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Events · 08 Mar 2021 · 5:00PM - 6:00PM · Pay what you can (Free, £3, £5 or £10)

International Women’s Day in-conversation: Running a female-founded business in a male-dominated industry

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Events · 16 Mar 2021 · 11:00AM - 2:45PM · Free (3 Sessions: 11AM, 12PM, 2PM)

Gold: A history of power, prestige and craftsmanship in West Africa with Dr Toby Green and Emefa Cole

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Events · 25 Mar 2021 · 3:00PM - 4:00PM · Pay what you can (Free, £3, £5 or £10)

Experiments in Form: The Brooch Unpinned with Dr Dora Thornton

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Courses · 26 Mar 2021 - 27 Mar 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM (Fri 26 & Sat 27) · £289 (6 spaces)

Mount Making and Gypsy Setting with Sonia Cheadle

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Events · 27 Mar 2021 · 10:30AM - 12:00PM · Free (2 Sessions: 10.30AM, 11.15AM)

Foundation Programme: Virtual Open Day

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Courses · 29 Mar 2021 · 5:00PM - 7:30PM · £39 (12 places)

iPad Drawing: From Paper to Digital

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Events · 30 Mar 2021 · 5:00PM - 6:00PM · Free, £3, £5 or £10 (Pay what you can)

Materials in Focus: Pearls

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Events · 06 Apr 2021 · 11:00AM - 2:45PM · Free (3 Sessions: 11AM, 12PM, 2PM)

Foundation Programme: Virtual Open Day

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Events · 07 Apr 2021 · 5:00PM - 6:00PM · Free, £3, £5 or £10 (Pay what you can)

The Dig: Early Medieval Jewellery and other Finds from Sutton Hoo

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Exhibitions · 12 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 · 9am - 5pm · Free admission, Dates are subject to Government COVID-19 guidelines

The Brooch Unpinned: The Goldsmiths’ Company Collection 1961–2021

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Events · 13 Apr 2021 · 5:00PM - 6:00PM · Pay what you can (Free, £3, £5 or £10)

Creative Links: Working with Social Media Influencers

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Events · 21 Apr 2021 · 6:00PM - 7:00PM · Pay what you can (£5 or £10)

Creative Links Online: Talismanic Jewellery and Tableware - ‘Friends to grace and mercy and enemies to vice’

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Courses · 23 Apr 2021 - 24 Apr 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM · £289 (6 places)

Engraving with Air Tools with Harry Forster-Stringer

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Courses · 29 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM (Thu 29 & Fri 30) · £309 (6 places)

Pavé Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

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Courses · 07 May 2021 - 08 May 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM · £289 (6 places)

Filigree Jewellery Workshop with Filipa Oliveira

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Courses · 11 May 2021 · 6:00PM - 8:00PM · £19

CAD Virtual Seminar Series: First Steps in CAD Online

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Courses · 14 May 2021 - 15 May 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM (Fri 14 & Sat 15) · £349 (6 places)

Making Chenier and Hinge Systems with Elisavet Messi

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Courses · 21 May 2021 · 9:30AM - 4:30PM · £159 (6 places)

Curb Chain Making with Lucie Gledhill

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Courses · 24 May 2021 · 5:00PM - 7:30PM · £39 (12 places)

iPad Drawing: From Paper to Digital

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Courses · 07 Jun 2021 · 10:00AM - 1:00PM · £79 + Bring a scrap of sterling silver maximum 15 gr (6 places)

Sustainable Practice Morning Workshop with Elisavet Messi

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Courses · 07 Jun 2021 · 2:00PM - 5:00PM · £79 + Bring a scrap of sterling silver maximum 15 gr (6 places)

Sustainable Practice Afternoon Workshop with Elisavet Messi

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Courses · 18 Jun 2021 - 19 Jun 2021 · 10AM - 4.30PM · £329 (6 places)

Introduction to Enamelling Technique with Joan Mac Karell

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Courses · 24 Jun 2021 - 25 Jun 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM · £349 (6 places)

Channel Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

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Courses · 02 Jul 2021 - 10 Jul 2021 · 10AM - 4.30PM (2, 3, 9 & 10 July) · £499 (6 places)

Champlevé and Basse-Taille Enamelling Techniques with Joan Mac Karell

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Courses · 08 Jul 2021 - 09 Jul 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM · £309 (6 places)

Pavé Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

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Courses · 16 Jul 2021 - 17 Jul 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM (Fri 16 & Sat 17) · £289 (6 places)

Mount Making and Gypsy Setting with Sonia Cheadle

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Courses · 06 Sep 2021 - 01 Jul 2022 · Full-time. 9 month course. 16 - 19 years. · Free for those who successfully apply.

