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Zoë Slattery

Zoë Slattery is a contemporary enameller and jewellery artist whose work explores the luminous interplay between metal and colour. Since 2018, she has focused on the traditional art of enamelling, drawn to its complexity, unpredictability, and the vibrant possibilities it offers. Working primarily in sterling silver, Zoë uses transparent vitreous enamels layered over hand-engraved surfaces, allowing light to reflect and refract through the enamel, creating depth, movement, and brilliance.

Her practice incorporates traditional techniques such as champlevé, cloisonné, and basse taille, and is often inspired by natural forms - flowers, leaves, shells - as well as abstract patterns. Each piece is a unique exploration of colour and texture, combining technical precision with artistic spontaneity. Zoë’s work is a celebration of craftsmanship and the enduring beauty of enamel, brought to life through her meticulous and expressive approach.

For Zoë the colours come first: the enamel is the starting point for each design, rather than something applied to a ready-made form. Working on sterling silver, she has developed palettes that make use of the small amount of copper in the alloy, giving subtle, slightly offbeat colours, and she often finishes pieces with pumice for a soft satin sheen rather than a high gloss. As well as jewellery she makes small silver boxes with enamelled lids – her Jasmine box and bowl were Highly Commended in the 2025 Winter Jewels Best in Show award.

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Necklace of blue coral beads with a large round cloisonne enamel pendant in yellow, orange, green and pinkDandelion enamel pendant worn with a denim jacketRound silver piece with blue clematis flowers and autumn leaves in cloisonne enamel on a deep blue groundGreen bead and enamel necklace worn with a black velvet jacket
Round silver pendant with yellow, orange and pink cloisonne enamel and a gold rim, on a fine wire collarNecklace of matt amethyst beads with a large round enamel pendant of leaves on a yellow groundBlue coral necklace with a large cloisonne enamel pendant, beside a matching enamel ringSmall round silver box with an enamelled lid of clematis and autumn leavesRound silver pendant with orange enamel petals around a gold dome on a blue ground
Blue coral and cloisonne enamel necklace worn with a denim jacketNecklace of green beads with a large round cloisonne enamel pendant in yellow, orange and pinkRound silver pendant with pale blue dandelion clocks in enamel over engraved silver, on a snake chain collarAmethyst and enamel leaf necklace worn with a denim jacket