Christina has had an extensive creative background. Initially a graduate from University College Arts, Chelsea, she undertook a series of high profile commissions in her early career maintaining a reputation of being approachable, creative and reliable.
Her love of jewellery making started at a short course in silversmithing
with the London Jewellery School in Hatton Garden. She went head first down the rabbit hole after that completing two consecutive Jewellery Diplomas with Jewellers Academy and seeking out various other methods of learning through the Goldsmiths Company and City Lit.
In early 2023 she became a member of Forge in Hatton Garden.
Creative Highlights
Christina won her first professional commission at the age of 22 spanning a creative career for three decades.
In 1994 she co-founded Spaceform a glass workshop in South West London, winning several commissions with prestigious clients including; Harvey Nichols, Christmas Window display, The Dragon School in Oxford's balustrade, as well as multiple luxury yacht interiors surrounded by Lalique and interior furniture pieces, contemporary window designs and centre pieces for private clients.
Having secured a Princes Trust grant to launch a wholesale glass product collection in 1998, they went on to win Gift of the Year, a recognised industry Giftware Association Award several consecutive years running.
Spaceform ultimately grew a distribution network through many hundreds of independent retailers all over the world and was supported overseas with distributor networks in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Russia.
Supplier highlights inc.: John Lewis, Conran, Harrods, National Glass Center, Bon Genie, Gallerie Lafayette, Barneys, Museum of Modern Art NY, David Jones, Mitsukoshi Ginza, Tokyo.
Special commissions included The National Portrait Gallery & the British Museum amongst a few.
"My time with Spaceform was such a privilege, and I learnt so much about business within the gift industry whilst endeavouring to stay creative along the way. However, my heart has always been as a designer maker, or an Artist, if you like.
In retrospect, life-changing aspects around 2020 and a drastic change in economic circumstances gave me the push that I needed to pursue making my own pieces again... it is where my passion resides, and where I can really enhance my own creative experience and feel in the flow of life.
Being able to work one on one is or more directly and personally with clients again is such a joy."
