About

Sam Ingram @ The Smallest Studio

Back in 2017 I signed up to a smithing class at the Turpentine Gallery in Brixton. Our first task was to cut into a piece of brass using a jeweller’s saw and that was it, I was hooked.

Nine years on, after many more classes and a two year residency in a studio shared with other professional jewellers, I’m super happy to have my own studio - the smallest of 16 artists’ studios in a converted pavilion in West London.

For me, it’s all about the metal. I work exclusively with recycled solid gold and silver - never plated or filled - as the metal itself is what inspires and defines each piece, and its integrity is vital.

Each piece is made by hand using traditional smithing techniques. I design as I make, using manual tools to melt, cut, mill, hammer, solder, shape, file, and sand. Subtle marks of making are intentionally left in place, giving each piece a quiet sense of its making history and consequential uniqueness.

These pieces are made for wearing every day, for gradually gathering marks of their use and softly sculpting to their wearers over time, for years and years.

Simplicity is the touchstone of my design philosophy. And the way a piece feels to wear - calm, tactile, comfortable - is as important as the way it looks.

Here’s my shop, and if you’d like to discuss commissioning something bespoke, contact me.

I’m a member of the Guild of Jewellery Designers and I hallmark my pieces at the London Assay Office.