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ABOUT US

Mr Bean Ring, contemporary jewellery

Our 
Story

We are built from the memories and connections we share—a permanent scaffolding that endures beyond physical presence.

 

UNA THE WIMPER reframes skeletal forms as the intrinsic architecture of the human experience, shifting the narrative of mortality from darkness to a celebration of life’s journey. Every piece is designed as a "vessel for comfort"—a tactile anchor created to navigate the complexities of remembrance and shared humanity.

About Una

Una is a Hong Kong-born, Sheffield-based designer-maker whose practice explores the delicate boundary between life and death. By reframing skeletal forms as the foundation of our shared existence, she creates wearable art that bridges the gap between mourning and gratitude.

Recipient of a Silver Award in Conceptual Jewellery at the 2025 Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards and featured in the Sheffield Assay Master Collection, Una’s work is a testament to technical precision and emotional resonance. Her practice seeks to transform personal traces into objects of enduring beauty, offering a philosophy of "joyful mortality" to those who wear them.

UNA THE WIMPER, skull lover
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Awards

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2024

2024

2023

2018

Silver Award in Conceptual Jewellery at the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards

 

"The Dance of Death: Silver Requiem" was selected to be part of the Sheffield Assay Master Collection

Assay Masters Recognition Award - Highly Commended

 

Sheffield Assay Office Silver Bursary

 

Sheffield Hallam University - BA(Hons) Best Design Award

Featured In

2026

 

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2024

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CANVASREBEL

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-una-lo/

Bold Journey Magazine

https://boldjourney.com/meet-una-lo/

7th edition of the book

101 Contemporary Artists and More...

By Collect Art


Volume 54 special edition

Sculpture & More...

By Collect Art

Exhibition

2025

2025

2025

2025

2024

"Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair

2025 Manchester"

Victoria Baths, Manchester

"Departures Exhibition"

Natural Endings, Todmorden

 

"The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council Awards Exhibition 2025"

Goldsmiths Hall, London

“Ones to Watch 2025”

Sunny Bank Mills Gallery, Farsley

"The 2024 Show" 

Meta Space Gallery

2024

2024

2024

2024

2024

2024

“The Fronteer Open 2024”

Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield

"Show Your Metal" 

Millennium Gallery, Sheffield

"Skulls & Bones”

Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield


“Forging Futures”

Forge, London

New Designers 2024 - 

Shortlisted for Goldsmiths Centre Award

 

"Time: The Passage of Time and Cycles of Life" online exhibition

Cista Arts

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