SHORT BIO
Egle Banyte is an award winning jewellery designer and maker based in Belfast. Her work is inspired by her youth in Lithuania, Baltic tradition, Constructivism, and Northern European aesthetics. Egle's work is handcrafted using traditional techniques and materials, yet manifesting a contemporary style.
In 2018, Egle was awarded a Goldsmiths’ Company Precious Metal Grant; the New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Award; and a Future Makers Award by the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. In 2019, she was awarded the RDS Craft Award and a bursary to participate in the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Fair, London.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2016 – 2018 – BA Hons Ceramics, Jewellery and Silversmithing | Ulster University, Belfast
2015 – 2016 – BA Hons Textile Art, Design and Fashion | Ulster University, Belfast
COURSES, TRAINING
July 2017 – Goldsmiths’ Company Undergraduate Summer School | Goldsmiths’ Centre, London
August 2018 - Work Experience at the Goldsmiths' Company | Goldsmiths’ Centre, London
GRANTS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS
2019 – RDS Craft Award
2019 – Goldsmiths’ Fair Graduate Bursary Scheme
2019 – Support for Individual Artists Programme, Arts Council of NI
2018 – New Designers Goldsmiths' Company Jewellery Award
2018 – Future Makers Materials Support Award, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland
2018 – Product Design – Handmade Product Award, Irish Graduate Design Awards 2018, Institute Designers Ireland
2018 – Goldsmiths’ Company Precious Metal Grant
2017 – Ulster University Dean’s List Award for Outstanding Achievement
2017 – Ulster University Scholarship to attend Goldsmiths’ Centre Undergraduate Summer School
2016 – Ulster University Dean’s List Award for Outstanding Achievement
EXHIBITIONS, FAIRS
December 2019 – Gifted | RDS, Dublin
October 2019 – Goldsmiths’ Fair | Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
December 2018 – Graduate Design Awards 2018 exhibition | Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dublin
June 2018 – New Designers | Business Design Centre, London
June 2018 – Graduation Show | Ulster University, Belfast
March 2017 – Made 2017, The Craft & Design Collective’s Annual Exhibition | Space CRAFT, Belfast
December 2016 – Christmas Exhibition | Ulster University, Belfast
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Since 2018 – Licentiate of The Society of Designer Craftsmen (LSDC)
Since 2020 – A member of Association for Contemporary Jewellery