Adrian, at the bench since fifteen

He started at fifteen, and has not really stopped. What began as an apprentice's habit, sitting down to a piece of metal and staying with it until it worked, is still how everything here is made.

The workshop is in Findon Valley, just above Worthing. It is a small room with good light, a bench, a torch, and jewellery being given another life.

He works in silver, gold and other precious metals. Pieces are shaped by hand, so no two come out identical, which is rather the point.

Most of what he makes now starts with someone else's jewellery. A ring that no longer fits, a chain that broke years ago, a piece inherited but never worn. The metal goes back into the fire and comes out as something that gets worn every day.