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To mark the year of Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, The Incorporation of Goldsmiths would like to commission a contemporary piece of Silverware for the table. The chosen piece of Silverware will become part of The Incorporation of Goldsmiths permanent collection. The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust are delighted to have been asked to assist the Incorporation in selecting a silversmith for the commission. The only stipulation of the design brief is that the commission must incorporate a prominent Edinburgh Assay Office feature hallmark, which must include The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee mark.

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Based just outside of Reading, at Bishopsland Educational Trust, Amber Doughty is a jeweller and silversmith. Her work is centred in ancient mythological beliefs, drawing on motifs from legends to create her own physical interpretations, weaving symbolic details into her pieces. Inspired by abstract deific concepts, her aesthetic is driven by elegance and the otherworldly. She enjoys the versatility of precious materials and strives to run an ethically responsible practice. Using ancient techniques to create contemporary pieces, she accentuates her designs with engraving and enamel to add colour and textural form to her work.

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We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Keira Wraae-Stewart for our Career Pathways series. Keira founded ætla in Edinburgh in 2020, during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a view to showcasing and supporting fine jewellery created by talented local, international and lesser-known designers and artisans.

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Monica Findlay’s work combines precious and non-precious metals emphasise habitual traces that are often overlooked, extending curiosity from maker to viewer. Her graduate showcase brought together storytelling and archaeology, exploring tangible remains, with their surface qualities as important signifiers or touchstones of memories both ancient and modern. Since graduating from The Glasgow School of Art, Monica has been an Artist in Residence at The Glasgow School of Art while continuing to design and make her own collection, set to launch this summer.

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We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sarah Hutchison, an award-winning jeweller and silversmith and owner of SH Jewellery in Edinburgh, for our Career Pathways series. Sarah was a jeweller and silversmith for seven years before opening SH Jewellery in Morningside, Edinburgh in 2011. SH Jewellery exhibits collections from carefully selected designers, promising something new and intriguing for visitors to discover.

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Scott Smith is an award-winning maker whose works explore the importance of meditative craft through the processes of carving, raising and casting. Scott uses materials such as precious metals and reclaimed wood alongside a variety of repetitive and meditative practises, traditionally favoured by ancient Scottish craftspeople, to interrogate early Pictish carvings, contemplating mark making and the authenticity of replicas.

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Since 2022, The Scottish Goldsmiths’ Trust’s Ethical Making Programme has partnered with The Goldsmiths’ Centre sharing an ambitious plan to extend the Ethical Making Pledge beyond Scottish higher education institutions to a variety of training providers, spreading awareness of environmental and social responsibility in the making of jewellery and silver across the UK.

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Scotland’s festival weekend of jewellery, silver and gold returns, 28-30 October 2022. A stunning array of jewellery, silver and gold will be on display from 47 designers and makers with the return of Scotland’s Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold.

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Join The Scottish Goldsmith's Trust in partnership with The Goldsmiths' Centre on 6 June 2022 from 6-7pm for an evening online centred around Radical Jewellery Makeover. Hosted by The Goldsmith's Centre, the panel will discuss the RJM initiative, developed by Ethical Metalsmiths in the USA, and the experience of running and taking part in the #RJMScotland project this year.

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We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Colin Golder, Master Polisher at Hamilton & Inches in Edinburgh, for a conversation for our Career Pathways Series. Colin is an award-winning, expert polisher, and has worked for Hamilton & Inches for over 30 years. Colin’s keen eye for detail is vital to the design and production of silver in the H&I workshop, guiding how pieces are assembled to ensure they can be polished effectively.

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The Board is seeking to appoint a Trustee who will serve a three-year term, after which there is an opportunity to renew for one more term, resulting in a maximum term of six years. We are looking for a Trustee with expertise in Community Engagement.

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The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust is now seeking applicants for the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop Project Officer. The main purpose of the role is to implement and deliver the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop. The post holder will consult and involve professional silversmiths, funders, partners, and other key stakeholders in developing the project.

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In honour of International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke to Lisa Arnott and Jess Howarth of the Flourish Jewellery Project. Based in Edinburgh, Flourish aims to not only empower women through the act of making, but also to examine the role of craft making - in particular, contemporary jewellery design - and how it engages with disadvantaged, underrepresented and hard-to-reach communities.

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Join The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust at Cty of Glasgow College on Friday, 25 March 2022 for our fourth annual Ethical Making Symposium, ChangeMaking. This year, our conference will focus on how through innovative design strategies and alternative sourcing methods, jewellers and makers can design out waste, source ethically and create better brands--to create for change. We welcome all students, makers and industry professionals to attend.

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In celebration of the upcoming Fairtrade Fortnight, we spoke to makers who have worked to incorporate ethical, sustainable practices in their work, particularly in the use of Fairtrade precious metals. Lisa Rothwell-Young is an ethical fine jeweller based in Dumfries & Galloway in the borders of Scotland. Lisa is now a Fairtrade Foundation registered goldsmith, dedicated to using Fairtrade precious metals in her work. All the pieces Lisa makes are now available to be made in Fairtrade precious metals.

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Applications are now open for the eight instalment of Elements: Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold.

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The Edinburgh-based Flourish Jewellery Project will unveil the striking jewellery of it’s participants in the upcoming Flourish exhibition from 22-25 January 2022. Join them at Custom House, 65 Commercial Street, Leith EH6 6LH from 12pm until 5pm each day. As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Flourish project was set up to enable women recovering from trauma from domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction all to discover their creativity through making.

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The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust is now seeking applicants for a Ethical Making Programme Assistant. As Ethical Making Programme Assistant you will support the research and delivery of the SGT’s Ethical Making Programme and work alongside the Ethical Making Programme Manager. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational skills, an eye for detail, and a can-do attitude. We would ideally like to find someone who is also a maker interested in sustainable and responsible craft practice.

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Between now until 7 January the RJM Scotland team is asking people to “mine” their jewellery boxes for unwanted items and either pop them in the post or leave them at a drop-off point.

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The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust are bringing Radical Jewellery Makeover to the UK for the first time. Students from Scotland’s art colleges will be taking jewellery donated from the public and transforming it into radically fresh and responsibly made new pieces. This project cannot happen without your donations! Donate until 7 January 2022.

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