2022: The Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Awards
The first ever Scotland showcase for the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Awards to be held at Elements in October 2022.
For the very first time, award-winning work from the prestigious Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council (GC&DC) Competition, known as the UK’s Jewellery Oscars, will be showcased in Scotland at Elements 2022 in collaboration with The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust and Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers at their fabulous auction house in Edinburgh. Through its annual awards the Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council aims to encourage, stimulate and promote excellence across the whole industry, embracing every aspect of design, craft and technology activity being practiced nationwide. The exhibition will feature a beautiful selection of award-winning work by some of the UK's most renowned designers and craftspeople. Alongside spectacular examples of Cartier and Goldsmiths' Company Award winners, there will also be a display of drawings and jewels to celebrate the vision, skill and extraordinary legacy of GC&DC Lifetime Achievement Award winner, the late Dorothy Hogg MBE, which will be on loan from The Goldsmiths' Company Collection.
On the Saturday evening of Elements, 29 October, GC&DC award-winners Fred Rich, Dr Lynne MacLachlan, Scott Smith and Theresa Nguyen will discuss their work, design innovation and Awards.
Tickets are available for this event below. We thank Champagne Gosset for their generous support of this event.
The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council (GC&DC), is a flagship organisation founded by the Goldsmiths’ Company to champion excellence in the UK jewellery and silverware industry. The annual nationwide GC&DC competition - culminating in a significant and exciting Awards ceremony at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London – is also known as the UK Jewellery & Silver ‘Oscars’. The Awards promote and reward the finest UK craft, creativity, design and innovation across all career stages. By sharing best practice and raising standards alongside leading Industry Patrons, top awards are headed by The Goldsmiths’ Company and Cartier, and judged by leading Industry experts, recognising ultimate and exceptional craft and design achievement.
GC&DC is delighted to partner with The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust and Lyon & Turnbull for the 2022 Elements Exhibition, marking the Council’s inaugural exhibition in Scotland. A stunning selection of world class award-winning craft and design from internationally renowned designers and makers will be on show, highlighting the remarkable and inspiring stories behind their craft, including works that have received the Councils highest accolades.
At the heart of the exhibition will be a display of drawings and jewels on loan from The Goldsmiths’ Company Collection to celebrate the vision, skill and extraordinary legacy of the late Dorothy Hogg MBE, past Professor of Silversmithing & Jewellery at Edinburgh College of Art, and winner of GC&DC’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Council is indebted to The Goldsmiths’ Company for their generous help and support in bringing this beautiful collection back to Scotland to share with the Elements community.
