About Jenni

Jenni Caldwell Contemporary Jewellery (JCCJ) is born out of two cold climates - Scotland and Sweden - and draws heavily on design influences from both countries. It is this unique marrying of experience, environment and respective cultures that gives Jenni such a unique style and approach to design.

Jenni's influences stem strongly from the cool blue light of the Northern climates, of space and form, and in the nature of the surrounding environment.

Jenni seeks to capture beauty, and to realise the forms in metal. The distinct strong reliance on form and the graphic language makes Jenni's jewellery unique in its journey into metal.

Each piece of jewellery or other art object is individually hand-crafted in her workshop in Gothenburg, Sweden. Jenni's designs are constantly evolving, and new concepts are developed on a weekly basis. Jenni works on new in-house collections and individual commissions.

History

Jenni is a talented young designer in silversmithing and jewellery. After graduating with a 1st Class Honours BA Degree at Glasgow School of Art in 1998, she worked for eighteen months designing and manufacturing jewellery for a UK designer-jewellery company that supplies numerous retail and gallery outlets internationally.

Following this position, she accepted a placement of Jeweller in Residence at Bishopsland Workshop, Reading, England. During this time she operated as a self-employed Jeweller, building upon the business skills gained from her Business Qualifications. During this time she refined her style and designed several collections for sale.

She graduated from the Royal College of Art in London  in 2003 after two years of intensive study at the world's only wholly postgraduate college, with an MA in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery.

Jenni is now resident in Gothenburg, Sweden where she designs and makes her own jewellery. Previous to her moving to Gothenburg, she was a partner in the LOD gallery in Stockholm.

In addition to these proven skills, she has designed several graphic pieces for commercial display in popular public places in Scotland. She also undertakes freelance design projects, and exhibits her own collections in exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Jenni has also been a visiting lecturer at several UK Higher Education establishments, and has run Jewellery courses at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm and now in Gothenburg, conducted in English or Swedish.