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About

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Thank you for visiting Karen Dell'Armi's website.

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In 2005, Karen Dell'Armi decided to leave the world of marketing to pursue her true passions; jewellery, education and wellbeing. In 2007 she started her own company, and since then she has created multiple jewellery collections continuing to discover new forms of jewellery design. Meanwhile, whilst living and working in Wales, she is also dedicated in her work in education, ensuring that creativity is an essential part of learning in the classroom. Karen also spends time mentoring others about overall wellbeing, leadership, entrepreneurship and life through workshops and events.

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Karen differentiates herself from other because she is able to recognise the importance pf having both a business and creative mindset. Often, there are many talented artists in the field who lack commercial focus and thus why their business fails. Likewise, there are people with business knowledge who lack creativity and their success isn't sustainable. Having both those qualities is what has allowed her to accomplish what she has both in her entrepreneurial ventures and in life. 

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Learn more about Karen's accomplishments throughout her career below. 

Accomplishments

Roles

• Member of the Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee

• Director of The Association for Contemporary Jewellery (ACJ)

• Creative Agent, Creative Practitioner, Trainer and Quality Assurance Assessor at Arts Council of Wales

• Ex-Chair of Governors at Ton Yr Ywen Primary

• Advisor to Board at Women's Entrepreneurship Hub at University of South Wales

• Welsh Govt Youth Entrepreneurship Role Model

• UK Female Entrepreneurship Ambassador.

• Parent Governor at Llanishen High School​

• Local Authority Governor at Cardiff West Community High School

•Management Committee Member, Cardiff Governors Association

•Qualified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Trainer, Practitioner and Coach (Adults and Children)

​•Qualified Mindfulness Coach and Trainer (Adults and Children)

Awards

• Best Micro Company in Europe, Design Management Europe Awards; Poland; 2013

• Winner of the National Women Inspiring Women Awards 2013 - Most Inspirational Woman

• Winner of Best BA Best Jewellery Designer, 2012

• Winner, Women's Role Model, Damsels in Success Cardiff, 2012

• Finalist, Most Inspirational Woman, Women Inspiring Women Awards, 2012

• Winner of Best Woman in Manufacturing Award, Women Who Mean Business, 2011

• Finalist in Best Woman in Media/Creative, Women Who Mean Business, 2011

Exhibitions

•20:20 Visions Tour with the Association of Contemporry Jewellery

• Joya, Iberjoya, Espaijoya; Madrid and Barcelona

• Fusion @ Bir Nokta Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

•British Council India Exhibition

• New Designers, London

• Origin Contemporary Craft Fair, London

• Treasure at London Jewellery Week

• MADE12, MADE11 Brighton

• The Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey

• The British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate

• DESIRE Jewellery & Silversmithing Shows Handmade in Britain, Bath

• Made by Hand, City Hall, Cardiff

• National Eistedffod

• Festival of Crafts, Farnham Maltings

• Solo show at Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre for launch of 3D printed art jewellery collection

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Karen started off with a local jewellery design and silversmithing course and was "like a kid in a sweetshop from day one".

Karen Dell'Armi

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