Foundation Programme 2021 - 2022

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Courses · 09 Sep 2021 - 10 Sep 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM · £289 (6 places)

Claw and Rub-Over Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

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Courses · 19 Nov 2021 - 20 Nov 2021 · 9.30AM - 4.30PM (Fri 19 & Sat 20) · £289 (6 places)

Engraving with Air Tools with Harry Forster-Stringer

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News

5 Mar 21

Announcing The Brooch Unpinned: The Goldsmiths' Company Collection 1961 - 2021

18 Feb 21

Textile embroidery, jewellery, silversmithing: The story and current work of the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers

18 Feb 21

The magic of transforming wire: Lucie Gledhill and Giovanni Corvaja

18 Feb 21

Drawn+Formed: Elisavet Messi on jewellery innovation with drawn wire

28 Jan 21

Joan Mac Karell on her career as an Enameller

21 Jan 21

Keynote Speaker announced for Getting Started 2021 Online

12 Jan 21

The Creative Dimension Trust: Creativity for All

6 Jan 21

Peter Taylor, Director of the Goldsmiths, awarded MBE for services to the Jewellery and Silversmithing Industries

4 Jan 21

Applications are now open for Getting Started 2021, the one-week free online introduction to business course

18 Dec 20

Contemporary British Silversmiths seek trustees for their new Charitable Incorporated Organisation

3 Dec 20

Getting Started, the one-week introduction to business course, goes online in 2021

26 Nov 20

UK jewellery industry needs to improve visibility and representation of black people according to first National Survey of Black Jewellers, which found that 51% experience racism

13 Nov 20

What is Wax Carving? with jeweller Clio Saskia

11 Nov 20

Goldsmith Sonia Cheadle on the art of jewellery making and mounting

5 Nov 20

Alexander Wood, Former Apprentice to Nathaniel Groves Ltd, Receives the Prestigious Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice of the Year Award

27 Oct 20

What is Wax Carving? with award-winning artist-craftsman Russell Lownsbrough

12 Aug 20

The Goldsmiths' Centre re-opens its doors as a safe meeting venue

30 Jul 20

Announcing Shine 2020 Line-Up

11 Jun 20

Graduate Shows 2020: The Best Jewellery and Silversmithing Talent from across the UK

28 May 20

The Goldsmiths' Centre awards Jewellers and Silversmiths Career Catalyst Grants to help them pursue ambitious learning experiences

8 May 20

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Lewis Towens

11 Apr 20

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Carys Hindry

8 Apr 20

UK Jewellery Bodies Unite to Support Independent Businesses During COVID-19

27 Mar 20

From Foundation Programme to Premiere Classe: An Interview with Amy Gibson

24 Mar 20

Retail Jeweller's Rising Stars 30 Under 30 Announced including Goldsmiths' Centre Alumni

13 Mar 20

How Training can be a Career Catalyst: An Interview with Manasi Depala

9 Mar 20

The Goldsmiths' Centre Announces the Eleven Goldsmiths' Precious Metal Grant Winners 2020

5 Mar 20

Announcing Drawn + Formed: Contemporary Work with Gold and Silver Wire

4 Mar 20

Creative Mentors Foundation Delivers Jewellery Workshops to Students at St. Marylebone CE Bridge School

25 Feb 20

Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council Awards 2020: The Winners

20 Feb 20

How Travel Can Be A Career Catalyst - An Interview with Castro Smith

14 Feb 20

How Sustainability can be a Career Catalyst - An Interview with Jewellery Designer Arabel Lebrusan

13 Feb 20

The Goldsmiths’ Centre launches Student and Apprentice Membership with Online Access to Industry-Specific Resources

7 Feb 20

In Pictures: The Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices Freedom Ceremony in February 2020

3 Feb 20

Cornerstone Social Enterprise - Birmingham Initiative Providing Practical-Skills-Therapeutic-Education

22 Jan 20

Make Your Future - Reinvigorating a Passion for Craft in Schools

18 Jan 20

How Travel Can be a Career Catalyst - An Interview with Silversmith Cóilín Ó Dubhghaill

15 Jan 20

New Career Catalyst Grants launched for Mid-Career Jewellers and Silversmiths to pursue ambitious Learning Experiences

7 Jan 20

UK's Best on the Road to Shanghai: Skilled Elite to Help Transform Technical Education Training

