David Watkins and Wendy Ramshaw | A Life’s Partnership
The story of world renowned jewellers Wendy Ramshaw and David Watkins. It was in 1961, whilst studying at Reading University, that Wendy Ramshaw met David Watkins. The couple “fell quickly and completely in love” and married in 1962. During their time together the couple have collaborated on many projects, including one that I remember clearly – paper jewellery back in the 1960’s. They have worked together, shared a studio for 35 years, travelled together and raised their children together, all whilst at the same time pursuing independent, equally successful, careers. Achieving their golden anniversary in 2012 will be no mean feat. This couple has made a huge contribution to the art and design culture not just in the UK but internationally too, and one gets the feeling that, although their work is distinct and separate, it is their strength as a duo that has fuelled their passions and triumphs.
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About Wendy Ramshaw
Wendy Ramshaw CBE RDI (1939–2018) was one of the most important and influential figures in contemporary jewellery and design, internationally celebrated for transforming jewellery into an art form of conceptual, sculptural and theatrical ambition.
About David Watkins
David Watkins (b.1940) is one of the most influential and pioneering figures in contemporary jewellery and metalwork, whose radical approach to materials, technology and form has profoundly shaped the development of modern jewellery in Britain, Europe and the United States.
