In 1982, I started my own jewellery business in a barn at my home at Curthwaite in northern Cumbria. In 2001 I opened new premises at nearby West Woodside, on the A595 eight miles SW of Carlisle, providing space for a large new gallery showing a wide range of gold and silver pieces. During the last 20 years I have completed many important commissions. Among them have been a series of ornate weapons recalling the wonderful workmanship of the early Britons for the film 'The Lost Kingdom', commissioned for the Rheged Centre near Penrith, Cumbria. More recently, I was commissioned to copy the beautiful cross of St Cuthbert, kept in the treasury of Durham Cathedral, for a film about the life of the saint. Past commissions include a facsimile copy of an ancient crucifix for Queen Elizabeth II, a ceremonial cross for Carlisle Cathedral and a cross and ring for the Bishops of Penrith and of Jarrow.
Michael King has been making exclusive jewellery since moving to Cumbria from his native Kent in 1982. He studied jewellery design and manufacture at the Kent Institute of Design and won multiple awards while working for the internationally acclaimed jeweller and silversmith Christopher Lawrence. He is a fellow of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths.
Michael King has been making exclusive jewellery since moving to Cumbria from his native Kent in 1982. He studied jewellery design and manufacture at the Kent Institute of Design and won multiple awards while working for the internationally acclaimed jeweller and silversmith Christopher Lawrence. He is a fellow of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths.
