MONTH IN REVIEW
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We are proud to back the next
generation of designers working
in metal as part of our overall
support for the trade at every level.
Rachel Hardie and Egle Bantyne are
deserving winners and we’re
pleased to support them as they
develop on their creative journey
Michael Prideaux, prime warden of the
Goldsmiths’ Company
CHARITY
Benevolent
Society charity
dinner raises over
£20,000
Over £20,000 was raised for The
Benevolent Society at their sponsors’
and supporters’ candlelit dinner at
Goldsmiths’ Hall on the 14 June.
The dinner held at the Livery Hall
inside Goldsmiths’ centre and in thanks
to continued contributions, sponsors
and supporters of the charity and
members of the British Allied Trades
Federation (BATF) had been able to
purchase heavily subsidised tickets for
the candlelit Dinner.
A violinist played a range of classic
and contemporary music for attending
guests.
The money raised by The Benevolent
Society will enable the charity
to continue to give vital financial
assistance to those who have worked
in the trades covered by the BATF
and individuals who are embarking on
careers within the industries.
In 2017, the charity paid out over
£44,000 in grants to help individuals
who used to work in the BATF trades
and have fallen on hard times. Since
2016, The Benevolent Society has
awarded nearly £75,000 in bursaries
to support the industries. Without the
continued generosity of their sponsors
and supporters this would not have
been possible.
The Benevolent Society said they
are looking forward to their next event,
the annual Christmas Ball which will be
held on 6 December.
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AWARDS
New Designers
reveal
‘Goldsmiths’
Company
Awards’ winners
Design exhibition firm New Designers
has announced the winners of its
‘Goldsmiths’ Company Awards’.
Students exhibiting jewellery and
silver in the group’s Jewellery and
Contemporary Design and Crafts event
were automatically considered for
the awards. The judges selected the
following winners:
Silversmithing: Rachel Hardie of
Glasgow School of Art
Rachel Hardie won for her Chimney Pot
Series, a range of mixed metal vessels
characterised by distinctive shapes
and finishes. The judges said they
appreciated the “explanatory nature of
this series, specifically the construction
of Hardie’s forms which include a
pleasing ‘sketch-like’ quality and unique
approach to creating the vessels”.
Jewellery: Egle Bantyne of Ulster
University
Egle Bantyne won for her ‘Curious
Constructions’ collection of silver
hinged and curvilinear jewellery. The
judges said: “This collection shows
a multi-dimensional playfulness.
Executed with precision and thought, it
reflects an evolving body of work.”
The winners will receive:
n A week’s work experience in a
professional workshop at the
Goldsmiths’ Centre where they
will focus on commercialising their
own work.
n Bursary of up to £500 towards living
expenses, if required.
n Special student hallmarking package
inclu