Aya Alshalal is an Iraqi-Canadian jewellery designer and multidisciplinary artist based in London, who recently completed her MA in Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins following a background in Architecture and Material Art & Design. Working at the intersection of contemporary jewellery, craft, and cultural research, her practice is informed by a family history of curating, collecting and preserving tribal and Bedouin crafts, jewellery, silversmithing traditions, textiles, and material culture from Iraq and the wider SWANA region.

Her work reinterprets endangered Iraqi and Bedouin jewellery traditions by combining traditional craft with sculptural/experimental forms and digital processes. By creating speculative collections that preserve and evolve cultural heritage for contemporary fashion cultures and alternative diasporic communities, Alshalal explores how ancestral knowledge can remain relevant through changing identities, modes of dress, and cultural expression.

For inquiries, pricing, or consultations, please contact:

Iyuhstudios@gmail.com , @iyuhstudios ↗

Education

MA Design: Ceramice, Furniture, Jewellery
Central Saint Martins
2026

Environmental Design Major +
Material Arts & Design Minor
OCAD University
2021

Employment

Founder
IYUH Jewellry
2023 - present

Assistant Professor
University of Guelph-Humber
2021-2024

Architectural Technologist
ATA Architects INC
2022-2023

Program Coordinator and Interior Designer
Shoot For Peace
2023-2024

Graphic Designer and Customer Service Representative
KUVRD
2021

Exhabitions, Awards and Projects

Highly Commended Award at New Designers by AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo
Awarding excillence and innovation in contemporary Jewellery
July 2026

New Designers 2026 — Exhibitor
London, UK
July 2026

Central Saint Martins MA Degree Show
University of the Arts London
London, UK
June 2026

Future of Inhabited form Gallery
Florance, Italy
May 2018

GradEx 106
OCAD University
Toronto, Canada
June 2021

Software Proficiency

Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Rhinoceros 3D (Rhino)
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Fusion 360
V-Ray

Skills

Graphic design
Creative direction
3D visualization and rendering
Freehand sketching and concept development
Design research
Advanced materials knowledge and specification
Prototyping and model making
3D printing
Casting
Traditional jewellery craftsmanship: Soldering, Fabrication, Engraving, Metal forming, Finishing and polishing

Press

So Mint Issue
Current Obsession Magazine
Aug 2026

ObjectObjectsObjectsObjects
The people and stories behind their creations
Aug 2026

Cargo® Demo Site

Sample Prvw (Material)

Demo Index p.(1-21)

Iyuh Portfolio of Selected Works

London, United Kingdom Based.

Jewellery that connects cultural memory with today's alternative SWANA subcultures, drawing parallels between contemporary communities and the original Indigenous tribes whose knowledge, visual languages, and craft traditions continue to inspire the work. Each piece explores how ancestral heritage can evolve while remaining visible and worn.

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