Born in 1980, Lucy Quartermaine
developed her first piece of silver jewellery at school during
her a levels. She then went on to study at Sheffield Hallam
University gaining an award winning BA HONS in Metalwork and
Jewellery design. A year working alongside an experienced silversmith
enabled her to learn about silver on a more detailed scale.
In 2003 Lucy launched LucyQ along with the help of the Princes
trust.
Lucy now exhibits her work in many shops and galleries around
the country and already obtains two outstanding awards for her
achievements
Award winning jewellery designer, Lucy Quartermaine, one of
the Northwest’s top contemporary jewellery designers.
The dynamic range of inspirational designs offers a fun modern
twist to traditional craftsmanship. Each and every piece is
unique in design and has an element that one can relate to.
Every piece is individually hand made from sterling silver
into quality pieces that are practical to wear yet have a
design quality that is totally original. Lucy has been able
to introduce fun into jewellery, but still kept the simplicity
of silver in each piece.
Her signature range uses a Jigsaw concept to create innovative,
glamorous pieces including necklaces, rings, earrings and
bangles. There is a quirky yet stylish element to each individual
piece. The jigsaw pattern is a common shape, with each piece
linking onto the next. As you will see Lucy has used this
conception and taken it to another level within her jewellery
to develop some outstanding Gallery pieces. Also combining
them with some that are more commercial. Many of the pieces
within this range are recommended for weddings and very formal
occasions as the jewellery guarantees to turn heads.
Demand for fashionable Button jewellery has lead to a comprehensive
range of head-turning creations. These popular pieces are
available in various sizes with both subtle and effective
designs. The Button is currently the height of fashion, whether
it is seen on clothes, bags or even jewellery. Lucy has produced
a selection of sterling silver buttons that have been developed
into a large collection of contemporary fashion pieces of
all sizes and styles.
The beautiful Stone range explores organic and natural shapes.
Lucy personally picks each stone on her travels before transforming
them into a mould and casting into solid silver. Each and
every stone bounces the light in random directions in an indescribable
way. The collection consists of a necklace, bracelet, stud
or drop earrings, brooch and a ring.
New collections for LucyQ include the Splat and Flower ranges.
These were launched very recently and have already proven
to be a great success. The Splat range follows Lucys desire
of quirky jewellery in a very dramatic context, where as the
Flower range gives more of a subtle quirky effect in quite
a commercial perspective. These are both very striking collections
and have already been noticed by many large outlets.
