About Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council
The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council was founded in 1908 and today it still carries forward its original remit to encourage, stimulate and promote the pursuit of excellence in craftsmanship and design amongst all those in the United Kingdom engaged in silversmithing, goldsmithing, jewellery and allied crafts.
The central aim of the Council is to organise and conduct its prestigious annual awards. By investigating the current and future craftsmanship needs of the profession the competition has become diverse and wide ranging, embracing every aspect of craft and design activity currently being practiced in the industry. It is truly a unique competition to which there is no parallel in the UK. All the work entered is judged by skilled and experienced practitioners drawn from their specialist fields of expertise within the profession. These professionals endorse the high standards and objectives set by the Council, thus validating the status and quality of these awards.
The Council promotes and encourages participation in the competition by means of exhibitions at Goldsmiths' Hall and other trade exhibitions such as IJL at Earls Court in London. The Council's remit and challenge for the future is to continue to encourage and promote the superb levels of skill and diversity that constitute a world-class industry in the UK.
Council2007/2008
Patron: HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Mark Gartrell
(Chairman)
Robin Kyte
(Vice-Chairman)
Malcolm Chase (Hon. Treasurer)
Jennifer Bloy
Anthony Elson
Gordon Hamme
Brian Hill
Mark Huggins
Richard Jarvis
Samantha Johnson
Tony Laws
Christopher N. Lawrence
Brett Payne
Keith Seldon
John Taylor
Peter Taylor
J. Christopher Walton
Stephen Webster
Ray Wilkins
Brian Marshall (Secretary)
Barry Moss (Assistant Secretary)