With David now in Canada and Ange happily ensconsed in Bligty, they chat about their respective Christmas and New Year activities, in the USA and London.

In this episode you'll:

• Learn about the cultural pursuits our hosts have indulged in since we last heard from them and their shared love of Brutalist architecture.
• Hear our hosts discuss their different methods of approaching designing jewellery.
• Discover why concrete has been a guiding light recently.
• Plus, Ange shares some insight into her jewellery scholarship and what she’s learning, as well as a ‘sneak peek’ of her scholarship collection.
• Then David talks about settling into Vernon, BC, Canada and his exciting plans involving his new local Community Arts Centre.
• Finally Ange is off to Portugal for a short break and hopefully more inspiration!
• Lastly Ange and David share their ‘who to follow’ on Instagram. 

David J Lilly

Instagram

Website

Ange Benjamin

Instagram

Website

Our makers-to-follow recommendations this week are all jewellers: 

Ange's recommendations are her soon-to-be ethical gem cutter Fiona Haines FGA of @wisefiggems and also Adi Toch of @aditoch_metalwork, who is an artist and metalsmith

David's recommendation is Maria Eugénia Quartin Graça of @eugenia_vscncls. Eugenia is an jewellery blogger.

Join us next time for more insight into our creative processes, latest projects and plans for 2023!

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

As makers with outdoor studios, David and Ange chat about the current perils of winter working, what they have in their current and future making schedules and what they intend to get up to in the cold!

• David shares some background to his most recent commission, and a subsequent new collaboration with the client.
• David gives an update on his impending move to North America
• The pair discuss the challenges of working with clients and making bespoke pieces.
• Ange shares the touching story behind her most recent commission and her upcoming bespoke work.
• Ange talks about hand making her Christmas gifts
• Find out about David’s musical past and his other creative interests, including his role as a mentor for Art students.
• The pair discuss exploring other income streams, in tandem with jewellery making.

David J Lilly

Instagram

Website

Ange Benjamin

Instagram

Website

Our makers-to-follow recommendations this week are all jewellers: 

Ange's recommendation is Mazzi Odu @mazziod. Mazzi is a jewellery journalist, with a great recent article on the history of brooches.

David's recommendation is Lisa Lister @sassylisalister. Lisa is an author, artist, editor and Sourcer-ress. She's also a ritual and ceremony guide-ess. Lisa finds the Venusian in ALL things.

Join us next time for more insight into our creative processes, latest projects and plans for 2023!

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

In this episode David welcomes Angela of Ange B Designs as the new co-host of the podcast.

Ange starts by sharing her journey into jewellery: from her memories of being a creative child in a family of makers, to her career detour from full-time physiotherapist to art school student, and how that led her to her current status of jewellery designer maker with her own small business.

Ange talks about the DeBeers Group Jewellery Scholarship which she was recently awarded and what she hopes to gain from it, over the next year.

David and Ange discuss the pros and cons of selling handmade jewellery - whether that be in-person selling or via online platforms, like Etsy.

Both David and Ange enjoy other creative disciplines and we learn about a couple of other creatives that Ange hopes to interview on future episodes of the podcast.

•Learn about Ange’s journey into jewellery making

•Ange talks about the DeBeers Group Jewellery Scholarship which she was recently awarded and what she hopes to gain from it, over the next year

•David and Ange discuss the pros and cons of selling handmade jewellery - whether that be in-person selling or via online platforms, like Etsy

•David and Ange discuss their creative influences

•Hear about our hosts stockists and gallery commitments

David J Lilly

Instagram

Website

Ange Benjamin

Ange Benjamin Instagram

Angela Benjamin Website

Our makers-to-follow recommendations this week are all jewellers: 

Amanda Li Hope @amandalihope is a London-based fine jeweller who specializes in precision made wedding and engagement rings

Cassandra Kudoke @cassandrakudoke is a fine jewellery from Cologne, Germany.

David’s recommendation is @youngsilverlondon who makes great reels of his creative process.

Join us next time for more insight into our creative processes, latest projects and plans for 2023!

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

This is Emma and David’s last podcast together as they conclude their All That Glitters journey and discuss what has been going on for each of them over teh last few months. Emma and David also chat about their future plans, both personally and creatively. 

