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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Nov- 2016 -7 NovemberAnalysis
Make Your Mark: The winners
Following the Make Your Mark Awards hosted at the Goldsmiths’ Hall last week (1 November), we take a look at the young designers who won the awards. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Silversmithing category winner: Annabel Hood Annabel Hood has won the chance to have her ‘London’s Leopard’ design made in…
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7 NovemberEvents
Make Your Mark winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Make Your Mark Awards were announced at a reception held at Goldsmiths’ Hall last week (1 November). The awards, which aimed to celebrate the hallmark and challenge entrants to use creativity in where it is placed on their design, featured six judges who assessed the…
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Sep- 2016 -12 SeptemberEvents
Applications open for inaugural Make Your Mark Awards
Applications are now open for the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office inaugural ‘Make Your Mark’ Awards. The new design competition, which aims to challenge today’s students working in precious metals, will be presented at a special event on Tuesday 1 November during the annual Make Your Mark event. There will be…
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Jun- 2015 -22 JuneDesigners
Theo Fennell to host annual awards at Royal College of Art
Theo Fennell has announced its eleventh annual awards will take place at The Royal College of Art on July 2, 2015. The awards recognise the achievements of graduating students from the college’s Jewellery & Metal MA programme. Previous winners have included Victoria Delany who was awarded ‘Best Work in Silver’ in 2010, and many…
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Feb- 2015 -4 FebruaryEvents
Weston Beamor student design competition winner announced
Lucy Whitehouse has been announced as the Weston Beamor student design competition winner, edging the award over three other short-listed candidates. The winner of the competition, an annual event for second year students taking Birmingham City University’s (BCU) Higher National Diploma in Jewellery and Silversmithing, was announced at Weston Beamor’s…
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Jan- 2015 -26 JanuaryDesigners
BCU students produce wedding designs for Weston Beamor
Weston Beamor has announced the four Birmingham City University (BCU), School of Jewellery, students short-listed to win the company’s annual design competition. The ultimate winner will be revealed in a prize-giving ceremony on Weston Beamor’s stand at the Jewellery & Watch exhibition in Birmingham. The four students in the running for…
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Oct- 2014 -2 OctoberEvents
Theo Fennell boutique to showcase winning RCA students’ designs
The winning students of Theo Fennell’s Jewellery Awards 2014 will be showcased in the flagship London store from October 20 to October 24. The awards, which took place at the Royal College of Arts for students graduating in goldsmithing, silversmithing, metalwork and jewellery, saw a panel of respected judges made…
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Aug- 2014 -27 AugustEvents
Theo Fennell set to judge Shine Showcase 2014
Theo Fennell has announced that he will be a member of the judging panel for the Shine Show 2014 at The Goldsmith’s centre in Clerkenwell, London. The showcase, which is part of the London Design Festival, will celebrate the most exceptional craftsmanship in goldsmithing, silversmithing and jewellery design and will…
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13 AugustDesigners
Tools left to journalist by craftsman’s legacy prompt change of direction
A chance encounter with a silversmith and an inherited box of tools has prompted a former journalist to retrain as a jeweller. Despite a successful career in politics and journalism, Thierry Kelaart, 31, said she has always been destined to be a jeweller following a ‘fascinating meeting’ with a gifted silversmith when…
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Apr- 2014 -9 AprilEvents
Holts Academy to celebrate apprenticeship pilot scheme success
Holts Academy has announced it will host an event celebrating the success of 14 apprentices recruited through the Holts Birmingham ‘apprenticeship pilot scheme’. The event, which will be held on May 14 at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, will give local employers a chance to network and find…
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