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<p><b> Welcome to the Amanda Hood designer jewellery online gallery</b></p>
<p>This site has been developed to provide an insight into Amanda Hood collections
and individual commissions. It also provides a permanent space for clients to
view the diverse and imaginative range of jewellery available.</p>
<p>Amanda Hood designs and makes unique contemporary jewellery in silver, gold
and platinum incorporating precious and semi-precious stones.<br>
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Ranges vary from intricate fine filigree work to bold forged pieces. All work
is styled to complement the wearer.</p>
<p><b>Pieces include:</b></p>
<p>Wedding Bands, Engagement Rings, Tiaras, Earrings, Necklaces, Cufflinks, Bracelets
and Bangles, Tiepins, Pendants, Brooches, Lapel Pins, Rings</p>
<p><b>Commissions:</b></p>
<p>Amanda undertakes commissions for all occasions and will also adapt existing
designs to meet individual requirements.</p>
<p><b>Consultations:</b></p>
<p>If you would like a one-to-one consulation to discuss your requirements, please
contact us to arrange an appointment to visit the Lincolnshire studio.</p>
<p><b>How to order</b>:</p>
<p>You can place orders by telephone and email, or by visiting the Lincolnshire
Studio.</p>
<p>We accept payment via credit card Visa, Mastercard, Solo, or Switch and cheque
made payable to Amanda Hood Designs. Please do not post cash.</p>
<p>All orders are posted by overnight special delivery and are insured against
loss or damage during transit. Your order, where possible, will be delivered
3 weeks from confirmation of order. Please allow 6 weeks for delivery of commissioned
items.</p>
<p><b>Art on the Map</b></p>
<p>Amanda Hood is featured within Art on the Map, a project to promote Craftspeople
and Artists in Lincolnshire. Art on the Map encourages visitors to Open Studios
and Exhibitions where the artists' work can be viewed.</p>
<p>In addition to Art on the Map, Amanda Hood has actively exhibited her work
at a wide range of galleries and annual exhibitions since her graduation from
Derby University in 1993. Please contact Amanda for details of her next show.</p>
<p><b>Memberships:</b></p>
<p>British Jewellers Association</p>
<p>The Giftware Association</p>
<p>Crafts Council Index of Selected Makers</p>
<p>Copy Watch</p>
<p>Friends of The Princes Trust</p>
<p><b>Profile</b></p>
<p>Amanda Hood began studying Three Dimensional Product and Design at the Lincolnshire
College of Art and Design. Here she experimented with mixed media such as wood,
glass, clay and metal using a range of processes and techniques.</p>
<p>It was the unlimited form and texture that Amanda could achieve with metals
that appealed to her the most. This encouraged her to pursue Jewellery Design
and Silversmithing at Derby University.</p>
<p>Following graduation in 1993, she moved back to Lincoln to teach part-time
and to develop her ideas into fully-fashioned jewellery pieces.</p>
<p>In 1996 The Prince's Trust awarded Amanda with a Marketing Grant to research
her jewellery's commercial potential. Further support followed after an amazing
response from galleries, enabling Amanda to achieve her ultimate goal of producing
and selling her own designs.</p>
<p>In 1997 she established the Lincolnshire studio to design and make contemporary
jewellery in silver, gold and platinum. It is here that Amanda designs and hand-makes
fine precious jewellery. She has developed a number of collections, but the
majority of her time is engaged in the design and manufacture of commissioned
pieces.</p>
<p><b>Influences:</b></p>
<p>Amanda explores her fascination with the environment around her and the relationship
that exists within it. The Leaf Collection is influenced by the contrasting
textures of rough and smooth, whilst the differences between light and shadow
form the basis of the ebony ring designs.<br>
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Her designs promote a new way of interpreting jewellery in that they encourage
the wearer to be more confident in showing difference and individuality. She
is drawn towards simplicity which is reflected in her contemporary and minimalist
work.</p>
<p><b>Special Commissions</b></p>
<p>In 1999 Amanda was approached by The Prince's Trust to design and manufacture
a gift to be presented to HRH Prince of Wales.</p>
<p>She designed and manufactured a crown shaped three-dimensional tie pin in gold
and silver incorporating calligraphy style initials of the Trust on the domed
interior. </p>
<p>Amanda was asked to present HRH Prince of Wales with the tiepin on behalf of
the recipients of the Trust. The Prince was delighted with the gift wrote a
personal letter of thanks shortly afterwards.</p>
<p><b>Awards:</b></p>
<p>1999 - Winner of the West Lindsey District Lincolnshire Business Awards </p>
<p>1998 - Runner-up of the Regional Shell Livewire Awards</p>
<p>2001 - Short-listed for The Giftware Association's Best Gift of the Year with
'Fishbone Cufflinks in Silver'</p>
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