• Emily's jewellery pieces combine silver and gold with found materials
• Her work is defined by vivid colour, clean lines and tactility
• Wood elements come from her late uncle's furniture making offcuts

Growing up, Emily Kidson was always making things. "A bead shop in my hometown provided endless inspiration for my experiments in colour and pattern combinations," she says. Emily took a deliberately broad degree at the University of Brighton, with a course in wood, metal, ceramics and plastics, then spent a year at Bishopsland Educational Trust to sharpen her metalsmithing skills. Watching her husband, a self-employed filmmaker, pursue his creative ambition gave her the nudge she felt she needed to pursue her jewellery making practice. In 2012, Emily set herself the challenge of crafting one piece of jewellery every day for a year, using anything from fabric to plastic, and limiting her making to one hour. Today, working from her studio at Cockpit Deptford, Emily exhibits her creations at Goldsmiths' Fair and Collect.