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29/09/2026

Every piece in the Jarina collection by Helena Palmeira () begins as a single seed or piece of reclaimed wood, carved by hand, then bound in gold using laser soldering. Nothing is cast, so no two pieces are the same. Helena's own favourite is the Jarina Ring: the seed is small enough that carving it wrong means losing the whole piece.

Shop the Jarina collection by Helena Palmeira now at goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/collections/helena-palmeira

https://goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/collections/helena-palmeira?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6ab65c1ac1691d029c57c79a

28/09/2026

Ebba Goring () is one of our Business Catalyst (Large) Grant recipients this year, and we're looking forward to seeing the results of her work at Goldsmiths' Fair this week.

The grant, funded by the Goldsmiths' Foundation (), gave Ebba the time and equipment to experiment with nano ceramic plating in her workshop - testing its durability, working with colour, and developing a deliberately worn, rubbed-back finish rather than a uniform one. Those experiments fed directly into her new Harbour collection, inspired by the fishing villages of the East Neuk of Fife: chains and nets, fishing weights and buoys, the contrast between industrial materials and delicate textile structures.

The collection includes the Harbour Necklace, a heavy chain link encased in cotton crochet, cast in silver and combined with smooth oval links and rubbed-back blue ceramic colour, alongside five one-of-a-kind Fishing Weight Pendants in hand-cut Scottish hardstones with crochet-textured, riveted bails in silver, oxidised silver and ceramic-plated finishes.

Ebba will be showing the Harbour collection alongside her other work at Goldsmiths' Fair, Week Two, Stand 69.

25/09/2026

Jarina looks like ivory, behaves a little bit like wood and is actually neither: a seed from an Amazonian palm, once used to make buttons.

Helena Palmeira () carves it by hand into rounded forms, then wraps and solders gold directly around the material. She started working this way after moving from Brazil to Berlin to London, thinking about the small objects people hold onto when they leave somewhere behind. Most people, looking at the finished ring, have no idea it started out as a seed at all.

Read Helena's full interview at goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/blogs/makers-stories or via the link in bio. https://goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/blogs/makers-stories/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6ab63002a7b780ed460bbc5a

24/09/2026

The customers who spend the most aren't always the ones you think about most. High-value and repeat buyers make decisions differently from one-off purchasers, and without knowing which of your customers fall into that group, it's difficult to know where to focus your time.

Elizabeth Galton is an accredited business coach, trained jeweller and former Marketing Director at Signet Jewellers, the world's largest diamond jewellery retailer. On 20 October she's joining us online for a Creative Links session on identifying and understanding your most valuable customers, and how that feeds back into product development, pricing and brand decisions. Networking at the start, Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 20 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/creative-links-understanding-the-customer-behind-the-purchase/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5e412750bcc66e10444e77

23/09/2026

Ever heard of a dish so shameful its consumption had to be hidden from God?

The now-banned culinary practice of preparing ortolan, a small migratory songbird, was so notoriously cruel that diners traditionally draped a napkin over their heads while eating to conceal the act. Captured in nets, confined in darkness and force-fed until obese, the tiny bird was drowned in Armagnac before being consumed whole.

It is this disturbing ritual that inspired Sinful Indulgence, a haunting sculptural ring and miniature dinner table by London-based, Luxembourg-born maker .munisso.

Complete with a tiny plate and removable cloche, the piece transforms an act of hidden violence into an object of contemplation, asking viewers to confront the human proclivity toward indulgence and exploitation.

Birds - their beauty, intelligence and vulnerability - are at the heart of Celine’s practice and the source of a lifelong passion. In her recent collection, Avicide - named after the mass killing of birds - precious metals, pearls, wood and gemstones become powerful storytelling devices, depicting species including the ortolan, rhinoceros hornbill and double-crested cormorant while encouraging viewers to reflect on humanity's often destructive relationship with the natural world.

Chosen for Spotlighting: Getting Started, Celine will discuss the inspirations behind her work, her creative journey and the ideas that shape her practice at an upcoming Meet the Maker event. See our bio for ticket information.
https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/maker-spotlight-jiangling-wang-celine-munisso-xiaoyu-li-karen-moon/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a799ddf3f437c7a8382228d

22/09/2026

Three Goldsmiths' Company apprentices: setter Alysha Strong () of Summers Diamond Setting (), hand engraver Isabel Freeman () of Sam James Engraving (), and diamond mounter Joshua Hook ( ) previously of Dominic Walmsley Jewellery (), have been named Lady Mayor's Craft Livery Apprentice Winners 2026 (), in a ceremony at Mansion House this week.

