57. Lee Appleby - All That Glitters BBC2 - Meet the Quarter-Finalist

Jeweller Lee Appleby was a quarter-finalist on the All That Glitters show on BBC2. This week on the podcast I am sharing an interview with Lee, a jeweller who hand makes all of his jewellery. He works in silver, gold, platinum and palladium. His business motto is "make your ideas come to life", which is a lovely way to look at jewellery.

 

EPISODE RECAP

 

• Can you tell us a little about yourself? How did you become a jeweller? (1:29)
• A lot of your work is technical and involves a lot of metals. Was a lot of that learned on the job? (5:19)
• You just went for it, it sounds like you didn't have a lot of fear did you? (6:51)
• You have your own jewellery business, do you run that from home? (11:26)
• What is next for your business? (12:25)
• Some jewellers don't enjoy doing repairs (14:39)
• Do you have a favorite metal to work with? (15:43)
• Do you have any favorite gemstones? (17:18)
• What's your design process like? (18:26)
• What were some of the most challenging aspects of the show? (21:39)
• What advice would you give to jewellers starting out? (26:15)

 

RESOURCES

Lee Appleby Instagram

Lee Appleby Website

 

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