Heather Blake is a contemporary jewellery artist combining the materials and techniques of shoemaking with goldsmithing and lapidary.

Heather has won many awards for her work, including  Accessories Collection of the Year  at ITS5, Trieste and in 2025 GC&DC awards for lapidary and the Gem A award.

Initially studying Fine Art in Manchester, she taught Art in London and Hong Kong before returning to London to study footwear at London College of Fashion and then the Royal Collge of Art where she graduated with a Masters in Footwear Design.

Later based in Tuscany, she worked as a footwear designer and developer for Alberta Ferretti, Salvatore Ferragamo, Missoni and Charlotte Olympia. She lectured in design at London College of Fashion, Ravensbourne University, Northampton University and Polimoda, Italy.

Fascinated by metal accessory components she studied for two years at the British Academy of Jewellery and graduated with a Masters in Jewellery Design at Central St Martins in 2023. Her graduate collection, which interpreted signet rings as leather bracelets, proposed a new way of tanning leather with food waste and was shortlisted for the Maison/0 Green Trail as well as winning the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum Award at Romanian Jewelry Week.

Heather’s new collection ‘Tiamat will be shown at The Goldsmiths’ Centre ‘Shine’ pod up in September. Tickets for the Shine Pop Up show are available in the link below.

Photography Haja Brimah