Orion Earrings (silver)

Recycled Sterling silver, citrine

44x15x10mm

Matilda Press is a contemporary jewellery designer based in Scotland. Her work explores the shifting moments of light, natural and artificial, and the many forms and patterns it creates. Matilda works with precious metals and gemstones from her Glasgow bench, creating small collections and one off pieces of bold yet elegant jewellery.

She draws inspiration from documenting the human night-time environments. In darkness, we are guided either by the sparkling moon and stars or by the glow of artificial light, both beautiful in their own way. Through long-exposure photography, Matilda captures the movement of artificial light, observing how colour dances and flows through the night.

From these images, she gathers patterns, shapes, and colour palettes that directly inform her distinctive designs. Working primarily recycled precious materials, and responsibly sourced gemstones, Matilda creates geometric and organic forms that echo beams of light and captured light trails. Drawing down and manipulating the metal, she develops delicate structures that encase and partially conceal gemstones, suspending them in tension between intersecting wires.

Matilda was awarded several prizes for her Graduate collection in 2024 and has since been featured in several contemporary jewellery galleries across the UK.

Artist Bio:
Matilda Press is a contemporary jewellery designer based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work explores the patterns and forms created by natural and artificial light. Using precious metals and gemstones, she makes small collections and one-off pieces that are bold yet elegant.

Inspired by night-time environments, she uses long exposure photography to capture the movement of artificial light and colour. These images inform the patterns, shapes and palettes of her distinctive, geometric yet sculptural designs.