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
News and Events
A Christmas of Curiosities 2013
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 at Christie’s
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
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
Contemporary British Silversmiths exhibit and demonstrate at Art in Action 2012
Contemporary British Silversmiths will be participating, for the first time, at Art In Action 2012, in Waterperry, Oxfordshire. Members will be exhibiting and demonstrating in a dedicated marquee and will be joined by London Assay Office which will be promoting the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee hallmark and undertaking an ‘Antiques Roadshow’ style evaluation for the public.… 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
WHIZZ BANG! Silversmithing with the public at the V&A
by Rebecca de Quin On 21st September 2010 the V&A threw open the doors of the Sackler Centre art room to the public, to view silversmiths in action. The drop-in event, entitled ‘Whizz, Bang!’ was one of the many events hosted by the V&A for the London Design Festival. Contemporary British Silversmiths chairman Mary Ann… Continue Reading
A Silversmiths Favourite Tool
Everyday in the workshop silversmiths sit surrounded by the tools of their trade. Each tool is particular to its user, familiar in its weight and feel, some tools do a specific job some are multi functional, but which one does the silversmith reach for time and again and would dare to call it a favourite? Continue Reading
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