Biography


ANASTASIA YOUNG MA (RCA) 

 

Concentrating on one-off and exhibition pieces, Anastasia Young produces

intricate and unusual jewellery, which combines metal mechanical components

with 'found' natural objects - bone, horn, teeth and ebony. The pieces are often

embellished with engraving and precious stones. 

  

Having graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2004, Anastasia established

as a sole trader and has been making jewellery and teaching jewellery-making

for Artscom @ Central Saint Martins (the adult education division of the 

University of Arts London) where she also teaches on the BA Jewellery Design

course. Other projects she has worked on include a consultancy for Swarovski,

a commission for the British Art Medal Society, a solo exhibition of boxed

installations under the title 'Experiments from the Spiders' Laboratory'.

Anastasia Young is also the author of two technical jewellery books:  

'The Jewellery Materials Sourcebook' (A & C Black, 2008)

'The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques' (Thames & Hudson, 2010).


 
EducationMA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery, Royal College of Art. 2002 - 2004.
(MA: By Project - The Functions, Narratives and Possibilities of Imaginary Machinery)
BA(hons) Jewellery Design, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. 1998 - 2001.

Selected Exhibitions

 Online exhibition at 'www.objectfetish.com', 2009.

FIDEM XXX, 30th International Congress of Medallic Art Colorado, USA, 2007. 

'Making Jewellery Because...', Folli Follie, 120 New Bond Street, London, 2007.

'Experiments from the Spiders' Laboratory', solo exhibition, Stables Gallery, London, 2006.

Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2006, Goldsmiths' Hall, London.

Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2005, Goldsmiths' Hall, London.

Dazzle 04/05, 15th November 2004 - 15th January 2005, Royal National Theatre, London.

Midora- Watch and Jewellery Trade Fair, 11th-13th September 2004, Leipzig, Germany.

Graduate Showcase, August - September 2004, Galerie Marzee, Holland.

New Designers 2004, 1st - 4th July, Business Design Centre, Islington, London.

'Four Squared'  6th - 29th June 2003, Gallery IOTA at the Monkey House, Ramsgate.

'8X8 on the Curve', 26th May - 9th June 2002, Gallery IOTA at the Monkey House,  Ramsgate.

'A Bright Future', 1st March - 13th April 2002, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London.

Inhorgenta 2002, Munich Trade Fair Centre, Germany

  

Publications 


The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques, by Anastasia Young; Thames & Hudson, 2010. 

Mixed Media Jewellery, by Joanne Haywood; A & C Black, 2009.

 

The Jewellery Materials Sourcebook, by Anastasia Young; A & C Black, 2008.

 

The Earrings Book by Yvonne Kulagowski; A & C Black, 2007.

 Spring 2007, 'The Medal' No.50 (2007), pp. 94, 98, 99.
Spring 2006, 'The Medal' No.48 (2006), p. 95.

October 2005, graphic artwork published in 'Wire' magazine.

May 2004,  'The Medal ' No. 45 (2004), pp. 99, 103.

The Art of Jewellery Design by Elizabeth Olver, Quarto Publishing plc., 2002.

October 2001, Graduate showcase, iD magazine.

Awards Holts Jewellery and Design Awards Runner Up, November 2005.

Commendation in Gallery Jewellery Section, Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2005.

Awarded distinction for Master's degree dissertation, 2004.

The Royal Mint Medal Competition, ESG Robinson Charitable Trust Award, March 2004.

Goldsmiths' Precious Metal Bursary, 2004.

The William Atkinson Scholarship 2000.