29 Dec 19

In Conversation with Setting Out Participant, Aishleen Lester

19 Dec 19

In Conversation with Setting Out Participant, Margaux Clavel

5 Dec 19

In Pictures: November Selling Pop Ups

30 Nov 19

Foundation Programme 2019-2020: First Interviews (Part 2)

28 Nov 19

Getting Started 2020 Course Participants Announced

26 Nov 19

Goldsmiths’ Company Apprentices Top the Medals Table at National Finals of the Worldskills UK Competition

22 Nov 19

Foundation Programme 2019-2020: First Interviews (Part 1)

19 Nov 19

Precious Metal Grant: Winners Swap Skills with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices

16 Nov 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Elena Lara Bonanomi

14 Nov 19

Jewellery Apprentices Compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals at National Finals of the WorldSkills UK Competition

12 Nov 19

The Goldsmiths’ Centre opens its Precious Metal Grant 2020 competition for jewellery and silversmithing students

9 Nov 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Aillie Anderson

8 Nov 19

The Goldsmiths' Centre Launches Educational Partnership with Weston Beamor

5 Nov 19

Announcing the Future Icons Selling Pop Up!

4 Nov 19

An Interview with Asprey's First Female Apprentice, Sophie Chapman

31 Oct 19

An Interview with Sandra Wilson - Looking Back on HammerClub 2019: Renewal

30 Oct 19

Goldsmiths’ Company Apprentice at Ottewill Silversmiths makes a new verge for Westminster Abbey

29 Oct 19

A successful Goldsmiths' Company Review

25 Oct 19

An Interview with Setting Out Participant, Judith Peterhoff

25 Oct 19

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Charlie Lewis

24 Oct 19

See, Meet And Shop Hand-Picked Jewellery, Silversmithing And Craft Talent At The Goldsmiths’ Centre This Winter

19 Oct 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Harriet Morris

8 Oct 19

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Nicholas Franklin

6 Oct 19

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Daniel Munn

5 Oct 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Ella Fearon-Low

3 Oct 19

Recent Silversmithing and Jewellery Graduates Complete Mentoring Programme with the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths (IPG) Fellows

1 Oct 19

Five new London Silver and Jewellery brands are ALL SET to launch their brand-new collections at unique selling pop-up events at the Goldsmiths' Centre

28 Sep 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with William Sharp

24 Sep 19

Shine 2019: A Buzzing First Night at the Shine 2019 Selling Pop-Up at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

21 Sep 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Holly O'Hanlon

14 Sep 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Akansha Sethi

12 Sep 19

World-Renowned British Designer Solange Azagury-Partridge Announced as Keynote Speaker for Getting Started 2020

4 Sep 19

Shine 2019: An Interview with Suzanne Seed

4 Sep 19

Preserving and Passing On Hand Engraving Skills For The Next Generation

3 Sep 19

Goldsmiths' Centre Hubs - Scotland: Tutors and technicians boost their ethical making knowledge and technical skills

31 Aug 19

HammerClub 2019; An Interview with Amanda Randall

19 Aug 19

An Interview with Setting Out Participant, Yasmin Belkhayat

12 Aug 19

Shine 2019 Makers Announced!

9 Aug 19

The Goldsmiths' Centre Announces Setting Out Participants 2019

8 Aug 19

HammerClub 2019: An Interview with Larissa Thiel

1 Aug 19

HammerClub 2019: An Interview with Silversmith Rajesh Gogna

29 Jul 19

An Interview with Jeweller & Filigree Expert, Filipa Oliveira

24 Jul 19

Peter Taylor Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Birmingham City University

24 Jul 19

HammerClub 2019: An Interview with Silversmith Cecilia Moore

17 Jul 19

HammerClub 2019: Renewal exhibition renews enthusiasm for silver on its UK tour

2 Jul 19

Tutors receive skills training with silversmith Adi Toch in Northern Ireland

1 Jul 19

Sparkling winners at record breaking awards presentation

28 Jun 19

The Goldsmiths’ Centre spots inspirational new talent at New Designers 2019

27 Jun 19

Jeweller Chih-Ning Li on Being Selected for New Designers One Year In

26 Jun 19

Foundation Programme: An Interview With Amy Gibson

25 Jun 19

In Conversation with Setting Out Participant, Jessica Jue

18 Jun 19

Foundation Programme: An Interview with Adriana Klimentjevaite

14 Jun 19

Fifth and fullest edition of Jacobs the Jewellers’ young jewellery designer competition launches

3 Jun 19

London Craft Week 2019 in Pictures

29 May 19

Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council Welcomes Interest from New Supporters

10 May 19

Three Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices win prizes at inaugural Georgian Group Livery Craft Awards

