The Goldsmiths' Company

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Latest Episodes

In conversation with Natasha Kerr
April 02, 2020

We look back at the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2019 talks programme. Natasha Kerr (@natashakerr9), Goldsmiths’ Fair ambassador and textile artist, talks to Janice Hosegood, Head of Communications at Cockpit arts, about her jewellery collection that was featured ...

Contemporary Perceptions of Quality and Purchasing Gemstones
March 27, 2020

Last year at Goldsmiths’ Fair, Kathrine Andrews – gem expert and jewellery consultant – talked to us about the contemporary perception of gemstone quality and why we attribute values to certain characteristics such as traditional method of cut,

In conversation with Annoushka
December 11, 2019

This year at Goldsmiths’ Fair we had a wide range of talks including Rachael Taylor of jewellerycut.com in conversation with Annoushka Ducas of Annoushka. Rachael discusses how Annoushka went from co-founding Links of London before launching her own br...

Wendy Ramshaw – A Celebration
May 08, 2019

Listen to Managing Director of The Scottish Gallery, Christina Jansen, talk about Wendy Ramshaw, an international champion of modern jewellery. The Scottish Gallery has been lucky enough to have represented her work since the late 1980’s.

Innovative Design: A Conversation with Winners of the Goldsmiths’ Company Award
April 03, 2019

On 13th February The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council, in partnership with Goldsmiths’ Centre hosted, Innovative Design: A Conversation with Winners of the Goldsmiths’ Company Award. The ‘in conversation’ was hosted by Kathryn Bishop who spoke to the...

Diamonds, Rings and Love
February 05, 2019

Listen to author and lecturer, Dr Jack Ogden talk on the connection between diamonds, rings and love. where he gives an insight into the use of rings for weddings and diamonds for engagements. This lecture was recorded as part of the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2...

Jade Jewellery: A Chronological History
November 12, 2018

Listen to the British Museum’s Carol Michaelson talk on the history of Jade Jewellery. A Curator in the Department of Asia at The British Museum, Carol has degrees in Western history and Chinese language and culture and has worked in the British Museum...

Ethical Jewellery
November 06, 2018

Jewellers Hannah Bedford and Marie Walshe discuss ethical jewellery with Janice Hosegood. Marie uses fair trade and recycled gold, and works closely with mines and gemstone dealers to ensure that her pieces are as ethical as is possible.

Coloured Gemstones in Jewellery
October 31, 2018

As part of our Goldsmiths’ Fair 2018 talks programme jewellers Tina Engell, Mark Nuell and Maria Frantzi spoke with journalist and curator Corinne Julius about working with coloured gemstones. The jewellers spoke about how they first set out,

Elizabeth Gage: Taking the Past into the Present and Making it Wearable
October 23, 2018

Recorded at Goldsmiths’ Fair 2018, jewellery legend Elizabeth Gage talks about her work and her career. One of the most influential jewellery designers of the last five decades, Elizabeth Gage’s jewellery is admired for its imaginative use of colour an...