Stephen Webster

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Stephen Webster
Born
Stephen Webster

Gravesend, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
Education Medway College
OccupationJewelry designer
Label(s)
Stephen Webster, Garrard
Website http://www.stephenwebster.com

Stephen Webster MBE (born 1959 [1] ) is a British jewellery designer best known as founder of his eponymous jewellery brand.

Biography

Born in Gravesend, Kent, Stephen Webster was educated at Gravesend Grammar School and later at the Medway College of Design (now the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester). [2] [3]

After completing his training under Tony Shepherd (himself a former Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths), Webster worked as a craftsman for several established London design houses. Among many highly regarded commissions was the honor, on two occasions, of setting the De Beers Diamond Stakes Trophy.[ citation needed ] After receiving the De Beers honour in 1982 (an accreditation that marked Webster's official passage into the fine jewellery trade)[ citation needed ] Webster relocated to Canada to design for an independent jeweler. Following a brief return to the UK in 1984, Webster identified a potential market for his jewelry in California.

Webster returned to London in 1989 to establish Stephen Webster Ltd. The brand currently has over 200 points of sale worldwide and flagship stores in London, Beverly Hills, Moscow, St Petersburg and Kiev.

In 2007, Webster was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree from the University for the Creative Arts, [2] and in 2013 Webster was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours for services to training and skills in the British jewellery industry. [4]

In 2015, Webster published his autobiography Goldstruck: A Life Shaped by Jewellery. The book features photography by Rankin and Amelia Troubridge. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "UCA | University for the Creative Arts".
  3. Menkes, Suzy (8 December 2008). "New York Times, Dec 12, 2008 - Stephen Webster of Garrard's: The crown hipster of jewelry". The New York Times.
  4. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 23.
  5. Liu, Ming (19 November 2015). "Stephen Webster's new book: Goldstruck". Financial Times, How To Spend It. Retrieved 28 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)