Born in London in 1978, Christopher Thompson Royds graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010 with a masters in goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork & jewellery.
He has exhibited widely from Tokyo and Munich to London. His work is represented by Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, and Louisa Guinness Gallery, London. Since 2010 he has been a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art, London.