From The Land |
Tracing the roots of Ellis' work—shaped by artefacts found on the family farmland, and the quiet weight of history beneath the soil.
About Ellis
Ellis Mhairi Cameron creates sculptural gold & diamond jewellery, inspired by her Scottish heritage.
Originally from the Highlands of Scotland, Ellis grew up surrounded by the seascape and mountains; places filled with history, that feel primal and beautifully raw.
These early experiences shaped Ellis’ fascination with both imperfect beauty and erosion.
This led to Ellis' ongoing exploration into the concept of Topophilia; the deep emotional and sensory connection between people and place and the ways our surroundings become woven into memory and identity.
In 2010, Ellis moved from the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow to begin an art foundation course, originally intending to pursue sculpture or painting. It was there that she discovered jewellery and was drawn to its unique ability to bring together multiple forms of expression.
For Ellis, jewellery became a meeting point between art and story telling: a process that begins with collage, painting and sketchbook studies, before evolving into sculptural forms designed to be worn and lived in.
Ellis went on to refine her technical practice through a BA in Jewellery & Silversmithing at The Glasgow School of Art, before moving to London in 2015 to complete a Masters in Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins.
In 2018, she launched her brand with a vision to create jewellery rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and the beauty of the ancient.
Guided by a fascination with imperfection and the artistry of the handmade, each piece is designed to journey with you throughout the everyday.
Today, Ellis and her team are based in a by appointment studio at The Goldsmiths Centre, London. Her work is sold internationally, through showcases such as Goldsmiths Fair and Melee, and stockists such as Esqueleto, Twist, ætla & Liberty London.
Her work has been featured in editorial spreads and commissioned shoots for leading publications including The New York Times, VOGUE, HTSI Financial Times, Times LUXX and Forbes.
In 2023, Ellis was awarded The Gem X Scholarship for engraving. The following year, in March 2024, she received a Large Bursary Grant from The Goldsmiths’ Company to further deepen her engraving practice. In 2025, one of her sgian dubh was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum for its permanent collection.
To learn more about Ellis, read Felicia Craddock's Profile on Ellis for The New York Times, listen to Ellis interview with Blogger A Thousand Facets here, or read Ellis' interview with Liberty London.
The jeweller Ellis Mhairi Cameron has always been captivated by the Scottish rural landscape in which she grew up. The scudding, ever-changing skies and eroding land had worked their way into her previous collections even before last year, when she discovered a five-century-old treasure hoard on her family’s ancient farm.
The Cameron clan has lived on the same site in Oban, the unofficial capital of the West Highlands, since 1502. Cameron grew up with her parents nearby and spent much of her childhood running in and out of the farm. In 2022, a set of standing stones was uncovered when an area of long-overgrown land was cleared. Historic Environment Scotland confirmed them to be significant and suggested that the family hire some metal detectors. So, on a rainy day in April, Cameron and two detectorists struck, if not gold, then certainly a rich vein of history: ancient artefacts that have gone on to inspire Legacy, Cameron’s latest collection of fine jewellery.
- Kate Finnegan, Financial Times HTSI