The initiative, conceived by the Lady Mayor of London Dame Sue Langley, recognises 12 outstanding apprentices across the City's historic Livery Companies. Isabel, Joshua and Alysha represent a quarter of this year's winners, and together they cover three distinct stages in the making of a piece of jewellery, from engraving and setting through to diamond mounting.

Isabel is currently training with Sam James Engraving at the Goldsmiths' Centre and is due to complete her Masterpiece this autumn. Joshua completed his apprenticeship with Dominic Walmsley Jewellery and has been recognised for his award-winning technical skill. Alysha, who trained with Summers Diamond Setting, has consistently achieved top honours in national competitions while developing her own approach to fine jewellery.

The Goldsmiths' Company Apprenticeship Scheme currently supports 42 apprentices across 34 businesses in London, the South-East and the Midlands, with a new cohort beginning this autumn. Apprentices train with their employers and attend day-release at the Goldsmiths' Centre, taught by experienced craftspeople. Congratulations to Isabel, Joshua and Alysha, and to the businesses who have invested in them.

21/09/2026

It’s Goldsmiths’ Fair () time!
Is there a maker you’re especially looking forward to visiting this year? Our team certainly has a few on the list - and we’re particularly excited to stop by stand 34 to see jeweller Alison Macleod (), a recent recipient of a Business Catalyst (Large) Grant.

Funded by the Goldsmiths’ Foundation (), the grants help UK-based jewellers, silversmiths and allied practitioners develop specialist skills, expand their practice and explore new opportunities for growth.

Alison has used her grant to train in rub-over stone setting with Inness Thomson and hand engraving with renowned Scottish engraver Malcom Appleby MBE () - and at the Fair, we’ll get to see where that training has taken her.

Among the pieces she’ll be exhibiting is Overlay, a one-of-a-kind ring created following her time learning with Malcolm.

Made using rare Scottish panned gold, the ring was refined and alloyed in Alison’s atelier before each element was hand-formed, soldered and engraved. The layered surface draws on the wooded landscape and shifting light around Aberfeldy, alongside Alison’s regular journeys between Malcolm Appleby’s Perthshire workshop and her home in Dumfriesshire.
“It feels particularly special to be showing this piece at Goldsmiths’ Fair because the time I spent with Malcolm was made possible through the Goldsmiths’ Centre grant.”
For more than four decades, Goldsmiths’ Fair has brought together some of the UK’s leading contemporary jewellers and silversmiths, offering the chance to discover exceptional work and meet the makers behind it.

If you’re visiting during Week One, you’ll find Alison on stand 34 - and we’ll see you there!

Image credit: Alison Macleod

19/09/2026

Catherine Regout () is Curator at DIVA Museum in Antwerp, where she develops exhibitions and manages a collection of diamonds and jewellery dating from 1830 to the present day. Her current exhibition, Rings That Rock, traces the history of the diamond ring from the 15th century to today, and it's on in Antwerp until 8 November if you're able to go.

On 19 October, she's joining us online to talk through the research behind it: how the diamond ring has shifted from a symbol of power and devotion to one of romantic love, and what that history looks like when you follow it ring by ring.

✖️ Date: 19 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/rings-that-rock-diamond-rings-from-the-fifteenth-century-to-today/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5dfd8d610eac73ba3204d1

18/09/2026

Zoe Cooper has spent 22 years designing and delivering sales training for some of the most recognisable names in luxury retail, including Boodles, Alexander McQueen, Dover Street Market, and Stella McCartney. She knows what makes people buy, what makes them hesitate, and what sends them elsewhere.

On 21 September, she's joining us online for a Creative Links session on the psychology of online sales, covering how buying decisions are actually made, what good and bad user experience looks like in a jewellery context, and where most independent online stores are losing customers without knowing it. Networking at the start, Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 21 September 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/creative-links-the-psychology-of-online-sales-with-zoe-cooper/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5e272fd2b0f9353b896cb9

16/09/2026

Is hiding an act of fear, protection or care?
The Chinese character 藏 (cáng) can mean all three. Translated as "to hide", "to conceal", "to store" or "to protect", it embodies an idea that has become central to the work of Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council award winner ._wang.

