Kent-based designer-maker Patrick Davison has won the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2016 Best New Design Award (Week Two) for Box, an intriguing mixed metal container constructed with silver, brass, copper, bronze, and nickel silver (alpaca). Announcing the prize, Rosy Greenlees, Executive Director of the Crafts Council, the national agency for contemporary craft, drew attention to the… Continue Reading
De Vroomen is delighted to introduce the De Vroomen Silver Festival, which will temporarily transform its jewellery shop into a fascinating contemporary silver gallery from Saturday 26 November to 24 December. The group exhibition will exclusively showcase the work of a selection of today’s most talented silversmiths from Contemporary British Silversmiths including Clive Burr, Angela Cork, Wally Gilbert,… Continue Reading
Contemporary British Silversmiths were delighted to take part in this year’s London Design Festival at the V&A. Alongside our Silver Speaks: ‘Idea to Object’ display in the Silver Galleries at the V&A, acclaimed silversmith Rebecca de Quin spent the day in the Galleries demonstrating her technique of quilting silver. We had an unprecedented interest and spent… Continue Reading
Since 2014, Goldsmiths’ Fair has featured an illustrious figure in the creative industries in the role of Guest Curator. Zaha Hadid was Guest Curator in 2014 and Julia Peyton-Jones in 2015. This year the Company was delighted to welcome supermodel Erin O’Connor to make her selection. Erin O’Connor, whose grace, elegance and strong work ethic have… Continue Reading
Silver: The Dark Side was a trailblazing exhibition at this year’s Goldsmiths’ Fair that showcased silver in a dramatic new light. Out of 19 selections made by curator Brian Kennedy, 16 were members of Contemporary British Silversmiths. This special display of new and recent work from some of the UK’s most exciting silversmiths and jewellers… Continue Reading
Once again, members of Contemporary British Silversmiths made up the majority of silversmiths represented at Goldsmiths’ Fair. Goldsmiths’ Fair, organised by The Goldsmiths’ Company, is recognised internationally as the premier showcase in the UK for contemporary designer jewellery and silver. It’s a celebration of the best of British goldsmithing and silversmithing talent and a treasure… Continue Reading
Contemporary British Silversmiths was delighted to partner with Elements in Edinburgh this year to continue to promote silver in contemporary life through its Silver Speaks programme. Many members were represented at the event and demonstrations were held by Hazel Thorn, Mary Ann Simmons and Hamish Dobbie. Elements 2, a festival of gold and silver held in… Continue Reading
A Celebration of Silver in Contemporary Life Exhibitions | Events | Conversations March 2016 – January 2017 silverspeaks.co.uk BUY SILVER SPEAKS CATALOGUE £3.50 Silver Speaks is a year long programme of events around the country to celebrate the exceptional level of creativity and skill in British silversmithing today. The spotlight will shine on some of the… Continue Reading
A Spoonful of Silver: An eclectic collection of silver spoons for sale, designed and made by Contemporary British Silversmiths To complement the silver theme currently on show at Belton House, this display of some 46 silver spoons has been produced especially for this exhibition by members of Contemporary British Silversmiths. The spoons showcase the diversity… 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
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