David

As David gets ready to set off on a fabulous adventure he tells all about his trip across America and Canada. David also announces the new co-presenter, Angela Benjamin, who will be taking over from Emma on the podcast.

Emma

Emma reveals her plans to open a showroom in her new extended studio space at Sunny Bank Mills in Leeds and prepares to get cracking on Christmas orders and shopping for her large brood.

Want to find out more about Emma and David?

• How Emma is expanding her business off-line
• Where David's work is being featured around the world
• Who will be taking over from Emma
• How to stay in touch with Emma
• Who David and Emma feel are worth following on Instagram

Emma

Instagram

Website

Facebook

Mailing List

David

Instagram

Website

Instagram and Websites

Ange Benjamin Instagram

Angela Benjamin Website

Xander Gem Collection Instagram

Xander Gem Collection Etsy Page

Join next time to meet Angela Benjamin, the new co-host and discover stuff about her work and creative drive.

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

David interviews Sonny about his jewellery journey. They discuss how Sonny being a competitor on the original series 1 All That Glitters drove him forward as a jeweller in an incredibly positive way. 

The Backstory

Sonny tells David about how he works and where he started out making jewellery.

The influences

Sonny talks about his ‘rustic fine’ style of jewellery and how he feels that his personal style flows through everything he does in the workshop.

Want to find out more about Sonny and his making and inspirations?

• Sonny talks about his studio space and how conducive it is to his creative process.
• Hear Sonny talk about his exciting plans for his ‘everyday’ collection.
• Find out how Sonny feels about taking risks in his jewellery designs.
• Hear how Sonny’s experience in the All That Glitters workshop pushed him forward.

Emma

Instagram

Website

Facebook



David

Instagram

Website

Sonny Bailey-Aird

Website

Instagram

YouTube

Join next time to hear a big announcement from Emma and David.

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

Emma interviews Jack Mitchell, another finalsit on All That Glitters, about his time in the competition and his jewellery story.  

The Backstory

Jack talks about how he started making jewellery as a child with his goldsmith Dad, and how his struggles at school ultimately led him back to the bench as a young adult, plus discovering a whole new world to explore.

The influences

Jack talks about his love of travel and discovery, digging for opals and building structure with gold and silver. 

Want to find out more about Jack and his jewellery journey?

• Hear about how Jack went from being totally discouraged from learning, though his school years, to studying for a degree in jewellery making.
• Hear Jack talk about finding his passion and his understanding of how he learns with his hands.
• Find out which was Jack’s favourite 'make' in the All That Glitters workshop.
• Hear about Jack’s takeaway from the All That Glitters experience.
• Hear Jack’s big ideas for his next projects and a pitch for another TV Show!

Emma

instagram.com/emma.white.jewellery

https://www.thejewellerymakers.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/thejewellerymakers



David

https://www.instagram.com/davidjlillyjewellery/

https://www.davidjlilly.com/

Jack Mitchell

www.jackmitchelljewellery.com

www.instagram.com/jackmitchelljewellery

www.facebook.com/jackmitchelljewellery

Join David next time to hear from another wonderful jeweller, Sonny Bailey-Aird, competitor in the original series of All That Glitters, and how his life and being a jeweller has moved on.

Do you have a question for us?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

David interviews Tianne Simmons - one of the other contestants from the BBC2 series All That Glitters. Together David and Tianne discuss all things jewellery that makes Tianne tick.  

The Backstory

Tianne tells David about her inspirations, how she has followed in her Dad’s footsteps at the jewellery bench.

The influences

Tianne talks about her passions for motorbikes and all things articulated and how this inspires her jewellery designs.

Want to find out more about Tianne and how she came to jewellery?

• Learn about the amazing piece that Tianne was inspired to make in lockdown.
• Hear Tianne’s thoughts on the All That Glitters experience.
• Get the lowdown on Tianne’s future plans.

Emma

instagram.com/emma.white.jewellery

https://www.thejewellerymakers.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/thejewellerymakers



David

https://www.instagram.com/davidjlillyjewellery/

https://www.davidjlilly.com/

Tianne Simmons

@tsfinejewellery

Listen in next week as another guest jeweller joins Emma on the podcast for their Little Gems on Jewellery and Life.

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

Emma interviews Bonnie Hay about her time on All That Glitters and her journey through the jewellery world.  

