Welcome to the ætla Residency Program, an initiative designed to support and celebrate diverse talent within the jewellery world. Each quarter, we invite three jewellers to join us in-store and online for three months. These residents range from well-established names to emerging talents and recent graduates. This program offers a platform for creativity, providing a space for jewellers to showcase their work, engage with new audiences, and grow their artistic practice. It is a celebration of craftsmanship, innovation, and community.
Jake Matluck
New York-based jeweller Jake Matluck creates jewellery inspired by ancient goldsmithing traditions and historic hand-fabrication techniques. Trained at Jewelry Arts Inc., his work draws on Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Celtic, Cypriot, and Indonesian jewellery dating from 900–200 BCE, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.
Each piece is hand-fabricated in his New York City studio using his signature 22ct yellow gold alloy, natural gemstones, and antique diamonds, with a focus on materiality, provenance, and process.
──────────────────
Alice Biolo
Italian artist and jeweller Alice Biolo creates wearable and sculptural pieces that blend traditional craftsmanship with innovative techniques. Originally from Padova and now based in Glasgow, she graduated with a first-class BA (Hons) in Contemporary Jewellery Design from the Glasgow School of Art in 2023, where she later completed a two-year residency.
Working across kinetic jewellery and object-making, Alice explores themes of grief, trauma, insecurity, and human interaction through symbolism and mixed materials. Her work invites movement and discovery, revealing hidden elements and intimate narratives through touch and participation. Her pieces have been exhibited internationally across Europe and Asia.
──────────────────
[COMING SOON]
Megan Brown
London-based jewellery designer Megan Brown creates work shaped by a background in textile manufacturing and traditional metalwork. Growing up in North Yorkshire surrounded by the machinery of her family’s century-old textile mill, she developed a lasting fascination with weaving, texture, and movement, elements that continue to inform her jewellery today.
Since establishing her studio in 2016, Megan has studied at Bishopsland Educational Trust and completed a residency at Sarabande. Working from her Soho workshop, she creates finely crafted jewellery and sculptural pieces that unite her manufacturing roots with contemporary design.