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Goldsmiths' Hall with a featured installation by Ella Fearon-Low for Goldsmiths' Fair 2025

Goldsmiths’ Fair Review 2025

It was a pleasure to reconnect with family, friends and colleagues, and meet new makers at this year’s Goldsmiths’ Fair.

Max Danger’s “Smutte” bejewelled gold pufferfish ring, presented by Goldsmiths' Fair

Metalwork at Collect 2025

The profusion of designs showcasing precious metals at the Collect Fair warranted a dedicated article.

Penguin Pool brooch, 2002, silver with frosted perspex, 46x29x16mm deep

Book Review: Jewellery & Silverware

Jeweller and designer Vicki Ambery-Smith’s stand, at any show, has been on my ‘must linger’ list since first pausing to admire her exquisite architecture-inspired creations.

Detail Amity Cup, 1982, Sterling silver, parcel-gilt, burnished, part oxidised, baroque pearl, Kevin Coates

20 of the 40 – Goldsmiths’ Company Exhibition

Goldsmiths’ Fair celebrates its 40th year with an exhibition of works selected by Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Antique and Contemporary Silver, Modern Jewellery and Art Medals at the Goldsmiths’...

Mottled Spectral Slice by Graeme Hawes Glass

Craft Festival Cheltenham 2022

Last weekend’s whistle-stop tour of Craft Festival Cheltenham was particularly inspiring and prompted this quick review.

Book Review: Mastery. Women in Silver

Following an 8-week run at the Ruthin Craft Centre (RCC) in Wales, the Mastery. Women in Silver exhibition closed as summer turned to autumn in 2021.

Miriam Hanid, Engraved Wave Bowl, 2021, Britannia silver, lemon gilding, H3.5xW8.5xD8.5cm

Malcolm Appleby and Friends

Malcolm Appleby returns to The Scottish Gallery this summer with an exhibition that celebrates his 75th year.

Chinoko Sakamoto, Sculptural Vessels, Flow Gallery, photo: Emma Boden

Collect 2019 Review

Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect, at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, London, showcases exceptional modern craft and design works produced in the last 5 years by living artists.

Cloudscape Buckle, 2008, Damascus iron and gold, engraved with silver inlay, H 4.6 x W7.2 cm © Philippa Swann

Preview: Malcolm Appleby – 50 Golden Years in Scotland

The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh are hosting a celebratory show for master goldsmith and hand engraver Malcolm Appleby, marking the 50 years since he first set up his studio in...

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