DESIGNED AND MADE BY FLORENCE MAISIE CARTER
A little about me
I’m Florence, a silversmith and jeweller drawn to craftsmanship, texture, and the quiet dialogue between people and the natural world.
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My journey began as an award-winning silversmith, designing and making contemporary tableware and trophies. With a wide range of metalworking skills and a careful eye for detail, I discovered early on the joy of shaping metal into objects that invite both touch and connection.
In 2018, I completed a master’s in design, where my research explored the role of craftsmanship in our sense of touch and our bond with nature. The landscapes around me — first the Dorset coast of my childhood and now the dramatic Peak District — continue to guide my practice, inspiring work that captures natural textures and interaction.
For a time, I turned my hand to interiors, designing bespoke cabinet handles and developing a touch-sensitive light switch, while also sharing my knowledge through lecturing at Sheffield Hallam.​
In 2023, I became a mother. Returning to my bench, I felt called back to my roots in jewellery making. My practice now carries forward many threads of my earlier work, distilled onto a more intimate scale. I specialise in sand casting and casting stones in place — processes I love for their raw, rustic textures and their unpredictability. No two castings are ever alike.
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Each one holds what I call a “tide line,” the mark left where the two halves of the sand mould meet. For me, these lines are rich with memory, echoing the rugged Dorset shoreline where I grew up and the rocky escarpments of the Peak District that rise around my home in Sheffield.
