Silux London is a design studio in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. Pieces are drawn here, in a quarter that has been the centre of the British jewellery trade for two and a half centuries, and carry a Persian design language that has very little to do with Birmingham and everything to do with where the work comes from.
Visiting
Sitting with the designer
The studio is private and works by appointment, so there is no shop floor to walk into and nothing is sold over a counter. That is not distance for its own sake: a commission needs an unhurried conversation, and an appointment is what protects it.
When you come, you sit with the person who will design your piece rather than with somebody selling one. Bring whatever you have, and it is fine to have nothing: a photograph, a stone that belonged to somebody, a date, a shape you cannot name. The first conversation is about understanding what the piece is for, and it costs nothing.
From anywhere
You do not have to come to Birmingham
Being near Birmingham is not a requirement, and most of what happens in a commission does not need you in the room. The conversation works just as well by video call, designs are shared as renders you can turn and examine at true proportion, and a resin prototype can be posted to you if you would rather hold the shape before anything is cast in gold.
Commissions run across the United Kingdom and into Europe. Every finished piece is insured, tracked and signed for, and UK delivery is included in the price.
The place
Why this quarter
The Jewellery Quarter earned its name honestly. Birmingham has had its own Assay Office since 1773, established by an Act of Parliament after Matthew Boulton argued that the city’s makers should not have to send their silver to London to be tested, and its mark has been an anchor ever since. Precious metal has been weighed, tested and struck within a few streets of here for longer than most countries have had a jewellery industry.
That history is the reason a designer can work here at all. The trade knowledge, the assay office, the suppliers and the specialists are concentrated in a way they are almost nowhere else, and a piece designed here has all of that within reach of it.
Frequently asked
Can I visit the studio?
Yes, by appointment. The studio is private rather than a shop, so there is no walk-in counter, and an appointment means the time is yours rather than shared with whoever else is in the room. Get in touch and we will find a time; the address comes with the confirmation.
Do I need to be in Birmingham to commission a piece?
No. The conversation works by video call, designs are shared as renders you can examine at true proportion before anything is made, and a resin prototype can be posted to you if you want to hold the shape first. Commissions run across the UK and into Europe, and the finished piece is insured, tracked and signed for.
What happens at a first appointment, and does it cost anything?
Nothing is charged for a first conversation and nothing is committed to. We talk about what the piece is for, who it is for, and any date you are working towards, and you leave with an honest starting figure. A hand sketch follows afterwards, once the brief is clear, and you keep it either way.
Can I see finished pieces before I commission one?
Yes. Pieces from the collection can be seen at the studio by appointment. Everything is made to order rather than held in stock, so what you see is there to judge weight, proportion and finish against, not to buy off the shelf.
Is every piece hallmarked?
Yes. Every piece is sent for UK hallmarking, the independent legal mark confirming the precious metal content is what it is described as, before it is finished and dispatched to you.
Start the conversation.
A commission begins with a conversation, not a decision. Book a free design session, in the studio or by video call, and leave with honest numbers whether or not you go further.
Book a free design session