8 May 19

In Conversation with New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Silversmithing Award winner Rachel Hardie

30 Apr 19

Foundation Programme: An Interview with Alexander Wood

29 Apr 19

Setting Out 5 Years On: Mairi Burrow

24 Apr 19

Retail Jeweller’s 30 under 30 Initiative 2019 honours Goldsmiths’ Centre trainees and alumni

20 Apr 19

Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices Lead Skill Swap Session

15 Apr 19

Foundation Programme: An Interview with Varis Prieditis

9 Apr 19

Will Lander, Former Apprentice to Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery, Receives the Prestigious Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice of the Year 2018

8 Apr 19

Foundation Programme: An Interview with Harry Buckett

29 Mar 19

Foundation Programme: An Interview with Zoe Williamson

27 Mar 19

Careers in Jewellery & Silversmithing: The Goldsmiths' Centre hosts first Open Days for Young People!

21 Mar 19

Venue Hire: Chef Adam Feldman on our Spring/Summer Menu

14 Mar 19

The Goldsmiths’ Centre, The Hand Engravers Association and The Lettering Arts Trust present Inscribed: The Craft of Cutting Letters

11 Mar 19

Sam McMahon Selected to Represent UK Jewellery Skills in The 'Olympics of Skills' in Russia!

11 Mar 19

The Goldsmiths' Centre Announces positively Devine Creative Links Talks for 2019.

6 Mar 19

Three Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices Representing UK Jewellery Skills, on the Road to Russia!

4 Mar 19

Call out for submissions to the Hammer Club exhibition 2019!

28 Feb 19

The Goldsmiths' Centre's New Talent Scoop 25 Accolades at the "Jewellery Oscars"

4 Feb 19

Need Summer Party Inspiration?

21 Nov 18

The Seekd Selling Christmas Pop Up 2018

20 Nov 18

Goldsmiths’ Company Diamond Mounting Apprentices Top the Medals Table at World Skills UK Live 2018

19 Nov 18

Shine 2018: Helen Rankin

16 Nov 18

Shine 2018: Melissa Montague

16 Nov 18

The Goldsmiths' Centre Launches New Evening Courses In Technical Skills for the Jewellery Industry

13 Nov 18

Shine 2018: Karina Fagras

8 Nov 18

Setting Out Participants 2018 at the Goldsmiths' Centre revealed

1 Nov 18

The Precious Metal Grant Competition now available for Jewellery & Silversmithing students

26 Oct 18

In conversation with New Designers Goldsmiths' Company Award winner Egle Banyte

23 Oct 18

Training Future Jewellers and Silversmiths Programme: Open for Applications

22 Oct 18

Shine 2018: Naomi Nevill

19 Oct 18

Meet Gold Member Deborah Cadby

18 Oct 18

New creative inspiration workshops launched for Goldsmiths' Centre Link members

17 Oct 18

Shine 2018: Ellis Mhairi Cameron

16 Oct 18

The Goldsmiths' Centre welcomes Applications for its Gold Membership

15 Oct 18

The Goldsmiths' Centre and Anti Copying in Design (ACID) join forces in new partnership

28 Sep 18

Shine 2018: Catherine Rua

27 Sep 18

Shine 2018: Timon Tio

18 Sep 18

"ALL SET" an exclusive jewellery showcase at the Goldsmiths' Centre

14 Sep 18

The SIGA Series: Lessons from a master silversmith

6 Sep 18

Applications now open for Getting Started 2019

31 Aug 18

Christine Johnson on making the 'Juniper Bubble Beaker'

28 Aug 18

Paul Alexander Smith on making the 'Effervescent Beaker'

21 Aug 18

Loucinda Nims on making the 'Celebration Beaker'

20 Aug 18

Abigail Buckingham on making 'The Mandala Beaker'

17 Aug 18

Kyosun Jung on making the Enamel Sunset & Enamel Sunrise Beaker

16 Aug 18

Patrick Davison on making Beaker 2018

15 Aug 18

Jessica Jue on making the Sunrise Tulip Beaker

9 Aug 18

Manasi Depala on Making The Surya Beaker

9 Aug 18

Hazel Thorn on making Birch Beaker

31 Jul 18

The SIGA Series: Hazel Thorn's introduction to crimp and seam raising with Rauni Higson

