Isabel Honey Coles is an aspiring art goldsmith originating from Bath, Somerset. She studied at the University of Edinburgh in the Jewellery Design and Silversmithing Department where she found a love for ancient techniques such as granulation. Since beginning her studies she has been awarded; Best Primarily Handmade (2025) and Best First Year (2023) at the Scottish Gemmological Association’s Gem-Set Competition, a Gold Award at the Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council 2025, and exhibited at Munich Jewellery Week 2025 alongside her peers and tutors.
Isabel creates objects of beauty which document imperfect and subtle forms, finding inspiration in and paying h0mage to ancient techniques and art forms to connect the wearer to the past. She is interested in organic and flawed imagery, particularly the things which are overlooked by others.
Her recent body of work was inspired by the landscape of moss that grew in the walls and cracks of the urban scenery around her. She found beauty in their spherical forms and detailed textures. Her use of the ancient technique granulation is an integral part of her practise adding a material value and an intimate experience for the wearer as the technique requires a deep understanding of the materials and processes.
Granulation is characterised by the use of metallic bonding processes to join granules of precious metal to a substrate of the same metal. Each granule has its own individual identity that works as part of a larger concept. Isabel’s use of granulation is innovative and develops the possibilities of the ancient technique in contemporary settings.
Isabel Honey Coles Jewellery 