cheese & pate knives & plate

horn & pewter salad servers

pewter & horn jugs

about john trier

John Trier was born in England and educated in Australia. Upon leaving school he worked on the land for 15 years as a jackeroo and manager, until settling on his own cattle property in the Beaudesert district in 1966.

In 1976 John began his forays in to the craft world and eventually progressed to using cattle horn as a medium for creating utilitarian products such as buttons, lace bobbins and jewelry items. His interest led him to undertake courses in jewelry making, silver smithing and spoon making, giving him the technical expertise with which to create a range of simple yet functional products combining the two mediums of horn and silver.
Later experimentation led to the discovery that pewter was more mellow and less pretentious a metal to use with the natural and simple beauty of horn, and more suited to John's aim to produce classically simple, yet functional and practical products. His range comprises tableware - including assistive cutlery for persons with neurological and physical disabilities, jewelry
items, buttons, and special commission items.

In 1995 John was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, giving him the opportunity to travel to Indonesia, Britain, France and Germany in order to study the
techniques of traditional craftsmen in the horning industry worldwide. Since such time John has conducted workshops in horning for interested crafts people and exhibits his products regularly. His products have been featured in style bibles such as Vogue Entertaining, House and Garden and Marie Claire.

John supplies top galleries throughout Australia and has exported to America, Britain and Taiwan from his property "Tamrookum Valley" in Beaudesert. Together with his wife Virginia, he has carved a niche market for this unique, quality Australian product.

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