wayne meeten
wayne meeten
Influenced by his extensive training in Japan, Master maker Wayne Meeten’s pieces exude a quiet calm, but are a sensory extravaganza for the soul. Wayne’s 24 years of training, included extensive learning from living Japanese National Treasures such as Katsuri Morohito & Norio Tamagawa in his quest to perfect his skills. Deeply thoughtful, Wayne expresses in his work, his gentle outlook on life and his passion for Tai Chi Chuan - the soothing and rhythmic movement of which are clearly expressed in all his work regardless of scale. His work clearly crosses the boundary between pure craft and fine art.
Wayne’s seminal, award winning masterpiece Dancing in the Night Sky, inspired by the aurora borealis is featured in our Collection Privé.
Major awards
2021: Lindstorm, Birmingham Assay Office Award Winner
2020: Goldsmiths Company Premier Award - Gold
Major Exhibitions
2021: London Craft Week - Takumi House, Goldsmiths Fair, Crafts Council Gallery
2016: Garrards solo show, Windsor Castle, Ginza - Japan
2015: National Museum of Scotland, Somerset House, British Embassy Tokyo
2014: Holland & Holland, Olympia, Royal Academy of Art, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Major Collections: Chatsworth House, Lionel Rothschild, New College Oxford
“how best to describe Wayne? a latter day de lamerie with a dash of fabergé thrown in? but this doesn’t do justice to his mastery of technique, creativity, modernity and cultural openess. maybe best to say he is just Wayne victor meeten and let his work speak for itself.”
— Guy Salter OBE | Chairman, Walpole
commissions
Wayne is happy to discuss commissions to celebrate or commemorate special events.