silversmithing

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.

Memento, hand carved ceramic by Halima Cassell, presented by Joanna Bird

Collect Art Fair Preview 2024

London’s Collect Art Fair celebrates its 20th Anniversary later this week, opening to the public, in the West Wing of Somerset House, on March 1st.

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.

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...

Hand engraved silver by Malcolm Appleby, detail, © Armadillo Central, 2017

The Hand Engravers Association Symposium 2017

I was privileged to be invited to the Hand Engravers Association’s (HEA) Symposium, a 5-day event at master engraver Malcolm Appleby’s workshops in Scotland earlier in June.