationwide and I regularly design for private customers.

I started designing Kilt Pins in 2006 when I decided that there was little to offer if you wanted a Kilt Pin that was unique. My designs are all one-offs with a traditional feel but a distinctive contemporary edge. I have played in Pipe Bands since I was a child, currently competing with the Grade 2 Mackenzie Caledonian Pipe Band. I also have the unusual credentials of being a qualified British Army Drum Major (Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, 2010) and therefore have worn a kilt, and told others how to, many a time! I feel this, along with my art school training, has given me a unique edge when it comes to designing this sort of jewellery.

A big part of my ethos when designing a Kilt Pin is to marry up this 'tradition' with contemporary design and create something that has the symbolism and timeless appeal of traditional Scottish highlandwear but with a fresh, modern approach. Elements such as grooves and notches to signify dates, geographical features, pieces of music or reworkings of clan crests are some of the ways I can bring that personal meaning to the design, making it completely unique to the wearer.

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