The Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship & Design Awards Launches its 2022 Awards Annual

07 Jun 2022

The highly anticipated Craftsmanship & Design Awards Annual, which documents the winners of the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards, is now available to purchase as a memento of this year’s Awards.

The Annual is a 100-page book showcasing the best of the Awards present and past. It documents a selection of this year’s foremost winners with high-quality photography, alongside exclusive industry interviews and features.

It is available to order

Created to complement the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards, which took place in early spring, the Annual is a covetable keepsake for winners, their friends and family, alongside Patrons and Sponsors of the Awards.

Available for public purchase, the book also gives jewellery fans and collectors a closer look at the outstanding talent currently working in the UK, from apprentice silversmiths to master enamellers, expert diamond mounters, lapidarists and conceptual jewellery makers.

Peter Crump, chairman of GC&DC, comments, 

“We are thrilled to launch the 2022 Awards Annual – a striking publication that is testament to the array of talented winners and entrants to this year’s Awards. With spotlights on new, young craftspeople, a deep-dive into the meaning of ‘preciousness’ today, and a closer look at the phoenix-like revival of Glasgow School of Art, the Annual is not only a celebration of our winners, but a thought-provoking publication for the industry.”

The Annual is a physical memento of the Craftsmanship & Design Awards, which took place in February at the magnificent Goldsmiths’ Hall in London, hosted by jewellery journalist, Rachael Taylor. It was attended by almost 300 guests, including representatives of world-renowned jewellery houses, the Awards’ notable Patrons and Sponsors, industry associations, leading designers and media.

This year’s competition attracted almost 500 individual entries across 33 categories. Among this year’s foremost winners was renowned engraver Malcolm Appleby, the worthy recipient of the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The College Trophy was presented to Birmingham City University as the institution that achieved the highest total of points accumulated from any Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes in the competition.  

All winners are fully documented in the Awards Annual.

View The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council 

Source: The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council