About David Frith Jewellery

As a diving mad, fell running obsessed bikie, jewellery designer David moved to Queensland's Sunshine Coast from the UK for the better weather and change in lifestyle! He has brought with him 23 years' worth of valuable experience and expertise in jewellery making and repairs of both modern and antique jewellery.

Now a Master Jeweller, David has spent the majority of his career working on handmade jewellery commissions as well as the repairs and restoration of antique jewellery in England. In addition, he produces his own modern jewellery designs in his home based studio.

During his training and throughout his career as a jeweller, David was lucky enough to work with gifted and talented bench jewellers and antique dealers who shared with him their vast knowledge of jewellery design techniques outside the confines of the modern day apprenticeship curriculum.

Many apprenticeships focus on modern day techniques rather than on a complete biopsy of jewellery making techniques down the ages. By studying the way jewellery was made  - from Roman times to the roaring twenties - and having day to day hands on experience with rare, valuable and even ancient pieces, David has a thorough understanding of how antique pieces were constructed so as to restore them without bringing in modernism.

David believes that the learning never stops and it is this side of his trade that he especially enjoys.