The Goldsmiths' Centre

The Goldsmiths' Centre Where the jewellery and silversmithing community comes together to create, learn and grow.

Designing, making, crafting and finishing: it all comes together at the Goldsmiths’ Centre. Come to our home, a stone’s throw from Hatton Garden, and join more than 100 makers and businesses in the jewellery and silversmithing industry. Hone your craft, learn new skills, build your business or attend one of our events to make new connections. We welcome everyone: from the young and curious, to designers, makers, manufacturers and craftspeople at all stages in their journey.

Hendrike Barz-Meltzer () is a designer, maker and educator based in the UK, a Central Saint Martins graduate whose pract...
10/10/2026

Hendrike Barz-Meltzer () is a designer, maker and educator based in the UK, a Central Saint Martins graduate whose practice is built around careful pattern-making and the considered use of precious materials. She has been teaching since 2018 and brings a reflective approach to both the design and technical sides of a course.

On 12 and 13 November she's running a two-day keum-boo masterclass at the Goldsmiths' Centre covering the full process from preparing silver through to finishing, alongside micro-riveting and a focused design process. She's also running a free online Techniques in Focus talk on 10 September if you'd like to hear her talk about the technique before booking. Ten places, intermediate level.

✖️ Date: 12 – 13 November 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £499
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/keum-boo-masterclass-with-hendrike-barz-meltzer/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a6a0ee26f4440922d844906

Rachel Church has written and lectured widely on jewellery history and design. She's the author of Rings and Brooches an...
08/10/2026

Rachel Church has written and lectured widely on jewellery history and design. She's the author of Rings and Brooches and Badges, both published by the V&A and Thames & Hudson, and was part of the team that redeveloped the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery.

On 12 October, she's joining us online for a talk on jewellery and time, memorial jewels, ingenious timepieces set into rings and brooches, pieces made to endure for centuries and pieces made from transient materials designed to fade away. Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 12 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/the-jeweller-and-time-with-rachel-church/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5df0421eecc17e761da5b1

07/10/2026

What happens when decades spent exploring the past become the foundation for contemporary jewellery?

For .design, every piece begins with traces of place. Having worked across television model-making, architectural history and cultural heritage conservation - including 13 years advising on the protection of archaeological and historic sites across Africa - Karen brings a uniquely informed perspective to her practice, transforming landscapes, ruins and architectural fragments into sculptural jewellery and metalwork.

Rather than merely recreating historic objects, Karen distils their textures, forms and patterns into contemporary pieces. Through techniques including etching, enamelling and the layering of metals, weathered stone, excavated artefacts and built structures are reimagined as quietly tactile brooches, bowls and vessels.

Her enamelled Granite Bowl captures this approach beautifully. Hammered, etched and formed by hand, its textured surface echoes the worn character of ancient stone, while its pared-back form balances archaeological reference with contemporary design.

Chosen for Spotlighting: Getting Started, Karen will discuss how a career spanning heritage conservation, architectural research and making continues to shape her creative practice at an upcoming Meet the Maker event. See our bio for ticket information.
https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/maker-spotlight-jiangling-wang-celine-munisso-xiaoyu-li-karen-moon/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a799f4d8b1507a80e45448e

Most jewellery businesses serve more than one type of customer. Someone is buying a gift, someone is buying for themselv...
06/10/2026

Most jewellery businesses serve more than one type of customer. Someone is buying a gift, someone is buying for themselves, someone is marking an occasion, someone is drawn to the craft. Each arrives at a purchase differently. Treating them as one group means your messaging and range are working against a broader brief than they need to be.

On 20 October, Elizabeth Galton, accredited business coach, trained jeweller and former Creative Director at Links of London, is joining us online for a Creative Links session covering audience segmentation and how to build customer personas across multiple customer types. Networking at the start, Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 20 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/creative-links-understanding-the-customer-behind-the-purchase/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5e4188670b10b36621f30a

Each piece in A Place to Remember Collection starts as a flat sheet before Rachael () cuts, textures and forms it by han...
05/10/2026

Each piece in A Place to Remember Collection starts as a flat sheet before Rachael () cuts, textures and forms it by hand, working the acanthus leaves until some of them look like they're already halfway to disappearing, the way a memory does before it's gone completely.

The collection has already won a Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council Award.

Shop Rachael Plassard's A Place to Remember collection now; link in bio.


https://goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/collections/rachael-plassard?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6ac3c5133210fdcbbe2c3d7f

"To trust your instinct is easier said than done."Danuta Solowiej () arrived in London on New Year's Eve 1988 with a bac...
04/10/2026

"To trust your instinct is easier said than done."

