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Kelvin J Birk

kelvin j birk

London

Kelvin J. Birk produces jewellery as well as larger objects, mainly in silver and gold with all types of gemstones. Within his work he crushes precious gemstones and glues them back together, sometimes in a random uncontrolled shape, other times in a more controlled manner and then combines these stones with jewellery pieces or objects in precious metal. Within his work he is consciously disregarding what is traditionally considered precious. Birk revels in a lack of control, allows chaos to take over and the nature of the precious materials to dictate the final outcome of the pieces. His collection is constantly developing and through different creative processes new pieces emerge all the time, ensuring that no two are identical. Like the experiences of personal life, there is always destruction and loss yet out of these processes come new things and new orders. Kelvin J. Birk’s jewellery illustrates this theme of chaos and re-creation. There is always order in chaos, we lose things and we gain things. It is a constant. After Graduating in Goldsmithing and jewellery making at the Berufsfachschule fuer Glas und Schmuck, Germany, Kelvin J. Birk took his MA in Silversmithing and Jewellery (awarded with distinction) from the Sir John Cass Faculty of Art in London, UK (1997). Kelvin exhibited at various fairs and exhibitions in Great Britain, Europe, the USA, China and Taiwan. His work won him several prizes and awards and he received several grants from different funding bodies. His work has been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers and in a range of jewellery and design books. Kelvin is available for consultations and happy to discuss special commissions and bespoke pieces. He became a specialist in up-cycling old jewellery, where he recycles your unworn jewellery into a stunning new wearable piece of jewellery.

Own Your Success

own your success

5.0(1)

Edinburgh

ABOUT OWN YOUR SUCCESS It's as simple as that. We want professionals to OWN THEIR SUCCESS!  Progressive professionals who want to be at the forefront of their organisation and sector, encouraging best practice implementation and personal and staff growth, need to ensure they are continuing to invest in themselves.  Whether you are a current or future leader, owning your career, learning from peers and understanding modern tools and techniques is the only way to truly establish yourself as a front-runner in your space. OYS offers proven programs that are designed to provide you with key insights and outcomes that will allow you to elevate yourself as a leader and encourage the elevation of the team around you. As an attendee at one of our programs, you will create and start implementing your OWN roadmap, which will enhance YOUR capability and create a clear pathway for future SUCCESS. Visit our events page to view up-and-coming programs best suited to you and your business. MISSION STATEMENT Own Your Success is dedicated to delivering the highest quality training events and unique and memorable delegate experience - delivered with enthusiasm, liveliness and excitement for professionals advancing their careers. OUR VALUES Transparency As an organisation, we need to demonstrate honesty, openness, accountability, and a straightforward attitude towards all business interactions – our clients, facilitators and internal team.   Collaboration We are a learning organisation and we need to listen to our clients, facilitators and team to make sure we work together to be successful in our mission to deliver the highest-quality learning experience. We need to work together to learn and make the right decisions for everyone involved with our organisation.  Fun We have all heard the quote; "If you love what you do - you'll never work a day in your life," but this is what we stand by. We love helping and developing people to be the best version of themselves. If you’re having fun then that means our clients are going to get the best experience possible. We are serious about developing people, but who says you can’t have a chuckle whilst doing it.   Communication  We need to effectively communicate to make sure our clients have the best learning journey possible. If we can't, then how can you trust us to develop you? Communication is a major part of a professional’s journey and so it’s a major part of ours too. Therefore our focus is strong communication with our clients, facilitators and team to make sure we deliver on what we set out to achieve - the best quality training programs for professionals advancing their careers.