Ed’s background is a characteristic Westcountry blend of bohemian and traditional. Born and bred in creative St Ives, he was bitten by the jewellery bug when he travelled in his 20s to South and Central America. He admired the turquoise and silver and thought:

“I’d like to have a go doing that.”

Back home he bagged an apprenticeship with silversmith Tim Lukes, who from his St Ives base made traditional silver sculpture for Bond Street jeweller Asprey’s. For five years Ed worked on grand statues of pheasants and stags and other traditional designs, and learned to produce a piece to a high standard.

His tastes, however, were not only modern, but experimental. On his rings, he fuses different metals into dunelike patterns, a technically tricky feat. Ed has produced a range of  “kinetic” rings, which have moveable parts. I try on a chunky silver ring with a smaller gold band around the middle. My fingers enjoy turning the band – this could get addictive.

“I like the idea that it moves,” said Ed. “I want to do something different and make it playful.”

His ideas include another style of kinetic ring that moves like a cog, and a dome-shaped ring inside of which a diamond can rattle around like a children’s toy.