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
Exhibitions
Contemporary Silver: A Selling Exhibition 29 July – 5 September 2013
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
Fit For Purpose – a practical and conceptual exploration of silver
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
Mindful Of Silver
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
Away Day at Ironbridge, 2011
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
SIDE x SIDE: EDGE > EDGE coming to the UK
SIDE x SIDE: EDGE > EDGE at the Royal Cornwall Museum – 18 September – 6 November 2010 Our exciting, groundbreaking exhibition of silverware is to be staged at the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro – its first UK venue. “We feel extremely privileged to be providing the first UK venue for SIDE x SIDE:… Continue Reading
Whizz bang! – a spoon, a bowl, a box
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
Contemporary British Silversmiths at London Design Festival
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
Design in Silver Award 2009 – Martin Keane
By Martin Keane, introduction by Mary Ann Simmons Martin Keane was our Design in Silver Award 2009 recipient and proved himself more than worthy of the judge’s choice. He is moving from strength to strength showing a dedication that is sometimes breathtaking in its speed. He has had a busy year at Bishopsland where he… Continue Reading
A visit to Goldsmiths’ Hall Library
By Clare Ransom A few weeks ago, I paid a visit to the library at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London. During my degree course I had heard about the library as a place for research and a source of images and resources. Although I have often visited the Assay Office round the back of the building,… Continue Reading
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