Adventures in Wearable Objects
by John Moore

I’m a British artist with a lifelong passion for making — driven by curiosity, imagination, and a desire to create objects that speak without words. Jewellery, for me, is a quiet form of communication… a way to hold emotion in physical form. Whether simple or elaborate, wearable or sculptural, each piece is charged with positivity — a small battery of energy, made to be felt.

I work with a wide range of materials and processes, some traditional, some more experimental — always guided by what the piece seems to need and the best way to bring an idea into being. I’ve never been too precious about sticking to one method or material; I enjoy following wherever the work leads.

Over time, my more expressive pieces have led to collaborations with dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, scientists, musicians, and photographers. These moments of connection across disciplines have expanded how I understand jewellery — not just as adornment, but as something performative, transformative, and alive.

I continue to explore, learn, and create — guided, always, by a sense of wonder.

I’m currently represented by Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery in London

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Ruthin Craft Centre
Jewellery Now : the curators’ edit

5 July – 21 September 2025

An exhibition curated by Dr Elizabeth Goring and Gregory Parsons

‘Designer-made, one-of-a kind jewellery is very much having a moment. As curators with long experience in this area, we believe it’s attained an exciting level of excellence: something of a Golden Age, worthy of celebration.

We are seeing breathtaking technical skills, exciting materials experimentation, and innovative processes and concepts. These qualities are particularly striking at a time of adverse economic challenges, grave environmental concerns and devastating cuts to skills-based education.’ Find out more…

Jewellery Now: the curators’ edit
Ruthin Craft Centre
5 July – 21 September 2025

Phaidon’s new ‘The Jewelry Book’
by Melanie Grant

John Moore: the jeweller who changed design

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