After finishing school Teeps chose to pursue his interest in architecture and design at university. Several years later, after some study and travel, he decided to try his hand as a jeweller, a trade in which his father had been successful for over 30 years. Teeps believes good design means honouring the materials he is working with and highlighting their natural qualities. Teeps finds inspiration
in geometry, traditional Japanese patterns and design, Scandanavian design as well as the art deco period. It was the latter that inspired his piece that won a JAA Australasian Jewellery Design and Craftsmanship Award in 2012. Teeps was trained and continued to work and learn under his guru jeweller father John who has taught him the old-school tricks of the trade, to pay meticulous attention to detail, and instilled in him a sense of what it is to be a true craftsman. Teeps now owns and operates his own business in the Adelaide CBD and is passionate about forming honest and inclusive relationships with his clients during the design and manufacturing process whilst continuing to produce work of consistently high standards.
