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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.

19/06/2026

Wire is one of those materials most jewellers use for jump rings, settings, and findings without thinking much about it. This talk looks at what it can do when it becomes the focus rather than the support.

Jean Scott-Moncrieff () has spent decades working almost exclusively with wire, making jewellery by hand that draws on ancient Mediterranean techniques and is held in collections internationally.

On 14 July, she's joining us online to talk through the breadth of wire work, from its historical roots through to award-winning contemporary pieces from the GC&DC, including a detailed look at her own process making the Etruscan Necklace.

Programmed in partnership with the GC&DC () and the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers ()

✖️ Date: 14 July 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7.15pm
✖️ 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/techniques-in-focus-working-with-wire/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1eab6db9d8f84976c87089

18/06/2026

The GC&DC Awards () Exhibition 2026 opens at the Goldsmiths' Centre on 2 July, and it's free to visit until 10 September.

837 entries, 46 categories, 67 Gold Awards.

The work on show spans jewellery, silversmithing and the allied crafts, from apprentice submissions through to some of the most technically accomplished makers working in the UK today. Among the pieces you can see: Janet Barber's () Downy Feather Brooch in titanium, mother-of-pearl and diamonds, this year's winner of the Goldsmiths' Company Award for Exceptional and Outstanding Design, which left judges "spellbound"; Annabel Hood's () Florid Scrolls, an intricately hand-engraved steel piece made during her gun engraving apprenticeship; Caitlin Murphy's () Alpha Box in niobium and rose gold; and Dan Voaden's () Candy Cane Coral ring set with sea-green opals.

If you're coming to see the exhibition, two events run alongside it. On 7 July, there's a Jewellery Feedback Session with the GC&DC for emerging makers to get expert advice on craft, presentation and finish; and on 14 July, a Techniques in Focus talk on working with wire with goldsmith Jean Scott-Moncrieff ().

Both are bookable via the link in our bio.

✖️ Exhibition: 2 July – 10 September 2026
✖️ Time: Mon – Fri, 9am – 6pm
✖️ Price: Free admission
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/the-goldsmiths-craft-design-council-awards-exhibition-2026/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a26e5f80ab79a1694b043be

17/06/2026

Linda Connelly (.linda) has been working with cloisonné for over 20 years. She's won multiple GC&DC Awards for her enamel work, and she teaches the technique not just as a process but as a practice, which makes two days with her quite different from following a set of instructions.

The course covers everything from preparing your silver blank and wire through to wet-laying enamel, firing, grinding and polishing to a professional finish. You'll work on colour blending and shading throughout, and leave with a completed cloisonné piece. All materials provided.

Eight places, beginner and intermediate level. Bookings close 19 June.

✖️ Date: 3 – 4 July 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £439
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/cloisonne-enamelling-with-linda-connelly/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a2802e052e494519cee8a5e

16/06/2026

Wholesaling, drops, growing a team, getting your work in front of the right people, these are the conversations most jewellers are having privately, often without anyone who's been through it to talk to.

On 18 June, Susannah King () joins us online for a Creative Links conversation with Liz Olver (). Susannah built her brand from a makeshift bench in her London bedroom to a store in Kensington in four years. The talk covers the decisions she made along the way: when to wholesale and when not to, how she structures drops, what outsourcing looks like in practice, and how she thinks about promotion as the business gets bigger.

There's networking at the start and a Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 18 June 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-susannah-king-in-conversation-with-liz-olver/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1eb1a7376b4d6ad08d6c10

15/06/2026

Filigree has been around for 5,000 years. The word itself comes from the Latin for thread and grain. It appears across cultures and centuries, from ancient Mediterranean jewellery to Portuguese goldsmithing traditions, and it's a technique that still produces work unlike anything else.

Filipa Oliveira is one of the few specialists teaching it in the UK. Over two days at the Goldsmiths' Centre, she takes you through the process from the beginning, making and controlling fine wire, building and soldering filigree forms, working up to your own pieces. You'll also make simple tools to support the work back in your own workshop.

Eight places, intermediate level.

✖️ Date: 29 – 30 September 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £409
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/filigree-technique-with-filipa-oliveira-sep26/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a20153443d0999965033e21

14/06/2026

Watkins + Ramshaw: A New Vision is the first major publication on two of the most significant figures in 20th-century British jewellery, and on 6 July we're launching it at the Goldsmiths' Centre with four of the people best placed to talk about the work: curators and modern jewellery specialists Rachel Church, Amanda Game, Dr Frances Parton and Dr Dora Thornton.

