SHINE

'Miniature Nature World' Caddy Spoon by Katie Watson Shine 2020, the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s annual new talent showcase in jewellery and silversmithing, returns this year as a digital-only event, in response to “changed circumstances and consumer patterns”.

Main photo right: Jewellery designer Megan Brown

Jewellery designer Caitlin Hegney

Lotus Bracelet by Yilin Wang

Shine... like a star

Celebrating up-and-coming UK designer makers, Shine will present 11 new collections hand-picked for their originality and quality. Each maker will be supported through an intensive online skills training programme, delivered by the Goldsmiths’ Centre, and designed to get them marketready for the online opening on 17th September 2020. Providing a platform for these new businesses, every purchase of their work made via www.goldsmiths-shop-talent. org is reinvested to support the emerging and thriving careers. The online showcase will remain as the main exhibition on the website until 22nd December, 2020.

This year’s Shine exhibitors are: Caitlin Hegney, Heidi Carthew, Megan Brown, Daisy Grice, Katharina Kraus, Sarah Shelton-Palmer, Ellys May Woods, Katie Watson, Francesca Urciuoli, Lindsey Fairley and Yilin Wang.Online Meet the Makers events, a digital press and buyers preview evening; and interviews and short films created with the makers and shared via the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s social media channels will be hosted as part of the Shine programme, to enable consumers and trade representatives to interact with the talented makers.

Charlotte Dew, Public Programme Manager explains: “Taking Shine 2020 online this year offers exciting opportunities to bring beautiful designs directly to new audiences. We will be working with the best emerging talent in jewellery and silversmithing and providing intensive training for each maker to enable them to get the most out of selling at a distance. We’re delighted to be supporting their enormous potential and talent; we believe they are the ones to watch.”

Shine 2020 makers will be showcasing and selling their work from 18th September 2020 online at www.goldsmiths-shop-talent.org Want to see more of what's taking place, whether in person or online. Visit naj.co.uk/whats-on

Woven Necklace by Megan Brown

Map 8 by Francesca Urciuoli, photographer Federico Cavicchioli

Kathy Kraus earrings with rhodolith and rainbow moonstone