NDIDI EKUBIA: a twin-compartment silver serving dish

London 1998

London 1998
Auricular form, the shallows of the two compartments with hammered swirls, the surround with a spot-hammered finish, height 10.5cm, length 31cm, weight 31.5oz.

This early piece by Ekubia was made for the 1999 Renaissance Art Awards where it was a Merit Award winner. The double compartment feature was intended to be used for nuts, with the shells discarded in the smaller side.

Ndidi Ekubia MBE was born in 1973. Her training began at Wolverhampton Polytechnic (now the University of Wolverhampton) 1992-1995, where she undertook a 3D design course involving wood, plastics and metal. Particularly intrigued by the possibilities of metalwork, she studied for a year at the Bishopsland Educational Trust (1995-1996), a postgraduate training program for silversmiths and jewellers which led to her completing an MA in silversmithing and jewellery at the Royal College of Art (1996-1998).

Her work is represented in important public collections of contemporary craft throughout Britain including The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Ashmolean Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery and the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Crafts Council, London, P & O Makower Trust. She is represented in several institutional collections including the Goldsmiths' Company, the Grocers' Company, the Weavers' Company and Winchester Cathedral.