Scottish Celtic Jewellery Designers

Scottish Celtic Jewellery Designers

Scottish Celtic Jewelry Designers have been colse to for a long time, drawing on the symbolism and artwork created by craftsMen many centuries ago.

Many contemporary and customary Celtic designs use as their inspiration the Book of Kells which was attributed to the monastery on the Scottish island of Iona. In 806, following a Viking raid on the island which left 68 of the society dead, the Columban monks took refuge in a new monastery at Kells, County Meath. It must have been close to the year 800 that the Book of Kells was written, although there is no way of knowing if the book was produced fully at Iona or at Kells, or partially at each location. The Book of Kells can be seen at the Old Library at Trinity College, Dublin. It is bound in four volumes, two of which are on public view. One of the volumes displays a major decorated page - this is changed at quarterly intervals to allow visitors to examine distinct pages of the Book.

Many Scottish jewellery designers produce Celtic jewelry. Hebridean Jewellery is currently led by John M Hart whose father was at the forefront of the revival of Scottish Celtic jewellery in the 1940s. Hart continues to form new designs to this day and his contemporary designs also join some Gaelic symbolism. Then, Sheila Fleet from Orkney also designs a range of Celtic jewelry, although she is now more preeminent for her silver enamel contemporary jewelry designs. One of our popular designers is Russell Caldwell - his Celtic knotwork jewellery is crisp, contemporary and yet uses customary knotwork as an inspiration.

Russell calls one of his ranges "Celtic Nouveau" - and it is outstanding. Shetland Jewellery have an astonishing range of jewellery pieces, including wedding rings, earrings, necklaces and cufflinks. Art Pewter Silver produce many of Scotland's pewter Celtic kilt pins, skean dhubs and clan crest badges; they also have a range of plaid brooches and jewellery.

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