Inspired by textiles and the expressive qualities of fibre, the Central Saint Martins’ graduate transforms fine silver and steel wire into elegant woven jewellery through an intricate process of twisting, weaving and reconstruction. What begins as delicate strands of metal becomes remarkably strong and resilient, echoing the hidden strength found within natural fibres.
Every piece is painstakingly hand-twisted before being woven and reassembled using tools that Jian Ling has designed herself. Rather than seeing them simply as instruments, she describes them as ‘co-creators’, embracing the unpredictability they bring to the making process, as if s if each tool has a mind and creative instinct of its own.

The finished works emerge not only from her own skill, but from a dialogue between maker, material and tool, creating rhythmic, flowing forms whose quiet complexity reveals itself over time.

Chosen for Spotlighting: Getting Started, Jian Ling will discuss the ideas behind her Cáng series, her creative process and the inspirations that shape her practice at an upcoming Meet the Maker event. See our bio for ticket information.
https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/maker-spotlight-jiangling-wang-celine-munisso-xiaoyu-li-karen-moon/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a799d4b490d42d84b6e8ccb

15/09/2026

Most keum-boo courses give you enough to understand what the technique is. This one is designed to give you enough to go back to your own workshop and keep working with it independently.

Over two days with Hendrike Barz-Meltzer (), you'll cover depletion gilding, gold foil application, finishing, micro-riveting and cold connections, and a focused design process looking at pattern and composition. You'll leave with a set of test pieces and reference samples, technique handouts, and a workflow you can repeat. Ten places, intermediate level, all tools and materials included. Bookings close 29 October.

✖️ Date: 12 – 13 November 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £499
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/keum-boo-masterclass-with-hendrike-barz-meltzer/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a6a0e6e484306fdc51a7294

12/09/2026

Two places have just come up on Oscar Saurin's silversmithing course in September - it's been sold out for months.

Oscar spent ten years working with Richard Fox and Grant Macdonald on everything from Formula One trophies to ecclesiastical commissions, and over three days at the Goldsmiths' Centre he will cover hand-raising, forming, hammering, and the fly press, working up to a raised bowl with a form-pressed lid.

Link in our bio to book.

✖️ Date: 22 – 24 September 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £529
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/silversmithing-skills-with-oscar-saurin-sep26/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6aa3d648076ae5b0f8397cc3

11/09/2026

A lot of jewellery ranges grow one piece at a time. You make something, it sells, you make something else, that sells too; and a few years in, you've got a shop full of pieces with no clear thread between them and no idea which ones actually make you money.

That's exactly the kind of thing a Business Diagnostic session is built for. An hour with the panel to look at your range as a whole: what to keep building on, what to retire, where the gaps are. You tell them where to focus through a short questionnaire beforehand, and you get a recording afterwards so the advice doesn't just live in your memory of the call.

✖️ Tue 13 Oct 2026
✖️ 9:30am–4:15pm (choose your hour)
✖️ £209, 5 places
✖️ Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings close Tue 22 Sept
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/business-diagnostic-and-advice-for-jewellers-and-silversmiths-oct-2026/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6aa3e942ff78b409b909c556

10/09/2026

Most jewellery is made to last. Some makers have deliberately gone the other way by working with transient materials and making pieces designed to change or disappear over time. The object goes; the memory of wearing it stays.

Rachel Church, curator, historian, author of Rings and Brooches and Badges, and part of the team that redeveloped the V&A's Bollinger Jewellery Gallery, has spent years looking at how jewellers have engaged with time in all its forms. On 12 October, she's joining us online to talk through the full range, from ephemeral work to pieces built to outlast their makers by centuries. Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 12 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/the-jeweller-and-time-with-rachel-church/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5df002256edecc2b3fb69c

07/09/2026

Three places left on Harry Forster-Stringer's rub-over setting with air tools course in October.

The day covers round and oval stones, working under a microscope with air tools throughout preparation, tool setup, and achieving a clean, secure finish at a professional standard. Harry has over 40 years of trade experience, and the group is kept small deliberately, so there's real time with him rather than just a demonstration.

If you've been thinking about this one, now is the time to book.

