Attention magpies, Dover Street Market‘s Jewellery Market Summer Exhibition is back for its second edition, platforming 36 emerging designers and recent graduates from leading jewellery schools across the globe. Open until August 3, it’s supported by Pandora, the exhibition also features an in-store installation and campaign by Jackson John Whitefield, celebrating a new wave of contemporary jewellery.
Bringing together a diverse range of voices, the exhibition showcases jewellery that moves beyond ornament into storytelling, identity and material exploration and is a twinkling, gem-studded day out for anyone looking to be inspired by the next gen of creatives. Here are ten designers from the exhibition whose practices are shaping the future of contemporary jewellery.
Campaign by Jackson John Whitefield
AGNES KOLIGNAN
Agnes Kolignan is a jewellery designer whose practice bridges fashion, craftsmanship and contemporary adornment. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2006, she recently returned to education at Alchimia – a contemporary jewellery school in Firenze, Italy. Initially building her career in print and embroidery, she collaborated internationally with fashion brands like Balmain, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen before expanding into jewellery. Fascinated by the symbolism of minerals and stones, Kolignan reinterprets historical amulets and devotional objects as contemporary talismans exploring themes of protection, memory and belonging.
CLOVA RAE-SMITH
British jewellery designer and grill artist Clova Rae-Smith graduated from Central Saint Martins and is now based in New York City. Inspired by the anatomy of real teeth, her playful, sculptural jewellery transforms organic forms into bold abstractions, blurring the line between ornament and contemporary art.
LILI BARGLOWSKA
Lili Barglowska is a Central Saint Martins jewellery graduate whose work balances minimalist precision with industrial aesthetics. Combining sculptural metal forms with raw minerals such as flint, quartz and broken glass, she creates understated pieces that feel both architectural and precious.
NAMJU KIM
Currently studying at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewellery in Tokyo, Namju Kim creates jewellery that explores the fragile beauty of the underwater world. Incorporating maki-e, the traditional Japanese lacquer technique, to colour metal surfaces, Kim’s work reflects on the environmental impact of humanity’s exploitation of natural resources, questioning the hidden cost of efficiency and progress.
OLIVIA NASH
London-based jewellery designer and lapidarist Olivia Nash graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2024 before honing her craft designing jewellery for Vivienne Westwood. Working with organic stones and recycled silver, her sculptural pieces embrace raw, earthy textures, exploring the dialogue between nature, materiality and contemporary adornment.
RUBY TAGLIGHT
Ruby Taglight was trained as a fine artist at the Glasgow School of Art before discovering a deeper connection with adornment and completing further studies at the Gemological Institute of America. She now creates her sculptural jewellery with the support of the Goldsmiths Centre, who partnered with Dover Street Market for the exhibition, exploring the cultural significance of adornment, weaving together narratives of myth, history and religion. Combining traditional materials such as gold with unconventional elements like baroque pearls, Taglight creates jewellery that tells mysterious stories.
ANASTASIIA RIABOKON
Anastasiia Riabokon graduated from HEAD–Genève in Switzerland before continuing her post-grad studies at the Royal College of Art in London. Defined by softly twisted metal and sculptural silhouettes, her jewellery is often centred around a single vivid sapphire, black diamond or luminous pearl, allowing colour, texture and form to speak with quiet confidence. Her work creates poetic compositions that balance fluidity with precision, transforming precious materials into poetically expressive objects.
CLARA PLAUT
Clara Plaut is a jewellery and accessories designer specialising in metalwork and a graduate of HEAD–Genève. Working primarily with dinanderie, the traditional metal-forming technique of hammering sheet metal into sculptural forms, she creates playful, tactile pieces that celebrate experimentation with the body. Her collection Please Touch invites wearers to freely explore the relationship between jewellery, movement and physical interaction.
MANO KADOTA
Based in Yamanashi, Japan, Mano Kadota is a jewellery designer studying at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewellery. Drawing inspiration from the Japanese concept of omomochi, which expresses subtle, unspoken emotions, he translates fleeting feelings into delicately sculpted metal forms. Crafted with meticulous traditional techniques, his jewellery invites contemplation and emotional connection.
SAKI ONOE
Saki Onoe is a Japanese jewellery designer and recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Inspired by folklore and fairy tales, she transforms everyday objects such as combs and lipsticks, alongside animal motifs including tortoises and rabbits, into whimsical contemporary jewellery. Blending playful symbolism with delicate craftsmanship, her work celebrates femininity through themes of ritual, protection and quiet strength.
Photography courtesy of Dover Street Market.
