Discover the up-and-coming jewellers and silversmiths selected for this year’s edition of the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s annual talent showcase.

By Rachael Taylor

Earlier this year, I got together with the team at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, and fellow guest judge Maria Doulton of The Jewellery Editor, to judge entries for the Shine showcase, the Centre’s annual showcase of rising talent.

Shine seeks to discover and showcase emerging jewellers and silversmiths. Those selected will become part of an exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London, which is free to attend and will run from September 20th through to December 20th. The designers’ collections will be on sale at the Centre and through its online store during this time. The showcase will kick off with a pop-up selling event on the evening of September 18th.

The designers will also be featured in a series of video interviews, which will be shared by the Centre to give collectors a greater insight into the creative and craft processes behind the designs.

To make sure the designers and craftspeople selected for Shine are ready for the spotlight, they have all taken part in a training programme over the summer to help them better hone their skills.

As Charlotte Dew, head of public programmes at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, says: “Shine is a supportive developmental programme for exciting new UK jewellery and silversmithing businesses to present, showcase and sell their collections. Our free, part-time tailored business training helps exhibitors build brand visibility and confidently sell their work both in person and online. Past participants have received prestigious commissions, awards, and showcasing opportunities, including at this year’s Future Icons and Goldsmiths’ Fair.”

This year, 15 brands were selected to take part in Shine. Take a closer look at each of them here.

Alice Biolo

Alice Biolo uses her work to explore the theme of pain, trauma, and insecurities to spread awareness about mental health and open a dialogue that she hopes will normalise human emotions.

Aril Jewels

Aril Jewels founders Chloë Woodmansterne and Kayla Rimmon met while working for a Bond Street jeweller, and teamed up to launch their own collection of history-inspired jewels.

Charlotte Smith

Charlotte Smith crafts intricate jewellery that fuses enamel to precious metal to create tactile, colourful designs that offer playful movement.

Clare Maiden

Clare Maiden’s life on the coast in Cornwall inspires her work, which takes its cues from the ebb and flow of the sea, and the weather that whips through the rugged landscape.

Spangle Fandango

Spangle Fandago creator Emma Lawrence uses weaving techniques to create colourful jewels made from vintage and contemporary glass beads, and tiny cast metal components.

Gillian Finlay

Gillian Finlay finds herself fascinated by wirework techniques, and uses a variety of methods to create jewellery that incorporates this, along with other heritage goldsmithing techniques.

Inca Starzinsky

Inca Starzinsky has found a way to transfer her love of printmaking to jewellery through an innovative technique of painting bold enamel colours onto brass.

Field of Tree

Field of Tree’s Kumiko Kihara is a calligraphy enthusiast whose love of soft shapes is evident in her work, some of which is made using a lost wax technique called Mitsuro Hikime that uses beeswax.

Laura Fedus

Laura Fedus is a scholar of minimalism, geometric shapes and architectural elements, all of which she combines to create strikingly modern jewellery designs.

Lois Lo

Lois Lo is experimenting with alternative gemstone setting, using laser welding techniques to challenge tradition and create thought-provoking jewellery designs.

Lucy Anderson

Lucy Anderson takes her cues from fashion and design to create jewels that experiment with scale, texture and negative space.

Maria Manola

Maria Manola brings an organic structure to her work that is inspired by the dramatic landscapes of south Chile and the rugged Andes.

Mim Best

Mim Best’s jewels have an almost archaeological feel to them, as she looks to techniques such as mark making to introduce textures that mimic those of ancient jewellery.

Morvarid Alavifard

Morvarid Alavifard aims to redefine how we interact with objects through touch, and uses her silver designs to comment on social and cultural issues, drawing on her own lived experiences.

Roxanne Gilbert

Roxanne Gilbert thinks of herself as a sculptor, creating miniature wearable artworks that often focus on the theme of spheres.

Shine will run at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in Farringdon, London, from September 20th to December 20th, 2024.

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