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Findings Magazine

Findings Magazine

Findings is the ACJ printed magazine for members. Published twice a year and posted to members, it reviews shows, technical innovations, materials and subjects of interest to makers, collectors, galleries and museums.   

We are grateful for assistance from the Goldsmiths' Company, who have enabled us to publish these back issues online.

Click on the cover photos (below) of each issue to download a pdf online copy.


January 2001

  • Symposium in Ruthinfindings14-Cover
  • Jacqueline Mina
  • British Crafts in Japan
  • SOFA, so good
  • Buyer - or seller - beware

Exhibition reviews:

  • Jerwood Prize
  • The Ego Adorned, Antwerp
  • Papers, Plastics, Palladium & Pearls
  • Peter Chang
  • Molly Bullick & Syann van Niftrik

Autumn 2000

  • A Sense of Wonder - conference reportsfindings13-Cover
  • International Enamel Symposium, Bristol
  • Haptic Days in Edinburgh
  • Ars Ornata Cracoviana
  • Premises - a threat to my livelihood?
  • Who's got your images?
  • My Precious - ACJ event with Naomi Filmer

Exhibition reviews:

  • Australia 2000
  • Attitude and Action!
  • Three jewellers from Cologne

 

Summer 2000

  • Feed the Fury- Art meets Sciencefindings12 Cover
  • Sense of Wonder Conference speakers
  • Harley Gallery Symposium report
  • Working on the Edge Symposium report

Exhibition reviews

  • Kevin Coates: Fragments, NMS
  • Jane Short: Enamel Jewellery, Oxford Gallery
  • Elizabeth Callanicos : Tectonic, Crafts Council
  • Treasures of the 20th Century, Goldsmiths' Hall

Book review

  • Elegant Fantasy - Arline Fisch

Spring 2000

  • Jewellery in New Zealand, Cynthia Cousensfindings11 Cover
  • SNAG conference 2000
  • Dancing Fools by Timothy
  • Brochure or not? Russell Wright explains
  • Alloy Hereford update
  • The Haystack Experience - Liz Tyler

Exhibition reviews

  • Jewellery from Austria, Lesley Craze
  • Alan Craxford, Oxford Gallery
  • Jack Cunningham 'Journey', Lighthouse
  • Adam Paxton, Scottish Gallery

Book reviews

  • Jewels & Jewellery, Clare Phillips
  • Robert Smit 'Empty House'

Winter 2000

  • Programme for Sense of Wonder conferencefindings10 Cover
  • Living Treasures - Paul Derrez
  • Exhibiting in Poland
  • The Nickel Directive
  • VAT- the facts
  • Jewellery by post - Jacquline Mina advises

Exhibition reviews

  • Jane Adam, Ruthin Craft Centre
  • Emerging Talent 2000, Lesley Craze
  • Roger Morris, Riger Billcliffe Gallery
  • Flux II, Bristol

Book review

  • Schmuck der Moderne 1960-1998
  • Boxes & Lockets, Tim McCreight
  • Classic Loop-in-loop Chains

Autumn 1999

  • Ars Ornata Europeana 1999 reportfindings09 Cover
  • Sourcing supplies from abroad
  • History - the Oxford Gallery
  • Jewellery on the net
  • Flux group - Bristol
  • Co-operating in High Wycombe

Exhibition Review

  • Jacqueline Ryan & Giovanni Corvaja, Scottish Gallery

Book review

  • Friedrich Becker- Schmuck. Kinetik. Objecte.

Summer 1999

  • Plans for Sense of Wonder conference 2000findings08 Cover
  • What turned you on to jewellery?
  • Living National Treasures - Graham Hughes
  • SNAG 1999 conference, Simon Fraser reports
  • Jewellers in France
  • Obits: Louise Slater, Shirley Bury
  • Sale or Return - the facts
  • Jewellery Exposed, mima

Exhibition Review

  • Print in Enamel

Book review

  • The Other Jewellery Book, Roger Barnes

Autumn 1997 Issue 1

 The very first issue of Findingsfindings01 Cover

  • The Founding of ACJ
  • Marjorie Schuck new piece in the V&A
  • New Technologies Symposium
  • Ars Ornata Europeana 1997

Reviews:

  • Japanese Contemporaries at Lesley Craze
  • Artisan, Edinburgh
  • New Designers
  • Oppi Untracht's Traditional Jewellery of India

plus events & exhibitions 

 

 

Spring 1999

  • Obit, Nick Arberfindings07 Cover
  • The Wearer as Maker, Carole Leonard
  • Protection of intellectual rights in France
  • Mersey Jewellers & Metal Artists Network

Exhibition reviews

  • Brooching it Diplomatically - Madeleine Allbright's collection
  • Selection 99, Essen, report by Norman Cherry
  • Korean Jewellery, Oxford Gallery
  • Lost Cherries - Mark Woods & Rebecca Scott, Electrum
  • Decadence - Crafts Council
  • Caroline Broadhead - Bodyscape

 

Winter 1999

  • Living National Treasures - Barbara Cartlidgefindings06 Cover
  • Feel it! Wear it! several reports from ACJ's Edinburgh conference
  • IT for jewellers
  • Research into Ancient Methods, Mike Pinder & Angus McFadyen

Exhibition reviews

  • Synthesis, jewellery by Maria Hanson, Scottish Gallery
  • Wendy Ramshaw, Picasso's Ladies, V&A
  • Malcolm Appleby Retrospective, Aberdeen