ZI YE ( SOPHIE)
Professional Skills and other information
- With good design and bench skills in jewellery and silversmithing
- Expanding knowledge and skill of stone setting through evening classes
- Quick to learn, enjoys acquiring new skills and using knowledge to improve existing processes
- Strong drawing and design skills
- Can use Chinese and English
- Advanced working knowledge of 2D and 3D design packages including Adobe Photoshop,
Microsoft Office, Rhino, Art Cam and Matrix
Exhibition and Awards
2012 Graduation exhibition of Extended Diploma Design Crafts
2012 Awarded the Cousins Award for Best Final Year Jewellery & Silversmithing Student
Runner up
2014 Won Weston Beamor’s annual student competition on February, and exhibited at
Jewellery & Watch Birmingham, at the Spring Fair, NEC. From Sunday 2nd until 6th
February.
2014 Won a Commended Award in 3D Design Gallery Jewellery, The Goldsmiths’ Craft and
Design Council 2014.
2014 Awarded Thomas Sutton Award for HND Student progressing to Design for Industry course
2014 E J Phipps Award, criteria: Outstanding Quality and achievement in the final year of
the course.
2014 Won a second aword in Charles Green Competition
Education and Work experience
2006 - 2009 Traditional Chinese Painting, Yunan School of Art, China (part time)
2010 - 2012 Extended Diploma Design Crafts, School Of Jewellery,
Birmingham City University, UK
2012 - 2014 Higher National Diploma Jewellery and Silversmithing, School Of Jewellery,
Birmingham City University, UK
2014 Got one week experience at Weston Beamor
2014 Got one month experience at YuJueYuZhu Company in China
2014-2015 BA-Design for Industry Jewellery and Silversmithing, School Of Jewellery,
Birmingham City University, UK
