57. Lee Appleby - All That Glitters BBC2 - Meet the Quarter-Finalist

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Jeweller Lee Appleby was a quarter-finalist on the All That Glitters show on BBC2. This week on the podcast I am sharing an interview with Lee, a jeweller who hand makes all of his jewellery. He works in silver, gold, platinum and palladium. His business motto is “make your ideas come to life”, which is a lovely way to look at jewellery.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EPISODE RECAP</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Can you tell us a little about yourself? How did you become a jeweller? (1:29)</li> <li>A lot of your work is technical and involves a lot of metals. Was a lot of that learned on the job? (5:19)</li> <li>You just went for it, it sounds like you didn’t have a lot of fear did you? (6:51)</li> <li>You have your own jewellery business, do you run that from home? (11:26)</li> <li>What is next for your business? (12:25)</li> <li>Some jewellers don’t enjoy doing repairs (14:39)</li> <li>Do you have a favorite metal to work with? (15:43)</li> <li>Do you have any favorite gemstones? (17:18)</li> <li>What’s your design process like? (18:26)</li> <li>What were some of the most challenging aspects of the show? (21:39)</li> <li>What advice would you give to jewellers starting out? (26:15)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>RESOURCES</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jewellerlee/?hl=en">Lee Appleby Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.jewellerlee.com">Lee Appleby Website</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Find Jewellers Academy on <a href= "https://instagram.com/jewellersacademy?igshid=158qza4lfoodq">Instagram</a> and <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/jewellersacademy/">Facebook</a>!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>