The Backstory

Bonnie talks about how she got into jewellery making after studying for a degree in fine art, how she learned from a wonderful community of jewellers and what inspires her to create her different collections of wearable art.

The influences

Bonnie talks about how her Mum and her love of a dangly, fun pairs of earrings still inspires Bonnie’s sense of fun in jewellery today, alongside her other influences, which also includes Birmingham’s rich history and architecture.

Want to find out more about Bonnie and her creativity?

• Learn about Bonnie’s other creative talents and how her teaching at Birmingham City University, both challenges and reinforces her own creative energy.
• Find out more about Bonnie’s favourite challenge during her time in the All That Glitters workshop, and how she vogued with Katherine!
• Hear what Bonnie learned about herself through the ‘All That Glitters’ experience.
• Get the lowdown on Bonnie’s future plans to open a shop with her jeweller husband.

Emma

instagram.com/emma.white.jewellery

https://www.thejewellerymakers.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/thejewellerymakers



David

https://www.instagram.com/davidjlillyjewellery/

https://www.davidjlilly.com/

Bonnie Hay

www.bonniehayjewellery.com

www.instagram.com/troubled_maker

Join David and Tianne next week to find out more about Tianne and her love of jewellery, how she got on her path and what inspires her designs.

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

Yes it's the interview with Piers Carpenter, the WINNER of All That Glitters. David interviews Piers about his path into jewellery.  

The Backstory

Piers reveals how he was always intrigued by jewellery and what age he was when his love of jewellery began.

The influences

Piers discusses his love of antique jewellery and what appeals to him about jewellery from bygone eras.

Want to find out more about Piers and how he came to jewellery.

• Learn about Piers's attitude towards his own learning journey and how he pushes himself.
• Discover about how a goldsmith learns at the side of his master and Piers’s relationship with his ‘gaffer’.
• Hear what Piers learned about himself through the ‘All That Glitters’ experience.
• Get the lowdown on Piers’ future plans.

Emma

instagram.com/emma.white.jewellery

https://www.thejewellerymakers.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/thejewellerymakers



David

https://www.instagram.com/davidjlillyjewellery/

https://www.davidjlilly.com/

Piers Carpenter

@pierscarpenterjewellery

https://pierscarpenterjewellery.com/

Join Emma and Bonnie next week to find out more about Bonnie and how she became a jeweller and her thoughts on the All That Glitters experience.

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]

It's all about the final of ALL THAT GLITTERS (series 2). Finalist Emma is interviewed by David and reveals her thoughts and feelings on competing in the FINAL of our favourite jewellery competition/talent show format TV programme, and explains the inspirations behind her designs. 

The Bestseller

David asks Emma to explain the concept behind the ‘Ribbon of Life Sapphire Engagement Ring’. Emma talks about the very nature of marriage with it’s twists and turns and how the rhythm of life was represented within the design that she produced on the show.

The Bespoke

Emma and David talk about meeting the wonderful Shirley Ballas and what a fan girl moment that was for Emma - who loves to dance. They discuss how the ‘Queen of the Rhumba’ inspired Emma to make a necklace that was full of passion, love and fire. They talk about the quote stamped into the back of the necklace and what it means to Emma and why it was perfect for Shirley.

Want the inside scoop? This is the place to get it direct from the contestants.

• Hear how it feels when it all goes well in the All That Glitters workshop.
• Discover more about the concepts and stories behind the designs.
• Hear what it has been like to be the subject of a debate on social media.
• Get Emma’s thoughts on the judges decision on the winner and how it felt at the time and what impact SocialMedia had on that.
• Get the Instagram handles for all the All That Glitters contestants

Emma

instagram.com/emma.white.jewellery

https://www.thejewellerymakers.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/thejewellerymakers



David

https://www.instagram.com/davidjlillyjewellery/

https://www.davidjlilly.com/

INSTAGRAMS OF THE ATG CONTESTANTS:

Steve Ali @road_from_damascus

Nyanda Yekwai @soulvisionary_jewels

Tianne Simmons @tsfinejewellery

Bonnie Hay @troubled_maker

Jack Mitchell @jackmitchelljewellery

Piers Carpenter @pierscarpenterjewellery

Following on, David and Emma will now individualy be interviewing the other contestants over the next few weeks.

Want to submit a question?

Email your jewellery (or other) questions to: [email protected]