Whether roaming the wilds prospecting for gold and silver or designing and making wedding rings at his bench, Mark takes an alchemical approach to his work fusing the art of goldsmithing with the science of geology and metallurgy. As a world gold panning finalist and British and Scottish gold panning champion, gold runs in his blood.   Carrying a deep love for the earth with a geologist’s understanding of the landscape, Mark’s vision for Jacqueline & Edward is guided by his training as a Chartered Environmentalist and Scientist, and built on a bedrock of uncompromising sustainable practices.

Ronnie is Mark and Jacqueline’s dog – he’s the watcher and the fetcher, the path beater and the food gobbler. He spends dog-days on the river endlessly chasing rocks and watching over the expedition with the intensity of a deranged and obsessive foreman. Whatever Ronnie says, goes – which is why you’ll often find the team howling together. His evenings are spent retrieving sticks and leaves from his undercoat, covering the campervan in fur, and ensuring the duvet and pillows are soaking wet before bed.

After more than 20 years as a full-time environmental consultant and part-time gold panner, Simon has made a career change to join us as a full-time apprentice jeweller…and part-time gold panner. When he isn’t busy developing his jewellery making skills in the workshop, Simon can either be found in our photography studio, or behind a laptop heading up operations, or panning for gold in the Scottish highlands. In his spare time Simon enjoys running and cycling in the Yorkshire Dales, or tending to a campfire under starry skies, miles from anywhere.

Max came out of retirement with 23 years of experience because he couldn’t resist the lure of being a creative any longer.  He is a highly skilled craftsman, and nothing seems to faze him – we suspect he’s seen it all before! Max uses his well-honed traditional skills to handcraft ethical jewellery and keep the art form alive. In his spare time (when he’s not dreaming about jewellery), he loves faceting stones – a hobby that has already come in handy in the workshop. 

Meet James, our highly ambitious rising star.  In pursuit of becoming the best jeweller this side of the Atlantic, James moved out of Northern Ireland to work with us here in Wetherby.  Jacqueline & Edward it seems has become a beacon for those wishing to create the finest handmade jewellery…. dDay in, day out.  When James is not progressing his craft to new heights, taking on the design of new jewellery ranges or looking after our Clients, he is knee- deep in role playing games or dreaming about his next tattoo. 

Jess is the digital marketing heartbeat of Jacqueline & Edward and resident outdoor enthusiast and ethical purist. When she’s not busy climbing mountains or sprinting across trails, she’s using her superhuman skills to propel our brand to new heights. In a world of greenwashing, Jess is the North Star of true ethical value in all its nuisances and complexity. With her unwavering commitment to marketing excellence and ponchant for everything ethical, we’re thrilled to have Jess as the head of our digital marketing team.

Laura started at Jacqueline & Edward as our favourite hand model but has now joined our operations team, where her beautiful hands can now also be found dancing across the keyboard or packaging up our rings ready to be sent out. Outside of work Laura’s hands, and everything else, are kept super-busy being a full-time mum.

Meet Kay, the most overqualified admin person you could ever hope to find. She owns two other businesses, but when she saw that we could use a little extra organisation and efficiency, she couldn’t resist joining our team.  Kay is super “on it,” and an all-around superwoman who keeps our office running like a well-oiled machine. We suspect she has a cape hidden somewhere in her desk drawer! In her spare time, well, she doesn’t really have any spare time – but if she did, we’re sure she would use it to save the world.

Having started an eco-sewing company of her own, when we were swept up into the tornado of Jacqueline & Edward, who better to ground us than Auntie Em, who came striding down the yellow brick road to offer us help in the form of beautiful hand-crafted wool inserts for our wooden ring boxes. Her skills do not stop there, she creates anything and everything made of fabric we use at Jacqueline & Edward. She’s the perfect addition to our close knit (no pun intended) team.

Grandpa Ray thought retirement would bring peace and quiet. Amplified by a global pandemic, it brought boredom and frustration instead. Ever since we caught wind he loved his shed, we surrounded him with an array of his favourite tools and offered one simple mission: make jewellery boxes for beer money. Now each Jacqueline & Edward order is packaged in fine, handcrafted wooden boxes made from locally foraged fallen timber. Thanks Grandpa Ray, you’re ace.

Dr Phil Studds does it all. A doctorate in microbiology, years of experience as a geologist in the environmental sector, and hundreds of hours under his belt as a gold panner. Gold panning in the unpredictable Highlands weather, you need a good sense of humour. Lucky for us Phil is an endearing, warm and friendly member of the team, with a wicked laugh and a zen insight into sourcing natural river gold. When he’s not in the remote Scottish hills he’s enjoying the balmy climate of North England with a pie and pea supper.