✖️ Date: 9 October 2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £309
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/rub-over-setting-with-air-tools-with-harry-forster-stringer-part-1-oct26/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a79ab1d490d42d84b6eb7a2

05/09/2026

Most ways of working with gold in a jewellery practice require significant investment. Keum-boo (금부) is an exception. The technique bonds 24-carat gold foil onto silver using heat and pressure, and beyond a hotplate and the foil itself, the setup is minimal. For studio jewellers who work primarily in silver but want to introduce gold into their work without a major change to how they operate, it's worth knowing about.

On 10 September, jeweller and tutor Hendrike Barz-Meltzer () is joining us online for a Techniques in Focus talk covering keum-boo from the ground up, its Korean origins, the process and tools, how it sits alongside other gilding techniques, and how she applies it in her own work. If you've been curious about it but haven't known where to start, this is a good hour to spend.

✖️ Date: 10 September 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7.15pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/techniques-in-focus-keum-boo-with-hendrike-barz-meltzer/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a54faccfbdcf4af6c6f575d

04/09/2026

Caitlin Murphy () is a third-generation silversmith from Northern Ireland who spent years actively resisting precious metals. She started making jewellery properly during lockdown, folding paper in her bedroom and reshaping aluminium cans. When her mum spotted a post about Shine on our Instagram and forwarded it to her, Caitlin assumed we'd say no. Her portfolio was almost entirely base metal. She applied anyway and got in.

One of the most interesting aspects of Caitlin's story isn't the list of things she's done (Shine, Getting Started Online, the Goldsmiths' Fair Emerging Bursary, Spotlighting Getting Started, Dover Street Market, the London Museum Docklands, Interwoven), but how deliberately she's moved through them. She asks questions, she applies what she learns; and when a piece of advice doesn't fit her practice or brand, she says so. However, when something does work, she builds on it.

Her full story is on our website; link in the bio

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/news/weaving-folding-anodising-how-caitlin-murphy-forged-her-own-path-in-silversmithing/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a881f622f397b431e5a62ef

03/09/2026

Every ring has a history behind it, who commissioned it, why, and what it was meant to signal to the people who saw it. Catherine Regout () has been researching exactly that for Rings That Rock, the current exhibition at DIVA Museum in Antwerp, which runs until 8 November.

On 19 October, she's joining us online to share that research, taking a selection of diamond rings from the 15th century to today and introducing the stories they carry: political power, religious devotion, social standing, romantic attachment, and personal expression.

✖️ Date: 19 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 7pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/rings-that-rock-diamond-rings-from-the-fifteenth-century-to-today/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5dfd38610eac73ba3204ce

02/09/2026

When does medicine heal, and when does it harm?

Pharmaceuticals have become deeply embedded in modern life. Whether they represent one of humanity's greatest medical achievements or the growing influence of corporate interests is the subject of ongoing debate. What is undeniable, however, is the power of their visual language.

In Repeat Prescription, Glasgow School of Art graduate and Artist in Residence harnesses the instantly recognisable forms of pill capsules and blister packs. Through CAD modelling, 3D printing, lost-wax casting and press forming, she recreates this distinctive visual architecture as a series of arresting brooches, with fluorescent enamel against a palette of silver and black, reminiscent of 90s rave culture.

What better symbol of this tension than the iconic pill capsule? Its two contrasting halves embody opposing ideas: poison and cure, treatment and dependency, reassurance and unease. By transforming these familiar pharmaceutical forms into jewellery, Misha invites us to look beyond these everyday objects and consider the complex relationship between medicine, industry and society.

Misha has been selected for Spotlighting Getting Started, a series celebrating exceptional early-career makers. Join us for a Meet the Maker event, where she'll discuss the ideas behind Repeat Prescription, her creative influences and her journey as a jeweller. Visit the link in our bio to book your tickets.
https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/maker-spotlight-alexander-budd-mario-agudelo-guzman-kung-hsuan-chang-misha-mclean/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a799ca9350b8c54a70847d2

01/09/2026

Patrick Grant () has spent his career making the case for fewer, better things through his Savile Row tailoring house Norton & Sons, his campaigning brand Community Clothing, and now his Sunday Times bestselling book Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier.

On 16 November, he's joining us at the Goldsmiths' Centre for an in-conversation evening on what the fashion industry has learned about overconsumption — and what jewellers and silversmiths can take from it. He'll be in conversation with Jos Skeates (), co-founder of EC One (), and Charlotte Dew, our Head of Public Programmes. Patrick will be signing copies of Less on the night.

