MAKING FORM

Contemporary British Fine Metalwork

Making Form: Contemporary British Fine Metalwork is a digital interactive book (Currently available on iBooks for £4.99) that critically explores the revival of British fine metalwork by designer-makers since roughly the 1970s.

The book features:

Roughly 70,000 words, including over 900 footnotes,
The text is set out in 8 chapters (1 Introduction, 2 Historical Background, 3 The Contemporary Revival, 4 Aesthetic and Cultural Currents, 5 Making Fine Metalwork, 6 Metals, 7 The product Range, 8 Conclusions)
Bibliography and glossary.
Richly illustrated, with 230 still and moving images
ISBN: 9781900813105

You can also download a PDF sample of the book here

Below are some examples of pages and metalwork featured in the book.

Michael Rowe, Conditions for Ornament 6, 1988, brass, copper and tin, 550 mms x 440 mms x 600 mms, private collection, photo David Cripps.

David Clarke, Dead on Arrival, 2011, sterling silver and lead, 18 cms x 18 cms Rohsska Museum, Gotenberg, photo David Clarke.

Wally Gilbert, Bowl, 2013, sterling silver, 400 mms, private collection, film by L.H.

Shona Marsh, Tea Caddy, 2013, sterling silver and rosewood inlaid with silver, base 145 mms, caddy 135 mms x 80 mms wide, private collection, photo Graham Oaks,

Martyn Pugh, pair of jugs, 2003, gold, 200 mms wide x 300mms high, collection Birmingham Assay Office, photo Birmingham Assay Office.

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Martin Keane, Whisky and Water Pourers, 2013, sterling silver, 130 mms x 90 mms, private collection, photo Martin Keane

Karen Westland, Gravitational Pull Goblet, 2014, sterling silver and 24 carat gold plating, 80 mms x 80 mms x 120 mms, private collection, photo Graham Clarke.

Fred Rich, Birth of Venus Vase, 2011, Britannia and Sterling silver, silver gilt, 22 carat gold cloisson, enamel, 270mms high, private collection, photo Todd-White, London.

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Kevin Grey, Cygnus, 2014, sterling silver, 46 cms diameter x 30 cms high, private collection, photo Steve Underhill.

Adrian Wolfe operates a powerhammer at Herefordshire and Ludlow College, 2013, film L.H.

Anna Lorenz, Object on Red, 2009, fine silver, 9 cms x 10 cms, felt, 13 cms x 13 cms, private collection, photo Graham Hughes.

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Ane Christensen, Colliding Bowls, 2013, copper, 17 cms wide x 10 cms deep x 7cms high, private collection, photo Ane Christensen.

Vicki Ambery-Smith, Siena Cathedral Bell Tower, a set of three boxes,2012, sterling silver, 18 cms x 4.2 cms, collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, photo Vicky Ambery-Smith.

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124: Kathryn Hinton, Faceted Square Dish, 2014, Britannia silver and sapele wood, 4.5 cms x 22 cms x 22cms, Kathryn Hinton’s collection, photo Kathryn Hinton.