Christopher Darway received his BFA in craft design from the Philadelphia College of Art and has been working in metals for almost thirty years as a teacher and designer. He produces jewelry and metal work in his studio in Lambertville, NJ, where he also teaches classes in PMC.

His work has been exhibited in Japan, Germany, and England, and has been shown at the Smithsonian and galleries nationally. Awards include International Pearl Design Competition, Tokyo, Japan, two New Jersey State Council of the Arts Awards, 1994 Niche Award and 2001 Millennial Metal Exhibition (PMC) Brookfield, CT.

He currently teaches at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and is one of the senior instructors for Rio Grande's Reward Program for PMC.