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Keith describes himself as a Designer/Maker and Metalsmith and divides his metalworking interests into two areas.
  1. Designing and making in Sterling Silver - mostly to commission:
    For collectors of contemporary silver, commercial companies, religious and other institutions. Occasional smaller 'speculative' silver pieces are made for showing at selected venues.
  2. For other ideas/designs developed in non-precious metals - pewter and/or darkly bronzed brass, as small editions of useful products, interestingly made in a quietly pleasing visual style. These are shown at selected venues including The 100% Design Show and in selected shops and galleries in the UK and overseas (and available direct).

This range provides a consuming interest and variety of metalworking for both designer and his son, Joe, and here-in lies the joy of bringing idea and metalworking together to make good-looking pieces whose purpose is to give pleasure to our customers.

Silverware

Design/Silverwork commissions are usually awarded by selection or success in Competition - and by recommendation and track record. Some of Keith Tyssens' silverwork is listed on the 'Who's who in Gold and Silver' a website at The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Keith's awards also relate to his Pewterware.

Encouraging accolades and orders indicate continuing approval of this thoughtfully designed, finely produced and quietly beautiful metalwork.

Selected Works in Sterling Silver include:

Judaic Silver. Six pieces commissioned for the 'Sefer Torah' in a new Synagogue 1999 - 2000
Breastplate 34cm (13.5") high, Pointer 34cm (13.5"),
and one of a pair of Finials with gilded pomegranate and 15 bells 15cm (6") high.

Ceremonial Mace - approx. length 89cm (35") for Humberside University
Silver parcel-gilt, carved & enameled coat of arms rosewood shaft
Keith is the designer and part-maker - carving and enameling by Alan Mudd
Main construction by J. Spencer Goldsmiths

The Millennium Punchbowl and Ladle.
Permanent display in the new Millennium Galleries in Sheffield.
Commissioned by Sheffield Assay Office
Weight of sterling silver over 46 Kilos.
This was designed and produced in a unique collaboration by four designer-silversmiths: -
Alex Brogden, Chris Knight, Brett Payne and Keith Tyssen
who each also produced an individual Punch Cup to accompany the Bowl.

Punch Cup on Stand
A sterling silver Punch cup on a bamboo stand
Commissioned by Sheffield Assay Office during 2000
45cm (17.5") high
© Design copyright is the property of Keith Tyssen

Sterling Silver six-light candelabrum & four dishes - Centrepiece
Dimensions (in this arrangement) 52.8cm (20 3/4") by 61.5cm (24 1/4"). Weight of silver approx: 5 Kilos.
Designed and made by Keith in 1966, this piece is owned by the Goldsmiths' Company, London.
It formed part of the exhibition at Goldsmiths' hall “Treasures of the 20th Century” during summer 2000
and at the Koldinghus Museum, Denmark during 2002.
Only one other has been made to this design and sold during an exhibition in Japan.

Silver Biscuit Barrel
A Biscuit Barrel in hallmarked Sterling Silver.
Designed for a private collector in 1991.
16cm (6 1/2") high

2-light Candlesticks
2-light Candlesticks in Sterling Silver (1 of 10)
Commissioned for Wolfson College Cambridge
43cm (17") high
Candelabra
Two 4-light Candelabra in Sterling Silver
Commissioned by The Company of Merchants of the Staple of England
46cm (18") high

© Design copyright the property of Keith Tyssen

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