About Big Metal London

WHO ARE WE? Big Metal is a sustainable fashion jewellery brand with a long history and a focus on the future - we believe in the importance of sustainability in order to meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future generations. WHAT IS OUR STORY? James McGrath, founder of Big Metal, was first inspired to start making jewellery whilst living in Papua New Guinea 30 years ago and working with natural materials with the local artisan people. When he returned to London after his travels, he set up a workshop in his mother´s garden shed where he taught himself to make jewellery out of metal too. He then progressed to setting up a stall in Portobello Market which had so much success that, one day, Jean-Paul Gaultier asked him to design the jewellery for a movie for which he was designing the clothes – this movie was the 5th Element which had and continues to have a huge impact on fashion, redefining what a futuristic aesthetic can be. We believe that that aesthetic is sustainability. Read their story