Patrick Morris
MA work
MA work
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Whitby
My research began in the small coastal town of Whitby in Yorkshire. I was interested in the craft tradition of Whitby Jet jewellers who began carving and polishing the local organic gemstone at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Whitby Jet is essentially the fossilised wood of the Monkey Puzzle tree and can been found on the beaches along the Jurassic coastline of East Yorkshire. While at the height of Whitby Jet jewellery production throughout the Victorian era, today's jewellers rely on foragers who scour the beaches following a storm hoping to find small fragments of jet which have been exposed and tumbled from the cliff face.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Design Products, 2013
Specialism
Platform 19
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Contact
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+44 (0)7525 246698
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My research began in the small coastal town of Whitby in Yorkshire. I was interested in the craft tradition of Whitby Jet jewellers who began carving and polishing the local organic gemstone at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Whitby Jet is essentially the fossilised wood of the Monkey Puzzle tree and can been found on the beaches along the Jurassic coastline of East Yorkshire. While at the height of Whitby Jet jewellery production throughout the Victorian era, today's jewellers rely on foragers who scour the beaches following a storm hoping to find small fragments of jet which have been exposed and tumbled from the cliff face.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons), Ceramic Design, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, 2006
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Experience
- Creative director, Boskke Limited, London, 2007–present
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Exhibitions
- Red Dot Museum, Essen, Germany, 2011–present; Red Dot Museum, Singapore, 2011–present
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Awards
- Winner, Red Dot Award: Product Design, 2011; Winner: , Bio22 Award: Product Design, 2010; Winner, Ceramic Industry Forum Award for Ceramic Design, 2006