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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.

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.

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...

Once Upon A Time II by Danuta Solowiej

We All Deserve a Medal

This thought occurred as Father’s Day looms in the UK; what a perfect present a medal would make.