Danuta Solowiej () arrived in London on New Year's Eve 1988 with a background in tapestry, painting and sculpture from Warsaw and Suprasl. She went on to become an inaugural student of the Contemporary Art Medal course at the Royal College of Art, and has spent the decades since making work that is now held in the British Museum, the V&A, the Goldsmiths' Company Collection and the Royal Collection.

On 9 November, she's joining us to talk through her practice and story, but the real thread running through the evening is the question of instinct: how you develop it, how you learn to trust it, and what happens when you don't. For any maker navigating those same questions, it's worth an evening of your time.

This is the first time we're running one of our talks as a combined in-person and online event. Join us at the Goldsmiths' Centre from 6pm for a drink and networking before Danuta speaks at 6.30pm, or join online at 6.30pm from anywhere. Same speaker, same evening, two ways to be there.

In person £15 (includes a drink) / Online £7.

✖️ Date: 9 November 2026
✖️ Time: In person 6 – 8pm / Online 6.30 – 7.30pm
✖️ Price: In person £15 (includes a glass of w**e or soft drink) / Online £7
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London / Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on
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https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/trust-your-instinct-the-medals-of-danuta-solowiej/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6ab3ebcbbaf455459db847ec

02/10/2026

Rachael Plassard's jewellery looks, at first, like pure ornament: acanthus leaves in blackened silver and gold, elaborate almost to the point of baroque. Look again and the leaves are lifting away, fracturing, fading. She spent a decade watching her father live with Alzheimer's, and cut hundreds of these leaves by hand while it was happening, a repetitive process she describes as a way of getting through grief. "I don't always mention the theme of Alzheimer's," she says. "Sometimes I keep it for myself." Read Rachael's full interview via the link in bio. https://goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/blogs/makers-stories/rachael-plassard-holding-on-to-memory-through-metal?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6abfbff9a5ce5466e3281c2f

The GC&DC () 2027 competition is now open for entries.The Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council's annual competition is fre...
02/10/2026

The GC&DC () 2027 competition is now open for entries.

The Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council's annual competition is free to enter and open to everyone in the jewellery, silversmithing and allied trades: craftspeople, designers, apprentices, students and hobbyists alike. This year's competition spans 59 awards across 40 categories, seven special awards, four bursaries, three Major Awards and four Premier Awards, supported by 63 sponsors and patrons.

The closing date for online entries is midnight on 10 January 2027, with the awards ceremony taking place on 8 March at Goldsmiths' Hall.

Full briefs and entry details can be found at craftanddesigncouncil.org.uk

01/10/2026

Five jewellers. Five grants. Five very different next steps.

The Goldsmiths' Centre has awarded its 2026 Business Catalyst (Small) Grants to Aaron Caldwell (.goldsmith) of AJC Goldsmith, Heather Coleman (.coleman.jewellery), Helena Palmeira (), Isabel Distassi () and Aaron Whittingham (), each receiving £2,000 to invest in a specific area of their business, funded by the Goldsmiths' Foundation ().

Aaron Caldwell is bringing laser welding in-house to reduce turnaround times on complex repairs. Heather Coleman is investing in a pneumatic graver system and specialist training to expand into grain and star-setting repairs and engraving. Helena Palmeira is combining new stone-carving equipment with photography, website improvements and digital sales materials. Isabel Distassi is funding advanced stone-setting and digital rendering training to take on more complex bespoke commissions. And Aaron Whittingham is purchasing a Durston drawbench and microplating unit to expand his in-house repair and restoration services.

The grants are open to UK-based sole traders and micro-businesses in jewellery, silversmithing and allied trades who have completed a business mentoring, consultancy or diagnostic programme. The next round is open and the applications close on 11 October. Full details at goldsmiths-centre.org/apply-for-grants. https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/apply-for-grants/business-catalyst-small-grants/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6ab65d0ed87e729421873b1f

30/09/2026

What if the stone had the final say?

For London-based maker Xiaoyu Li of , every piece begins with a gemstone.
Rather than imposing a design onto the material, she studies its natural grain, structure and character, allowing each cut to respond to what is already there. The result is a collection in which no two pieces are ever quite the same. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Xiaoyu was awarded the Gem-A Award in 2026 to support her gemmological studies, recognising her growing expertise in the materials at the heart of her practice.

Her collection, Vessel, combines sculptural stone carving with the historic craft of gold and silver inlay, painstakingly embedding precious metals into carefully carved grooves. The process demands exceptional precision, with every incision judged against the unique qualities of the stone to create a delicate balance between strength and fragility.

Chosen for Spotlighting: Getting Started, Xiaoyu will discuss the inspirations behind Vessel, her making process and the traditional techniques shaping her contemporary jewellery at an upcoming Meet the Maker event. See our bio for ticket information.
https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/maker-spotlight-jiangling-wang-celine-munisso-xiaoyu-li-karen-moon/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a799e8583cc5a1f92c81790

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