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Simone ten Hompel is a Reader at London Metropolitan University's School of Art, Architecture and Design, where she has been teaching for over 27 years. She is a highly acclaimed metalsmith with more than 40 years of professional experience, known internationally for her innovative work in metal. Her practice spans both artistic creation and academic scholarship, with a focus on metal as a 'first language' for expression and exploration of meaning.
Her research interests center on metalwork, silversmithing, and jewellery as mediums for exploring materiality, form, and function in contemporary culture. She investigates how objects define meaning and how the processes of thinking and making intersect. Her work often questions functionality while maintaining a strong connection to craft traditions. She is particularly interested in collaborative and participative practice, and the relationship between design, making, and wellbeing.
Ten Hompel's extensive exhibition history includes solo and group shows worldwide, with works held in major collections such as the V&A, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and National Museum of Scotland. Her recent Glenmorangie Commission (2019) demonstrates her continued relevance and innovation in the field of contemporary silverwork.
- Winner of the prestigious Jerwood Applied Arts Prize (2005)
- Recipient of Glenmorangie Commission (2019)
- State of Bavaria award, IHM, Munich
- Art Council funding for Silver in the Field project
- St Johns College award (2022)
As an educator, she supervises PhD students and teaches the MA by Project degree, emphasizing 'learning by doing' with practice comprising 70% of the degree. She has completed several PhD supervisions and currently guides multiple doctoral candidates exploring diverse areas from therapeutic jewellery to emotional relationships between humans and dogs as represented in art. Her teaching philosophy focuses on helping students 'discover their voice' and install 'ownership of their learning.'