30 Jul 18

Alex O'Connor on Making The Elliptic Beaker

27 Jul 18

Takuya Kamiyama on making the Dry Earth Beaker

26 Jul 18

Shine 2018

25 Jul 18

Paul Savage on Making the Botanicals Beaker

24 Jul 18

Rupert Todd on making The Illusion Cup

20 Jul 18

Suzanne Seed on making The Gin Beaker

18 Jul 18

Hamish Dobbie on making the Quarried Beaker

16 Jul 18

Oscar Saurin on making the Spiral Beaker

11 Jul 18

Brian Hill Awarded Outstanding Contribution to the Industry at UK Jewellery Awards

10 Jul 18

The Commissioned Beakers for Made for the Table

6 Jul 18

Winners Shine at Awards Presentation

5 Jul 18

In conversation with Setting Out participant Jessica Pass

4 Jul 18

Made for the Table

3 Jul 18

In conversation with Setting Out participant Leonid Dementiev

2 Jul 18

Rising Stars Spotted at New Designers 2018

26 Jun 18

Setting Out One Year On with Sarah Phillips

21 Jun 18

Meet the 10 emerging Jewellers and Silversmiths who are set to shine at New Designers One Year In

20 Jun 18

Jacobs the Jewellers launches fourth year of Reading-based young jewellery designer competition

19 Jun 18

The SIGA Series: Silversmith Manasi Depala

11 Jun 18

Setting Out one year on with Ana Thompson

6 Jun 18

Talent spotted: Shona Marsh

30 May 18

Moving Metal with Contemporary Silversmith Alex O’Connor

22 May 18

Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council celebrates 110th anniversary, 60 years partnership with Cartier and 10 years of its Lifetime Achievement award

21 May 18

The SIGA Series: Hazel Thorn on her placement with Rauni Higson

16 May 18

Calling all emerging jewellery and silversmithing business - Setting Out applications are now open

2 May 18

Venue Hire Part Two: Interview with Paige Patrick, Commercial Events Executive at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

30 Apr 18

The Goldsmiths' Centre pleased to partner with MoveForward

30 Apr 18

The SIGA Series: Silversmith Hazel Thorn

26 Apr 18

Final Call for Applications for Foundation Programme in jewellery, silversmithing and the allied industries at the Goldsmiths' Centre

25 Apr 18

Goldsmiths’ Centre Alumni and Apprentices picked as Retail Jewellers 30 under 30 2018

23 Apr 18

Talent spotted: Jessica Jue

18 Apr 18

The Creative Dimension at the Goldsmiths' Centre

10 Apr 18

Decimus Collective Selling Showcase for London Craft Week

26 Mar 18

Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Award Winners

26 Mar 18

Foundation Programme: Elleni Faucher on winning the GC&DC Silver Award for Design

22 Mar 18

Foundation Programme: Jordan Kippax on winning the GC & DC Silver Award for Design

21 Mar 18

Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council & The Goldsmiths’ Centre ‘In Conversation’ event with Joanna Hardy and Cartier sell-out success

15 Mar 18

Women’s Jewellery Network IWD Events Inspire Timely Industry Discussions

8 Mar 18

Introducing Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice Eleanor Woolacott

1 Mar 18

Hidden Treasures: An exhibition revealing skills

26 Feb 18

The Goldsmiths' Centre launches new Business Growth Programme for Fine Jewellers and Contemporary Silversmiths

22 Feb 18

Business Growth Programmes: Branding with Emma Harris

22 Feb 18

Business Growth Programmes: Participant Charles Benoliel

14 Feb 18

How to choose the perfect engagement ring

12 Feb 18

Talent spotted: Mara Balode

30 Jan 18

Protecting the future of British Silversmiths

17 Jan 18

Women’s Jewellery Network calls for #NoGlassCeiling ahead of International Women’s Day event

11 Jan 18

In conversation with New Designers Winner 2017 Andrew Fleming

8 Jan 18

In conversation with New Designers Winner Miki Asai

4 Dec 17

Shine 2017: Jeweller Christine Johnson

13 Nov 17

Shine 2017: Jeweller Ami Pepper

7 Nov 17

Shine 2017: Jeweller Steff Wills

30 Oct 17

Shine 2017: Silversmith Alex O'Connor

25 Oct 17

Shine 2017: Jeweller Rachel Butlin

9 Oct 17

Shine 2017: Jeweller Ely Yili Cao

3 Oct 17

New jewellery and silver talent to shine at the Goldsmiths' Centre

18 Sep 17

Shine 2017: Silversmith Victoria Radcliffe

8 Sep 17

SPOTLIGHT: Studio Internship Graduate Award Winners

5 Sep 17

Setting Out 2017 participants revealed at the Goldsmiths' Centre

24 Aug 17

The Goldsmiths' Centre recognised for training excellence with Princess Royal Training Award