Tickets are £15 and include a glass of wine or a soft drink. The book is also available to pre-order from our online shop: goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/products/watkins-ramshaw-a-new-vision

✖️ Date: 6 July 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: £15 (includes a glass of wine or soft drink)
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/david-watkins-wendy-ramshaw-a-new-vision/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1ef43a5c13e2c570a27866

13/06/2026

Pearl stringing is a service that comes through most jewellery businesses at some point. Restringing a family necklace, making something new for a client, repairs; being able to do it in-house, to a standard you're confident in, changes what you can offer.

Anja Moehler () spent six years as the sole pearl stringer for Tiffany & Co. before setting up independently and moving into teaching. On 24 July she's running a full day at the Goldsmiths' Centre covering multi-strand construction: selection, knotting, finishing, repairs, with a completed three-strand necklace to take home.

Eight places, beginner and intermediate level. Bookings close 10 July.

✖️ Date: 24 July 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £299
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/multi-strand-pearl-necklace-stringing-with-anja-moehler-jul26/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1d656d6cfa8d97344ffb72

12/06/2026

Most jewellers working with gold have a view on recycled metal. Saskia Shutt (.brussels) has spent 25 years interrogating hers.

Saskia is a Brussels-based designer-goldsmith, Fairmined-certified since 2018, and a member of Fair Luxury and Ethical Metalsmiths, and on 13 July, she's coming to the Goldsmiths' Centre to talk through what responsible metal sourcing actually involves. What does 'recycled' mean in practice? How does it compare to mined? What the research says, and what questions it leaves open.

Networking at the start, Q&A at the end. £15 including a glass of wine or a soft drink.

✖️ Date: 13 July 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7.30pm
✖️ Price: £15 (includes a glass of wine or soft drink)
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/creative-links-ethical-gold-exploring-sourcing-options-jul26/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a1ffda64857a238f6742d6f

11/06/2026

Eight early-career jewellers and silversmiths have been selected for our 2026/2027 Spotlighting Getting Started programme, and this autumn, you can meet them.

Spotlighting Getting Started supports emerging makers as they build sustainable creative businesses, combining professional development in areas like photography, writing and public speaking with the experience of exhibiting their work to real audiences.

We're hosting two free online Maker Spotlight talks in September and October, where each maker will share the thinking behind their practice, what drives their work, and where they're headed next. It's a chance to get to know the faces behind the names before they exhibit together in London in 2027.

The first talk features: Alexander Budd (.thirtyfive), Mario Agudelo Guzman (), Kung-Hsuan Chang (.c_jewelry) and Misha McLean ().

The second talk features JiangLing Wang (._wang), Céline Munisso (.munisso), Xiaoyu Li () and Karen Moon (.design).

Tickets are free, see the link in bio to book your place.

✖️ Talk one: 9 September 2026
✖️ Talk two: 14 October 2026
✖️ Price: Free
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a29ca42ab32f1b79efb2673

10/06/2026

Cutlery advertising has never really been about the product. In the late 19th century, it was about the factory, the machinery, the scale, and the proof of manufacture. By the early 20th century, its focus shifted to the life you might live: the banquet table, the wedding gift, the polished interior. Then came David Mellor in House & Garden, and an Alessi catalogue, and the fork itself became the point.

Erin Sleeper's essay in the Culture of Cutlery catalogue traces a century of cutlery advertising and what each era thought you most needed to be persuaded by.

Free to visit at the Goldsmiths' Centre, Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm, until 24 June.

If you can't make it in person, the exhibition catalogue is available in our online shop, 50 pages exploring the same ground, with essays by Rachel Church, Emma Paragreen, Erin Sleeper, Dr Frances Parton and Charlotte Dew, plus a conversation with maker Simone ten Hompel.

Purchase it at goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/collections/exhibition-catalogues-and-books/ or via the link in the bio.

https://goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/collections/exhibition-catalogues-and-books/products/the-culture-of-cutlery?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a27ff4a68660c37584b8046

09/06/2026

Adding detail and complexity to a piece usually means adding material cost. Filigree is an exception. Working with fine twisted wire, you can introduce intricate patterns and surface interest into your work without a significant increase in the amount of silver or gold.

This two-day course with filigree specialist Filipa Oliveira covers the full process: preparing and twisting wire, constructing filigree forms, soldering at a small scale, and building up to your own components or pieces. Filipa has won multiple awards for her filigree work, including the New Designers Goldsmiths' Company Award for Jewellery.

Eight places, intermediate level. Bookings close 15 September.

✖️ Date: 29 – 30 September 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £409
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/filigree-technique-with-filipa-oliveira-sep26/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a2014b3d9bf87ec7bf785c2

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