65. Creating A Killer Jewellery Collection with Barbara Yarde

Barbara Yarde is a contemporary fine jeweller. She is a teacher with us a Jewellers Academy and is one of the mentors for the Diploma program. She makes incredible jewellery and today we’re talking with her about how to build a jewellery collection. It can be a minefield, but join us as Barbara shares her experience!      EPISODE RECAP   Tell us about how you got started with jewellery making (1:57) Did you start your business right away or work for other jewellers? (3:17)  What is the first thing to do to start a collection? (7:25) So you have an idea or concepts, what would you do next? (9:36) Do you use rendering in your designs? (10:52) What’s the next step after the drawing/rendering? (14:08) So what happens after the prototype? (16:52) How many pieces would you recommend in a collection? (17:52) How did you learn to take an idea or concept and develop it? (20:52) In your collections do you have hero pieces that are statement pieces? Do you think about pricing? (22:34) Do you create your pieces one-by-one or in stages? (26:08) What do you do if you’re not feeling inspired? (28:24) Anything else to share about building a collection? (31:12)   RESOURCES Barbara Yarde’s Website Barbara Yarde’s Instagram  Jewellery Design and Drawing Rendering Course     Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook!