Design in Silver Award Winner 2014: Loucinda Nims

Loucinda Nims from Bucks New University – 3D Contemporary Craft and Products won the Contemporary British Silversmiths “Design in Silver Award” at New Designers. Loucinda can use the prize of £1000 for training to advance her understanding of silversmithing. This wasn’t the only award Loucinda received – she also won the New Designers Craft &… Continue Reading

THE DANSKE SØLVSMEDE (Danish Silversmiths) have invited the members of Contemporary British Silversmiths to exhibit at their biannual exhibition at the Danish Silver-Museum “Koldinghus” in Kolding, Denmark in 2014. It is the great belief of Danske Sølvsmede that modern silversmithing is opening up into an International Community. The Danish Silversmiths are very eager to contribute… Continue Reading

A Selling Exhibition of bespoke contemporary silver by Britain’s leading designers Once again, Contemporary British Silversmiths is exhibiting its annual collection of beautiful silver Christmas decorations and objet’s d’art at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London. The Goldsmiths’ Centre is bringing a new twist to the traditional Advent Calendar this Christmas as beautiful, hand-made Christmas decorations… Continue Reading

  Contemporary Silver: A Selling Exhibition Christie‘s King Street, 29 July – 5 Sept 2013 Contemporary British Silversmiths are offering work by Britain‘s leading silversmiths at London‘s top auction house, Christie‘s London. With a focus on tableware and  ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge, 187 original pieces have been created by our members for… Continue Reading

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An exciting online event, Contemporary Silver: A Selling Exhibition, will feature works commissioned from 61 members of the Contemporary British Silversmiths around the theme of dining and will also include other examples of their work to highlight the diverse items being made today. The group was launched in 1996 by a core group of makers… Continue Reading

Contemporary British Silversmiths is delighted to announce it has been invited by the Victoria and Albert Museum to create a display to complement its much anticipated major exhibition, British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age. Part of the V&A’s British Design Season, this display represents the state of the art in contemporary silverware. Fifty-two… Continue Reading

The Goldsmiths’ Company has generously offered a room for our AGM, to be held on Friday 1 July. By a stroke of luck attending will provide a great opportunity to see ‘Mindful of Silver’ on show until 16 July. Hector Millar invited Julie Chamberlain to curate the exhibition which shows ‘the journey of a silver… Continue Reading

by Julie Whitelaw Twenty members managed to clear their diaries to attend an away day in April in the picturesque area of Ironbridge: Continue Reading

A one day Silversmithing Workshop run by Rebecca de Quin, Peter Musson & Max Warren It will demonstrate how a silversmith hammers and forges a sheet or bar of silver into a familiar object. Continue Reading

A rare opportunity to see silver pieces from the Silver Trust’s Downing Street collection regularly used at state functions alongside selected works by members of Contemporary British Silversmiths. This exhibition showcases some of the finest pieces in contemporary silver which capture the artistry, variety and skill of current silversmithing practice and is being run as… Continue Reading

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