School of Design Silversmithing & Jewellery

Holly Brigitte MacDonald

(She / Her)
Set of 3 Rings

This collection emerges from an ongoing dialogue with the city. As I study and work on the same streets I grew up on, I am aware of how memory settles into surfaces, how a feeling about a place can shift over time and how what’s gone still leaves a mark. This collection responds to those feelings, exploring containment and emergence. Motifs like fencing, scaffolding, and brickwork become visual symbols of boundary—sometimes oppressive, sometimes protective. They speak to a tension:the sense of being stuck, yet on the verge of breaking free.

The materials – silver, enamel, and glass were chosen for their capacity to hold contrast and texture.

This is not about nostalgia. It’s about transformation.

It reflects a city, a self, and a practice in flux.

What remains is not ruin, but a trace:
a vestige of what was, and a foundation for what comes next.

Contact
hollybmacdonald@gmail.com
H.Macdonald3@student.gsa.ac.uk
@hollyy_macdonald
Works
Holly Brigitte MacDonald – Vestige – 2025
Holly Brigitte MacDonald – Portfolio – 2025
Set of 3 Rings

Holly Brigitte MacDonald – Vestige – 2025

Degree show collection

geometric brooch with an industrial aesthetic. stone settings and red glass.

Brooch

Silver, Hand-painted glass (acrylic), Garnet, Spinel
For Sale: £450

Necklcace

Silver, Glass, Acrylic Paint, Lacquer, Steel
For Sale: £1175

Stud Hoop Hearrings

Silver, Hand-painted Glass (Acrylic / Lacquer)
For Sale: £350

Drop Stud Earrings

Silver, Hand-painted Glass (Acrylic / Lacquer), Garnet, Spinel 
For Sale: £375

Bracelet

Silver, Lacquer, Acrylic Paint
For Sale: £350

Ring

Silver, Acrylic Paint
For Sale: £250

Ring

Silver, Acrylic Paint
For Sale: £250

Ring

Silver, Hand-painted Glass (Acrylic)
For Sale: £200

Wrist Cuff

Silver, Acrylic Paint, Steel
For Sale: £350

Holly Brigitte MacDonald – Portfolio – 2025

Portfolio of 10 new designs created using Rhino CAD Software.

Cover

P1 - Mood Board

P2 - Statement

P3- Vestige 1

P4- Vestige 2

P5- Lintel 1

P6- Lintel 2

P7- Perimeter 1

P8- Perimeter 2

P9- Vault 1

P10- Vault 2

P11- Underpass 1

P12- Underpass 2

P13- 3 Course 1

P14- 3 Course 2

P15- Strut 1

P16- Strut 2

P17- Crane 1

P18- Crane 2

P19- Second Place (For Otto) 1

P20- Second Place (For Otto) 2

P21- Nemesis 1

P22- Nemesis 2

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