18 Aug 17

SIGA Q&A with Exhibition Curator Julia Skilton

17 Aug 17

The Goldsmiths' Centre in London unveiled as newest wedding venue 2017

11 Aug 17

10 Minutes with Melanie Eddy, a Jewellery Journey from Bermuda to Afghanistan

21 Jul 17

Bobby White London: Luxury Jewellery Brand Transformation

7 Jul 17

New Icould.com films shine spotlight onto Apprentices working in Precious Metals

6 Jul 17

Retrospect - Celebrating 80: Art in the Hand

29 Jun 17

Rising Stars Spotted at New Designers 2017

23 Jun 17

Celebrating 20 Years' of Work from the ACJ

12 Jun 17

Meet Russian Born Jewellery Designer Evgeniia Balashova

30 May 17

The Serendipity Studio - Clerkenwell Design Week in Pictures

12 May 17

In conversation with award-winning jeweller and ‘moon dust’ queen Silvia Weidenbach

11 May 17

Calling all emerging jewellery and silversmithing businesses

8 May 17

Inspired 2017: contemporary silverware to furniture

26 Apr 17

The Goldsmiths' Centre in Clerkenwell celebrates its 5th Birthday

24 Apr 17

Serendipity Studio installation launches at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, part of Clerkenwell Design Week

21 Apr 17

Emerging Jeweller Benjamin Hawkins on setting up his own business

4 Apr 17

Call for applications for Foundation Programme in jewellery, silversmithing and allied trades

29 Mar 17

Resident Silversmiths Create New Sculpture at Shakespeare’s Family Home

23 Mar 17

Foundation Programme alumna Chloe Lightfoot on what it takes to become a diamond mounting apprentice

16 Mar 17

Introducing Yeena Yoon – architecture to jewellery design

28 Feb 17

Chef Tom Warhurst on a typical day as a Head Chef

13 Feb 17

The Goldsmiths' Centre launches new Business Growth Programme for UK jewellery trade

31 Jan 17

Talented jewellers Paul Savage and Paul Wilson on founding their creative business RockPAUL

27 Jan 17

Interview with Setting Out Participant - Jewellery Designer Emily Bedford

9 Dec 16

First Shine 2016 Social for Members and the Wider Industry

8 Dec 16

Polishing tutor Stephen M Goldsmith looks back at 45 years’ experience

25 Nov 16

Made in Clerkenwell 2016 in Pictures

12 Nov 16

Conceptual artist Chino Ridge speaks about creating sculptural pieces using a variety of materials

3 Nov 16

CAD Workshops: Your questions answered

1 Nov 16

Shine 2016 new jewellery and metalwork stars revealed

28 Oct 16

Bridal jewellery designer-maker Sarah Phillips explains how she’s been busy building her business

21 Oct 16

Goldsmiths’ Centre opens its doors to event organisers and local businesses

14 Oct 16

Interview with Setting Out Participant - Jewellery Designer Ana Thompson

8 Oct 16

Award-winning designer Imogen Belfield on being one of the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s first Gold Members

28 Sep 16

Tutors and technicians deepen their understanding of enamelling

23 Sep 16

Great start to the London Design Festival 2016

15 Sep 16

Apprentices get skills training boost to put them on the path to success

8 Sep 16

Setting Out participant and jewellery designer Vicky Lew in the spotlight

24 Aug 16

Venue Hire Part Four: Interview with Jan Tarlowski

23 Aug 16

Interview with General Manager for the Bench Café Paula Mendes

19 Aug 16

Hand Engraving with the Creative Dimension

19 Jul 16

Conka Cai of wedding and luxury jewellery brand Conka, speaks about her experience on Setting Out

15 Jul 16

The Goldsmiths’ Centre celebrates the future of design and craft, part of the London Design Festival

13 Jul 16

Venue Hire Part One: Interview with Sam Kershaw, Commercial Events Manager

13 Jul 16

Bethany Young on her internship year as the Commercial Events Executive at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

22 Jun 16

Meet Royal Warrant holder and polisher Reg Elliot of Elliot-Fitzpatrick

20 Jun 16

Ben Pritchard receives Goldsmiths’ Young Apprentice of the Year Award from HRH, The Princess Royal

17 Jun 16

Interview with Setting Out alumni - Flora Bhattachary

9 Jun 16

Interview with Goldsmiths' Company New Designers 2015 Winners Karen Westland and Ieva Mikutaite P2

9 Jun 16

Interview with Goldsmiths' Company New Designers 2015 Winners Karen Westland and Ieva Mikutaite P1

