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Dust Jewellery Workshop

18/11/2013

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During the 1970s and 1980s, Lundin Links was home to a jewellery workshop - situated on Mill Wynd, next to the Crusoe Hall.  In the above shot, taken in 1990, the faded sign on the wall reads "Jewellery Workshop, Norman Grant DA, Dust Ltd". Born in 1943, Norman Grant was an artist and silversmith who set up Dust Jewellery in the 1970s.  He specialised in enamelled silver pieces, including brooches, earrings, pendants and cufflinks.  For a period, an annual summer school ran at the workshop, where students from around the world would come to learn from Norman.  Eventually Norman Grant left Scotland to work in London.  I recall the workshop subsequently being used for the production of painted dragon ornaments.  Do you know more about this or other uses of the site?
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To the left is an example of the type of jewellery produced by Norman Grant in the above workshop.  It is a silver and enamel brooch in a Celtic style with a pair of swans incorporated.  The same design would be produced in different colours of enamel work.  Many jewellery designs were produced in such a way that they could be used as more than one thing eg either a brooch or a pendant.  If you own a piece of jewellery produced in Lundin Links, please comment.

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LESLEY STEWART
12/8/2015 06:46:04 am

I BOUGHT A PIECE OF TITANIUM DUST JEWELLRY IN THE MID 80S FROM HIS WORSHOP IN LUNDIN LINKS . I STILL LOVE IT .

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Lorna Ravenscroft
1/8/2016 07:41:45 am

I had several pieces made by Keith Hunter who worked at Dust Jewellery. This was around 1985 and Keith would have been about 23 years old. Sadly Keith is no longer with us.
My engagement ring was commissioned from there in 1983 by my ex husband. My daughter still has it.

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Alastair Gill
9/1/2017 01:21:41 am

My wedding ring and engagement ring are both by Norman Grant. The engagement ring is a "gypsy love knot" in gold and my wedding ring is a circular piece of ebony mounted in gold. I also have another thin ring which compliments the wedding ring which my wife bought for our first anniversary.

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Don Beaton link
2/5/2020 04:53:30 am

Norman Grants father retired to Lundin links and the house he bought had the land that this workshop was built on, (originally garages).My father designed the new workshop around 1971, I was Normans first jewellery apprentice, in the basement of his house ! My apprenticeship was funded by the scottish government, I subsequently became a director of Dust Jewellery, ( Norman as designer, me as production, John Flegg as MD and sales). Jim Ward joined in the late 79's and developed Titanium jewellery. The workshops grew to include the buildings on opposite side of the road and a 'machine shop' on the main road. The jewellery was truly innovative with a mix of traditional manufacturing techniques and processes that were developed in our workshops.

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Cassie
23/6/2020 04:37:20 am

I own several pieces of NG, handed down from my mother, purchased in the early 80's. One gold ring needs work. My enquiry is if one of normans apprentices could or would do the work? Any advice gladly appreciated

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Pamela Jones
28/6/2020 11:50:17 am

Hello, I have two of the above brooches and I am quite confused about them. Some people say they are Dust Jewellery and others that they are not. Could Don Beaton state categorically that they are Dust please? I would be interested to know what they are worth too.

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jae
7/10/2022 12:07:37 pm

I own a pieve that belonged to my mother acquired by her from NE scotland...circa 1970....an abstract fish with enamel eye...marked NG wth 3 silver hallmarks showing edinburgh assay....date letter hard to distinguish...it is made of silver wire...square wire..bars with end spheres ad exquisite little scallops curves of crescent shapes in silver...I love it I have shortened the original chain so it sits closer to the collar bone than when it was made which was long enough to sit across the breast...It is a really timeless piece although modern...at ease in the early 70's fashion as it has been every decade since. very fond of it.

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