Kyosun Jung is a London based contemporary silversmith and jewellery artist working at The Goldsmiths’ Centre. Her practice combines refined forms with expressive surface decoration, creating visually striking pieces that bridge contemporary design with cultural narrative. Drawing upon both Korean and European aesthetics, Jung explores the dialogue between tradition and modernity through material, texture, and form.

She graduated in 2014 from University for the Creative Arts with a degree in Silversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery. Since then, her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally through exhibitions and competitions, gaining recognition for its distinctive synthesis of craftsmanship and artistic expression. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, The Goldsmiths’ Company, and The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers. Alongside her studio practice, Jung undertakes commissioned works of varying scales, continuing to develop a body of work that reflects both personal memory and cultural heritage through precious metals.

Kyosun Jung’s work explores the relationship between nature, memory, and material through contemporary silverware and jewellery. Inspired by leaves, trees, flowers, and the sky, she begins her process through photography and drawing, translating these observations into metal through hammering, forming, engraving, and enamelling. Her pieces seek to capture fleeting impressions of the natural world while preserving a sense of emotional resonance within the surface of the material.

Working primarily with silver and gold, Jung combines simple sculptural forms with richly textured decoration to create pieces that are both understated and visually expressive. Her practice reflects a dialogue between Korean and European aesthetics, blending influences from both cultures into a contemporary visual language. Through this fusion, she examines how cultural heritage and personal experience can coexist within modern craft. Rather than replicating nature directly, Jung interprets its rhythms, textures, and atmosphere through metalwork techniques that emphasise tactility and surface depth. Her work aims to evoke quiet emotional connections, inviting viewers to reflect on memory, landscape, and the enduring relationship between people and the natural environment.