8 Jun 16

Silversmith Emma Jane-Rule on being selected for New Designers: One Year On

1 Jun 16

In the spotlight: Undergraduate Summer School tutors Andy Putland and Phil Horton

25 May 16

Multi-award winning jewellery designer Jennifer Bloy FRSA FIPG introduces her new short course

19 May 16

Polishers Elliot-Fitzpatrick at the Goldsmiths’ Centre receive Royal Warrant

17 May 16

Silver Speaks: Form at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

16 May 16

Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) stages Live Events Hub at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

28 Apr 16

Meet Foundation Programme alumna Nadia Malik Khan

21 Apr 16

Introducing the Tutors of the Foundation Programme

21 Apr 16

The Goldsmiths’ Centre launches new membership scheme

19 Apr 16

Award-winning metalworker Matthew Tomalin speaks about his late wife, Pamela Rawnsley

12 Apr 16

Gregory Parson, curator of Pamela Rawnsley 1952 – 2014, gives insight into putting a retrospective

23 Mar 16

Meet Gabriela Kurcharska – from the Foundation Programme to first design apprentice

3 Mar 16

Peter Taylor wins Creative & Cultural Skills Award

24 Feb 16

Setting Out Participants 2016 Revealed

10 Feb 16

Foundation Programme alumna Oscar Saurin on becoming a trained silversmith

5 Feb 16

5 tips to help you start your jewellery business p2

5 Feb 16

5 tips to help you start your jewellery business

1 Feb 16

Pamela Rawnsley 1952 – 2014

29 Jan 16

How to succeed in applying for the Foundation Programme at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

2 Dec 15

Made in Clerkenwell 2015 in Pictures

1 Dec 15

Cabinet of Curiosities 2015

24 Nov 15

Goldsmiths’ Company Apprentices top medals table at the Skills Show 2015

13 Oct 15

Engaging young people: A Sense of Jewellery

2 Oct 15

New Technology: A Sense of Jewellery

16 Sep 15

Community: A Sense of Jewellery

4 Sep 15

Craftsmanship: A Sense of Jewellery

18 Aug 15

The Goldsmiths’ Company apprentice Ben Pritchard at WorldSkills Sao Paulo 2015

11 Aug 15

Creativity: A Sense of Jewellery

28 Jul 15

A Sense of Jewellery

8 Jun 15

A Sense of Jewellery

28 May 15

The Duchess of Cornwall receives Livery Company Badge designed by Goldsmiths’ Centre students

24 Mar 15

Amber - The Baltic Jewel

24 Feb 15

Little Gems 23 March – 13 May 2015

2 Feb 15

Gather & Gather launches first high street café at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

27 Jan 15

Inspired Exhibition: 19 – 23 May 2015

21 Jan 15

Unique Venues London strikes gold with latest member

13 Jan 15

Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council brings together Cartier Award winning pieces for the first time

1 Dec 14

Triumph across the board at UK World Skills 2014

15 Oct 14

Setting Out Programme gives talented young people a head start to establish design-led businesses

29 Aug 14

The Goldsmiths' Centre hosts UK Premiere of Masters of Dreams

20 Jul 14

Rising jewellery designs and metalwork stars shine at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

17 Apr 14

Silversmithing excellence celebrated in exhibition and new book

9 Apr 14

Abigail Buckingham receives City & Guilds Medal of Excellence in Jewellery Manufacturing

10 Mar 14

The Goldsmiths’ Centre wins a Civic Trust Award for sustainability and community

17 Dec 13

Silver delights count down the days to Christmas at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

18 Sep 13

Rising stars in jewellery and precious metals Shine at the Goldsmiths’ Centre

1 Aug 13

The Goldsmiths' Centre wins RIBA Workplace Design Award

1 Jun 13

Innovative training packages give new jewellery and precious metal designer-makers a head start

1 Apr 13

Chelsea Fringe comes with a dazzling display of rocks you’ll want to get your hands on

1 Mar 13

Technical Masterclass sets the diamond standard at the Goldsmiths' Centre

25 Apr 12

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International Women’s Day in-conversation: Running a female-founded business in a male-dominated industry

Foundation Programme: Virtual Open Day

Setting with Air Tools with Harry Forster Stringer

CAD Virtual Seminar Series: First Steps in CAD Online

Creative Links: Brexit for Creative Businesses

Getting Started 2021 Online

Gold: A history of power, prestige and craftsmanship in West Africa with Dr Toby Green and Emefa Cole

