Sustainable Sea Glass & Gemstone Jewellery

I started Glasswing Jewellery in 2005 in my native West Cornwall, one of the most stunning, rugged and remote coastal regions of the UK.

Having studied metalwork & design at University and worked as a journey(wo)man blacksmith, and with an enduring fascination with jewellery, I finally decided to do what I love full time when my family was very young. Using traditional silversmithing techniques and simple hand tools, I began designing and making recycled silver and gold wedding jewellery, first for friends and then for customers worldwide. It soon got busy!

How I Work

Working with my customers for the past 20 years to create beautiful jewellery, often full of meaning with deeply personal stories, is an absolute joy and privilege…

It’s wonderful that so many customers return over the years. I work with you to custom-make jewellery to your specifications, marking the important events in life ~ engagement, wedding and the birth of children, to special birthdays and anniversaries.

Primarily, the way I make jewellery reflects how my customers and I have always lived ~ striving to leave as light a footprint as practical in the modern world and with an aversion to over-consumption or unnecessary waste.

Acting responsibly in sourcing materials, workshop processes and sustainable packaging has always been integral to what I do at Glasswing.

My ethical practice

Helping hands…

My children, Oli and Tom, more or less grew up on Cornish beaches, collecting sea glass and lending a hand in the workshop as they got older.

Oli, now a Zoology & Conservation graduate, works to protect fragile coastal habitats, and loves designing & making jewellery.

Tom is absolutely passionate about jewellery, planning to study goldsmithing and one day join the family business.

In 2016, Glasswing relocated to a lovely stone workshop only minutes from Teignmouth harbour. Mostly we can be found walking our lurcher Caspar and sea glass hunting on the beach, or hiking on beautiful Dartmoor, inhaling lungfuls of fresh Devon air. We never take any of it for granted ~ some of the best perks of the job!

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About my Jewellery…

My jewellery is inspired by nature's organic textures and the materials found along the shoreline and coastal landscape around me…

The Glasswing collection includes natural, traceable, precious gemstones, recycled, lab-grown and antique diamonds as well as genuine sea glass uniquely tumbled and frosted by the ocean.

I sort, wash and carefully hand cut the sea glass and painstakingly set it into precious metals.

Combining polished gemstones and sparkly diamonds with wave-tumbled sea glass contrasts beautifully and enhances its frosted surface and often subtle ocean shades.

Shop jewellery

AAGE - United States
Hi Kate, Just wanted to say thank you again for such a lovely ring! Happy as clams!
SARAH - Southbourne

Thank you so much for making our amazing rings! We both love them and they mean the world to us.
ILSE - Dorset
Thank you so much for making just the perfect engagement ring! I’ve collected seaglass all my life and couldn’t wish for a more perfect ring ethically and sustainably handmade in the South West.
HAL - Co Derry
I was blown away when I first opened the beautiful wooden box & it was fair to say that Sophie was blown away as well, you really have made the perfect ring & I’m so happy I entrusted you to make it.
ABBIE - New Zealand
Oh my goodness Kate, James proposed yesterday on a beach in Cornwall with this little stunner! For me, the ethical side of jewellery is so very important. Thank you so much!
CHARLIE - Nottinghamshire
Just to say thank you so much for the beautiful ring you made. The craftsmanship is amazing and a lovely message in its creation. My fiancée loves it so much!
DAWN - California
The second pendant arrived today, and it's absolutely PERFECT! It looks fabulous alongside the green glass on the other pendant. I will treasure them both in the years to come.
HARRY - Exeter
Chloe loves the ring, our families love the ring, everyone LOVES the ring! Thank you so much Kate!