We had a bright and early start this morning to make the most of our trip to London. I was lucky enough to be able to visit week 2 of the Goldsmiths fair and see some of the amazing jewellery designers. When we arrived I spent a good few minuets just marveling at the beautiful architecture of the Goldsmiths Hall. The picture below doesn't do it justice. The Goldsmiths website have a brilliant 360 degree virtual tour of the building if you want to see more. Click the image below to be taken straight to their webpage. I am a sucker for brochures/ magazines and booklets. I usually end up buying them at exhibitions so when I was handed one free at the Goldsmiths fair you can imagine my excitement. It also meant that despite only attending week 2 I could look back at what was on show in week 1! Flicking through the brochure I could see a few jewellers names that I recognised and admired such as Flora Bhattachary, Melanie Georgacopoulos and of course Jack Row who studied at the School of Jewellery in 2009. We decided to take a tactical approach to the show and walk round floor by floor, room, by room as not to miss anything. Some of the work which caught my eye was designers such as Jennifer Saker, Jeanne Marell, Kathryn Hinton, Jo Hayes Ward, Ornella Iannuzzi, Amanda Mansell and Daphne Krinos. (All images sourced from Designers online portfolios. For links to all images please click on the pictures to be taken to the webpage). When collecting these jewellers work into one gallery its clear to see a theme with the works that draws my eye. All of the work is very structural and have elements of architectural construction. Particularly Jack Row's Fountain pen and cufflinks which draw clear inspiration from the London Skyline. The elements of sublte use of gemstones is also interesting to me. I am very intrigued by Ornella Iannuzzi's L'Exceptionnelle Emeraude Ring and her use of the Emerald to really enhance the design and form of the ring. The two work really well together to create a truly unique piece. The only piece of silverware (excluding Jack Row's pieces) is Kathryn Hinton's Faced Square Bowl. I was very drawn to this piece because of the faceting adding subtle dimension to a classic square bowl. I hope you enjoyed looking at the selection of jewellers that I found inspiring and my very brief reviews. In the future I would like to delve into their work in more detail, maybe I could get in contact for an interview. Fingers Crossed! But for now have an explore of their websites and please feel free to leave a comment below with your own take on the collection of works at the Goldsmiths Fair. Thanks for reading!
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