Goldsmiths’ Stories
Stories of craftspeople and creativity
For nearly 700 years the Goldsmiths’ Company has championed the trade and craft by nurturing and promoting the skills, talents and creativity of fine jewellers and silversmiths.
We’re passionately committed to amplifying the voices and stories of those who work in studios and behind benches, dedicating their lives to the creation of beautiful objects. Without this creative process there is no craft.
To celebrate these craftspeople and their creativity, we created Goldsmiths’ Stories - home for tales of the trade and craft of gold and silversmithing that are inspirational, engaging, educational, and true.
Crafting identity: the cross-cultural design of Manasi Depala
Jonathan Foyle explores the rich and constantly evolving creativity of silversmith Manasi Depala and how cross-cultural influences leave indelible marks on her work.
Attitude and passion: the jewellery of Hugo Luis Johnson
“We have a rich and old history of jewellery in England that needs to evolve”. For his series on early career jewellers and silversmiths, writer Jonathan Foyle speaks with former Goldsmiths’ Company Apprentice and winner of the BBC’s ‘All that Glitters’ jewellery making competition in 2021 , Hugo Luis Johnson.
A sense of place: the silversmithing of Abigail Brown
“Lichen is a metaphor for how we should be living with the earth.” Corinne Julius explores how silversmith Abigail Brown captures a deep and intimate connection with the natural world.
Geometry and spirituality: the jewellery of Melanie Eddy
Although maths hadn’t been a favourite subject in school, jeweller Melanie Eddy’s post-graduate studies led her to research medieval architecture and art, and the maths which they were based upon. Curator and writer Rachel Church traces explores Melanie’s rediscovery of mathematics, it’s application in her jewellery, and the spirituality that underpins it.