Silversmithing
Silversmithing is a cornerstone of the UK jewellery and metalworking tradition, celebrated for its craftsmanship, heritage, and continued innovation in both functional and decorative pieces. For jewellers, designers, and manufacturers, silversmithing offers opportunities to preserve artisanal skills while adapting to modern consumer tastes and sustainability demands. Jewellery Focus covers silversmithing with insights into industry trends, notable commissions, training initiatives, and market developments that shape the future of this specialist craft within the trade.
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Feb- 2021 -2 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Benevolent Societyโs Covid hardship fund opens to NAJ members
The Benevolent Societyโs Covid hardship fund is now open to all members of British Allied Trade Federation (BATF), including National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) members. The fund aims to mitigate some of the financial stress on businesses resulting from the pandemic. Among the trade associations who are applicable for the…
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1 FebruaryBrand Profiles
Meet the authenticator
Many television shows are associated with controversy, whether it be contestants inadvertently sabotaging each other on Great British Bake Off or an Ann Widdecombe-style upset on Strictly. A controversial episode of Bargain Hunt? Not really a thingโฆ until now. The afternoon telly staple was censured by the Beebโs complaints watchdog…
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Jan- 2021 -6 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Peter Taylor awarded MBE for services to jewellery industry
Peter Taylor, director of the Goldsmithsโ Centre, has been awarded with a MBE for services to the jewellery and silversmithing industry. Founded by the Goldsmithsโ Company in 2007, the Goldsmithsโ Centre is the UK’s leading charity for the professional training of goldsmiths. Taylor is a key figure in the establishment…
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Aug- 2020 -27 AugustTrade Organisations
Goldsmithsโ Craft & Design Council welcomes applicationsย
The Goldsmithsโ Craft and Design Council (GCDC) is inviting applications from those both within and outside of the industry to join the group as a council member. As part of its ongoing development as a non-profit Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), it was now seeking to โdiversify and expand the range…
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3 AugustDesigners
Chippenham jeweller launches jewellery kitย
Tamara Eggleston, a Chippenham-based jeweller, has announced the launch of a home jewellery making kit in a bid to boost business after lockdown saw her workshop close. In addition, Eggleston has launched the initiative after many of the shops she sold through also had to close following the pandemic.ย Eggeleston,…
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May- 2020 -28 MayCoronavirus
Goldsmithsโ Company Charity awards over ยฃ700,000 in grants through the Covid-19 fund
The Goldsmithsโ Company and Charity have awarded over ยฃ700,000 in grants to people working in the craft, trade and allied industries who face financial hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic, following the launch of the ยฃ1m Goldsmithsโ Covid-19 Fund on 22 April.ย The emergency fund was set up to provide…
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21 MayAppointments
The Goldsmiths Company appoints Richard Fox as prime warden
The Goldsmiths Company has announced the appointment of Richard Fox, managing director of Fox Silver, as prime warden. Fox is the 693rd prime warden of the Goldsmithsโ Company โ a new prime warden is elected every year. He is the first prime warden in the Companyโs history to take office…
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1 MayCoronavirus
Pandemic โadversely impactingโ designers, says GC and DC
The ongoing pandemic is โadverselyโ impacting designer-makers across the UK, according to a recent survey carried out by The Goldsmithsโ Craft and Design Council (GC and DC). In response to the survey, the council is now set to announce a series of new initiatives to โsupport, connect and inspire isolated…
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Apr- 2020 -21 AprilCoronavirus
The Goldsmithsโ Company launches ยฃ1m Covid-19 Fund
The Goldsmithsโ Company has announced the launch of a ยฃ1m Goldsmithsโ Covid-19 Fund to provide support to individuals working in the jewellery, silversmithing and allied industries. The group said that the funds intended to help these individuals through a โperiod of hardshipโ, and sustain the โcraft, skills and future of…
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Feb- 2020 -27 FebruaryEvents
Tom Rucker claims Cartier Award at GC&DA 2020
Jewellery designer Tom Rucker has been awarded the Jacques Cartier Memorial award at the 2020 Goldsmithsโ Craftsmanship and Design Awards ceremony held on Monday (24 February). The award was presented to Rucker for his suite of coloured platinum jewellery, and is given at the discretion of the Goldsmithsโ Craft and…
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