Barbara Yarde is a contemporary fine jeweller. She is a teacher with us a Jewellers Academy and is one of the mentors for the Diploma program. She makes incredible jewellery and today we're talking with her about how to build a jewellery collection. It can be a minefield, but join us as Barbara shares her experience!
EPISODE RECAP
- Tell us about how you got started with jewellery making (1:57)
- Did you start your business right away or work for other jewellers? (3:17)
- What is the first thing to do to start a collection? (7:25)
- So you have an idea or concepts, what would you do next? (9:36)
- Do you use rendering in your designs? (10:52)
- What's the next step after the drawing/rendering? (14:08)
- So what happens after the prototype? (16:52)
- How many pieces would you recommend in a collection? (17:52)
- How did you learn to take an idea or concept and develop it? (20:52)
- In your collections do you have hero pieces that are statement pieces? Do you think about pricing? (22:34)
- Do you create your pieces one-by-one or in stages? (26:08)
- What do you do if you're not feeling inspired? (28:24)
- Anything else to share about building a collection? (31:12)
RESOURCES
Barbara Yarde's Website
Barbara Yarde's Instagram
Jewellery Design and Drawing
Rendering Course
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