Deadline Extended for The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Nominations for 2027 Lifetime Achievement Award
09 Sep 2026
The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council (GC&DC) has extended the deadline for nominations from the UK jewellery, goldsmithing, silversmithing, and allied trades for its 2027 Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), sponsored by Thomas Fattorini Ltd. The deadline for nominations is now midnight on Sunday 13th September 2026.
This special award recognises an individual who has shown exceptional skill and dedication in their work, and who has helped to preserve, share, and champion the knowledge, techniques, and high standards of British craftsmanship and design.
The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given each year by the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council as part of its 2027 Craftsmanship and Design Awards. The award celebrates people whose influence has shaped and advanced the UK’s jewellery, goldsmithing, and silversmithing industries, through creativity, innovation, and a commitment to supporting others and inspiring future generations.
GC&DC chair Judith Lockwood explains: “This call for nominations gives everyone across the UK trade the chance to recognise individuals whose talent, commitment and generosity have had a lasting impact on our industry.
“Whether that person is a former colleague, employer, mentor or teacher, or simply someone whose work and contribution you have long admired, we want to hear about them. The 2027 Lifetime Achievement Award will recognise not only what they have achieved personally, but the expertise, standards and values they have shared with others and helped to carry forward.”
Nominations can be made online, via the GC&DC website.
Criteria are provided to help assess an individual’s suitability for the award. For example, nominees may have:
- Shown exceptional skill and professionalism in their work.
- Made a significant, long-term contribution to the development of the craft or industry.
- Shown commitment to preserving and improving techniques, skills, and design practices.
- Inspired and supported others through teaching, mentoring, or leadership.
- Helped strengthen and promote British craftsmanship in the UK and internationally.
Those submitting a nomination should provide supporting materials, such as a short summary of the nominee’s career, their key achievements and contributions, and any supporting evidence that shows their influence or legacy, such as testimonials, press coverage, or images and links to works and achievements.
The single recipient of the LAA will receive an engraved medal, produced by the award’s long-term sponsor Thomas Fattorini Ltd., a leading UK designer-maker of awards, trophies, ceremonial swords, civic insignia, medals and name badges. Each recipient also adds their name to the Book of Trade Life, a growing record that will one day serve as a valuable reflection of our industry’s shared history.
“The Lifetime Achievement Award was created to celebrate the living treasures within our diverse community – those who stand as pillars of expertise and have devoted their lives to the craft,” says Tom Fattorini, managing director of Fattorini Ltd. “By recognising these remarkable individuals, we not only honour their achievements but also highlight the depth, breadth, and richness of our industry for generations to come.”
The closing date for Lifetime Achievement Award nominations is midnight on Sunday 13th September 2026.
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