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EDUCATION
Contemporary
British
Silversmiths
and Goldsmiths’
Centre partner to
‘protect’ British
silversmiths
The Contemporary British
Silversmiths and the Goldsmiths’
Centre have announced a partnership
to launch an innovative skills training
programme that will “protect and
promote excellence in British
silversmithing skills”.
The association is working with the
Goldsmiths’ Centre to ‘safeguard the
future’ of ‘endangered’ higher level
British craft skills by passing on its
knowledge to the next generation.
Chair of Contemporary British
Silversmiths, Angela Cork, said: “We
are delighted to be the first skills
training partner organisation of the
Goldsmiths’ Centre. This represents
a new way of working for both
organisations and we both welcome
enquiries from other institutions that
are keen to be involved with training
silversmiths.”
Conceived a year ago by silversmith
and Contemporary British Silversmiths’
former chair, Rauni Higson, the
programme developed from a pilot
course, focused on training offered by
retired silversmith Tony Bedford.
The aim of the initiative will be to
become self-fulfilling as students from
the courses will teach on workshops
further on in the programme. Teaching
resources will be written by the tutors
with technical and editing support from
the association.
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COLLABORATION
Goldsmiths
partners with
TAG Heuer for
one of a kind
design
Luxury high
street jeweller
Goldsmiths has
joined forces with
Swiss watch brand
TAG Heuer to
design a unique
watch limited to only 250 units.
The ‘Exclusive for Goldsmiths’ TAG
Heuer Aquaracer will go on on sale at
£1,900, and the design is a produ