Lorna Henderson

limited edition hand-crafted contemporary silver and semi-precious stone jewellery

A childhood spent in the Malawi bush is where Lorna Henderson’s lifelong passion for jewellery first began. ‘My mother’s jewellery box is full of my first experiments,’ she says. ‘My starting point was my grandmother’s garden – she had a particular flower bed that was full of all sorts of flowers and plants that were always changing and as a child I used to spend hours exploring the little paths, taking in all the different colours and textures. Whenever I am designing, I have this in mind.’ Lorna’s exquisitely sculptural Silver Pearl Snowdrops earrings are a case in point. ‘I was inspired by the African violets on my grandmother’s verandah in Malawi,’ she says. ‘And the snowdrops of my English home – the first sign of Spring.’ A geography graduate, Lorna began her working life in London, with a job in the city. ‘With my first pay cheque I signed up to a silver-smithing course,’ says Lorna. ‘I absolutely loved it and set myself the goal of becoming a jeweller by the time I was 35. Lorna, who is 35 this December, has more than achieved her goal. Now working from a work room at her home in rural Bedfordshire, Lorna has created a sublimely beautiful and individual range of jewellery with a growing reputation. Lovingly – and expertly - crafted, and with a sculptural quality clearly inspired by nature, Lorna’s jewellery comes from the heart. ‘I like to think of my jewels as works of art that can adorn the body, which have life, are unusual and make the wearer happy,’ says Lorna. ‘Initially I thought I would save the world (hence the geography degree). Then I realised I actually I just wanted to try and make it a happier, prettier place to be.’