Jewellery articles
An archive of articles about various jewellery events
Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council's Showcase
Prize winning entries from the Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Competition 2014 was exhibited alongside Cartier Award winning pieces in March 2015.
Goodbye Lesley Craze Gallery
Well beloved by jewellers and collectors alike, the Lesley Craze Gallery closed on 31st January 2015.
This brave and exciting landmark gallery will be sorely missed. We send grateful thanks to Lesley for her tireless work promoting the best of contemporary jewellery, and wish her well in future adventures.
Muriel Wilson Jewellery Commission
Muriel Wilson, Founder member of ACJ and ex Editor of Findings magazine talks about commissioning a piece of jewellery.
GEM Dovecot Studios, Edinburghmima: Wendy Ramshaw Rooms of Dreams
Last venue of tour : mima Middlesborough 12 September - 4 December 2014
Talk & tour Friday 12 September
Major exhibition of 50 years' work from Wendy Ramshaw. A Must See show
New Jewellery Gallery at mimaMarcia Lanyon announces her retirement
Marcia Lanyon has announced that she will be retiring at the end of 2017 from Marcia Lanyon Ltd, the gemstone dealing company she founded in 1975.
Kath Libbert Jewellery GalleryENOUGH VIOLENCE
ENOUGH Violence: Artists Speak Out
Until 22nd March, 2014
Online exhibition
Featuring work by 14 contemporary artists from around the world, ENOUGH Violence investigates the impact violence has on our lives and the role the arts can play in restoring peace and security.
De Vroomen: Harmony in colour & form
The exhibition, in the Goldsmiths' Hall, throughout June & July 2017, celebrated five decades collaboration between husband and wife team, Leo de Vroomen and Ginnie de Vroomen.
Emma Paragreen, Curator of the Sheffield Assay Office, reports from the ACJ & SJH Private View
Image: Diamond and enamel brooch, De Vroomen, photograph Richard Valencia for the Goldsmiths' Company
Craft & Design Council Awards 2013
The Goldsmiths' Craftmanship and Design Awards on 4th March 2013, the "Jewellery Oscars" included awards and commendations to ACJ members.
Congratulations and well done!
Bloomin' Jewels: the blossoming of the floral in contemporary jewellery
Exhibition with the theme of the regrowth of the floral motif in jewellery, curated by Corinne Julius.
Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 27 April - 3 June
Image: Kelvin J Birk
Jewellery: Wearable Glass London
Glass jewellery made through exciting collaborations between glass artists and jewellers.
Originated by the National Glass Centre, Sunderland, this exibition also toured to Studio Fusion Gallery, London. 2018. Details here
image: John Moore, courtesy of the National Glass Centre
Barbara Christie: Light Seeping Through Windows
We regret to report that Barbara Christie died on 2nd January 2013. Barbara will be greatly missed by the designer jewellery community, for the unique quality of her work in both its conception and its craftsmanship, and for her vibrant personality.
This retrospective exhibition showed a wide range of her work from the last three decades.
Unexpected Pleasures: The Art & Design of Contemporary Jewellery
The Design Museum, London until 3rd March 2013
The Body AdornedGold, Power & Allure
Goldsmiths' Hall, Foster Lane, London
to 28 July, admission free
Blockbuster exhibition of British gold over the last 4,500 years
see website
Kevin Coates: A Bestiary of Jewels
Information on Kevin Coates' 2014-15 exhibition