Experiments in Form: The Brooch Unpinned with Dr Dora Thornton

Mount Making and Gypsy Setting with Sonia Cheadle

Foundation Programme: Virtual Open Day

iPad Drawing: From Paper to Digital

Materials in Focus: Pearls

Foundation Programme: Virtual Open Day

The Dig: Early Medieval Jewellery and other Finds from Sutton Hoo

The Brooch Unpinned: The Goldsmiths’ Company Collection 1961–2021

Creative Links: Working with Social Media Influencers

Creative Links Online: Talismanic Jewellery and Tableware - ‘Friends to grace and mercy and enemies to vice’

Engraving with Air Tools with Harry Forster-Stringer

Pavé Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

Filigree Jewellery Workshop with Filipa Oliveira

CAD Virtual Seminar Series: First Steps in CAD Online

Making Chenier and Hinge Systems with Elisavet Messi

Curb Chain Making with Lucie Gledhill

iPad Drawing: From Paper to Digital

Sustainable Practice Morning Workshop with Elisavet Messi

Sustainable Practice Afternoon Workshop with Elisavet Messi

Introduction to Enamelling Technique with Joan Mac Karell

Channel Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

Champlevé and Basse-Taille Enamelling Techniques with Joan Mac Karell

Pavé Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

Mount Making and Gypsy Setting with Sonia Cheadle

Foundation Programme 2021 - 2022

Claw and Rub-Over Setting Technique with Niall Paisley

Engraving with Air Tools with Harry Forster-Stringer

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Announcing The Brooch Unpinned: The Goldsmiths' Company Collection 1961 - 2021

Textile embroidery, jewellery, silversmithing: The story and current work of the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers

The magic of transforming wire: Lucie Gledhill and Giovanni Corvaja

Drawn+Formed: Elisavet Messi on jewellery innovation with drawn wire

Joan Mac Karell on her career as an Enameller

Keynote Speaker announced for Getting Started 2021 Online

The Creative Dimension Trust: Creativity for All

Peter Taylor, Director of the Goldsmiths, awarded MBE for services to the Jewellery and Silversmithing Industries

Applications are now open for Getting Started 2021, the one-week free online introduction to business course

Contemporary British Silversmiths seek trustees for their new Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Getting Started, the one-week introduction to business course, goes online in 2021

UK jewellery industry needs to improve visibility and representation of black people according to first National Survey of Black Jewellers, which found that 51% experience racism

What is Wax Carving? with jeweller Clio Saskia

Goldsmith Sonia Cheadle on the art of jewellery making and mounting

Alexander Wood, Former Apprentice to Nathaniel Groves Ltd, Receives the Prestigious Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice of the Year Award

What is Wax Carving? with award-winning artist-craftsman Russell Lownsbrough

The Goldsmiths' Centre re-opens its doors as a safe meeting venue

Announcing Shine 2020 Line-Up

Graduate Shows 2020: The Best Jewellery and Silversmithing Talent from across the UK

The Goldsmiths' Centre awards Jewellers and Silversmiths Career Catalyst Grants to help them pursue ambitious learning experiences

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Lewis Towens

An Interview with Goldsmiths' Company Apprentice, Carys Hindry

UK Jewellery Bodies Unite to Support Independent Businesses During COVID-19

From Foundation Programme to Premiere Classe: An Interview with Amy Gibson

Retail Jeweller's Rising Stars 30 Under 30 Announced including Goldsmiths' Centre Alumni

How Training can be a Career Catalyst: An Interview with Manasi Depala

The Goldsmiths' Centre Announces the Eleven Goldsmiths' Precious Metal Grant Winners 2020

Announcing Drawn + Formed: Contemporary Work with Gold and Silver Wire

Creative Mentors Foundation Delivers Jewellery Workshops to Students at St. Marylebone CE Bridge School

Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council Awards 2020: The Winners

How Travel Can Be A Career Catalyst - An Interview with Castro Smith

How Sustainability can be a Career Catalyst - An Interview with Jewellery Designer Arabel Lebrusan

The Goldsmiths’ Centre launches Student and Apprentice Membership with Online Access to Industry-Specific Resources

In Pictures: The Goldsmiths' Company Apprentices Freedom Ceremony in February 2020

Cornerstone Social Enterprise - Birmingham Initiative Providing Practical-Skills-Therapeutic-Education

Make Your Future - Reinvigorating a Passion for Craft in Schools

How Travel Can be a Career Catalyst - An Interview with Silversmith Cóilín Ó Dubhghaill

New Career Catalyst Grants launched for Mid-Career Jewellers and Silversmiths to pursue ambitious Learning Experiences

UK's Best on the Road to Shanghai: Skilled Elite to Help Transform Technical Education Training