✖️ Date: 16 November 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: £20 (includes a glass of w**e or soft drink)
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/patrick-grant-on-why-less-can-be-more-findings-from-the-fashion-industry/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5e22a6256edecc2b3fb95b

31/08/2026

The GC&DC Awards () Exhibition closes in 10 days, so if you haven't been yet, there's still time.

837 entries, 46 categories, 67 Gold Awards. The work on show spans jewellery, silversmithing and the allied crafts, from apprentice submissions through to some of the most technically accomplished makers working in the UK today.

Free to visit Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm, until 10 September.

✖️ Closes: 10 September 2026
✖️ Time: Mon – Fri, 9am – 6pm
✖️ Price: Free admission
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London

30/08/2026

Knowing who your customer is changes more than how you market your work. It feeds into how you price, how you photograph, what you say in a product description, and what you develop next. For most jewellers, that picture is vague - a general sense of who's buying rather than a clear understanding of why.

On 20 October, Elizabeth Galton is joining us online for a Creative Links session on building practical customer personas. Elizabeth is an accredited business coach, trained jeweller and former board-level director at Links of London, Mappin & Webb and Signet Jewellers, and the session includes exercises you can take directly back to your own business. Networking at the start, Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 20 October 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/creative-links-understanding-the-customer-behind-the-purchase/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5e40c61eecc17e761da9b0

28/08/2026

Cloisonné enamelling is a multi-stage process including wire preparation, forming, wet-packing enamel, firing, grinding, and polishing. Getting it right requires patience, precision and an understanding of how heat and colour interact at each stage. It's the kind of technique that makes you a more careful, more considered maker across the board.

Over two days with Linda Connelly (.linda), a jeweller and enamel artist with over 20 years of teaching experience and multiple GC&DC Award wins, you'll work through the full process on a fine silver disc, with expert demonstrations and 1:1 support throughout. You'll cover colour control, layering, shading and finishing, and leave with a polished cloisonné piece and a clearer sense of what the technique can do for your work.

Beginner and intermediate level.

✖️ Date: 6 – 7 November2026
✖️ Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
✖️ Price: £439
✖️ Venue: The Goldsmiths' Centre, London
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/cloisonne-enamelling-with-linda-connelly/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a69ea8a484306fdc51a2432

27/08/2026

Most independent jewellers are trying to sell to everyone. Zoe Cooper, who has spent 22 years training sales teams at Boodles, Alexander McQueen, Dover Street Market and Stella McCartney, would say that's part of the problem. Knowing precisely who you're selling to, and how that person makes decisions, changes how you write, photograph and present your work online.

On 21 September, she's joining us for a Creative Links session on the psychology of online sales. Networking at the start, Q&A at the end.

✖️ Date: 21 September 2026
✖️ Time: 6 – 8pm
✖️ Price: Pay what you can: £7 or £10
✖️ Venue: Online via Zoom
✖️ Bookings: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/creative-links-the-psychology-of-online-sales-with-zoe-cooper/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a5e26d0c9bfd597bcf851bc

26/08/2026

What if a piece of jewellery could help you feel at home?

To put down roots somewhere new is rarely easy. Leaving behind familiar places, people and routines can be exciting, yet also isolating and bewildering.

For Taiwanese maker Kung-Hsuan Chang (Claire) @ claire87102_chang, comfort can be found in the quiet companionship of the natural world. Inspired by the flora of Taiwan and the creatures that live alongside it, her collection Rooted Elsewhere explores the resilience needed to adapt to a new environment or phase of life. Through sculptural jewellery crafted using glass sculpting, wax carving and textured silver, she invites the wearer to carry a reminder that, like the natural world, we too can grow and take root wherever life leads us.

Each piece captures a miniature moment from nature. Little Spider Pot Necklace, for example, draws on the familiar experience of lifting a flower pot to find a spider sheltering beneath, transforming an everyday encounter into a wearable companion that celebrates the small lives quietly sharing our spaces.

Chosen for Spotlighting: Getting Started, Claire will discuss the inspirations behind Rooted Elsewhere, her making process and the personal experiences that continue to shape her work at an upcoming Meet the Maker event. See the link in our bio for ticket information.
https://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/maker-spotlight-alexander-budd-mario-agudelo-guzman-kung-hsuan-chang-misha-mclean/?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a79971e3f437c7a83820dbd

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