Heather Blake is a jewellery designer who combines the materials and techniques of shoemaking with goldsmithing and lapidary. Heather has won many awards for her work, including Accessories Collection of the Year at ITS5, Trieste and in 2025, the GC&DC Award for lapidary and the Gem-A Award. First studying fine art in Manchester, she taught art in London and Hong Kong before returning to London to study footwear at London College of Fashion (LCF) and then the Royal College of Art, where she graduated with a master’s degree in footwear design.
Later based in Tuscany, she worked as a footwear designer for Alberta Ferretti, Salvatore Ferragamo, Missoni and Charlotte Olympia. She lectured in design at LCF, Ravensbourne, Northampton University and Polimoda in Italy. Fascinated by metal accessory components, she studied for two years at the British Academy of Jewellery and graduated with a master’s degree in jewellery design from Central Saint Martins in 2023. She is currently studying gemmology at Gem-A.
