roger elliott

about roger elliott

 

This Surrey based goldsmith followed his degree with a postgraduate diploma in design. He began his career in engineering design then in contemporary furniture and tableware while designing and making precious metal jewellery as a side-line. Later, he trained at the Gemmological Association in Hatton Garden and became a full time designer goldsmith with a particular interest in fine quality gems - principally diamonds.

Today Roger designs and handcrafts jewellery which displays an enthusiasm for bold structural forms.

The keynote of his style is an elegant simplicity of line focusing mainly on innovative settings for diamonds and other precious stones.

Working in gold and in platinum, aimed mainly at the upper end of the contemporary market he uses only high-grade diamonds (G VS to D Flawless and also fancy colours) and the finest sapphires, rubies, emeralds, tanzanite, black opal and aquamarine.

Any design can be produced to a client's requirements, but the pieces in Roger's own collections generally feature few stones in number, preferring the solitaire to multiples and using well spaced individual meleé stones rather than clusters or pavé .

Often mounting diamonds in tension or 'illusion' tension settings he aims to expose the maximum stone surface to the light - thus gaining the greatest benefit from the very fine quality gems used.

While maintaining current collections, Roger prefers to produce individual pieces for private clients rather than supplying retail outlets. In this way any form of volume production is avoided and, at the same time, fine quality gem-set pieces can be made available to the client at sensible, pre-retail prices.

The studio is in the courtyard of a design centre which, with its art exhibitions, showrooms and conservatory cafe is worth a visit in itself. Ample parking is available.

Visitors to the Nutfield studio are welcome on Saturdays (or any other day by appointment). Located just off the M25 in Surrey and close to Kent and Sussex borders, the studio is easily accessible from most of the South East of England. See contact page for location map.

Alternatively, Roger sets aside one day per week to meet clients in Central London.