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 NovemberEvents
Make Your Mark winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Make Your Mark Awards were announced at a reception held at Goldsmithsโ 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 Goldsmithsโ Company Assay Office inaugural โMake Your Markโ Awards. The new design competition, which aims to challenge todayโs 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 hasย announced its eleventh annual awardsย will take placeย at The Royal College of Art on July 2, 2015. The awards recognise the achievements ofย graduating students from the college’s Jewellery & Metal MA programme. Previous winners have included Victoria Delany who was awarded โBest Work in Silverโ 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.ย The winner of the competition, an annual event for second year students taking Birmingham City Universityโs (BCU) Higher National Diploma in Jewellery and Silversmithing, was announced at Weston Beamorโs…
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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 companyโs annual design competition.ย The ultimate winner will be revealed in a prize-giving ceremony on Weston Beamorโs 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 studentsโ designs
The winning students of Theo Fennellโs Jewellery Awards 2014 will be showcased in the flagship London store from October 20 to October 24.ย 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 Goldsmithโs centre in Clerkenwell, London.ย 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 promptedย a former journalist to retrain as a jeweller. Despite a successfulย career in politics and journalism, Thierry Kelaart, 31, saidย she has always been destined to be a jeweller following a โfascinating meetingโ 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 โapprenticeship pilot schemeโ. 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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Mar- 2014 -19 MarchDesigners
Allied Gold buys majority stake in Argentium silver
London jewellery manufacturer Allied Gold has purchased the majority shareholding in Argentium, the company responsible for a new high-purity silver alloy that is highly resistant to tarnish and is hypoallergenic. Argentium is brighter and whiter than traditional silver with no fire stain and a low maintenance surface that does not…
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