Prizegiving Event Photos
Photographs taken on the 2012 prizegiving evening at Goldsmiths' Hall can be viewed and ordered online from Bill Burnett (click here).
Major & Special Awards
PREMIER CRAFT AWARD:
The Jacques Cartier Memorial Award
This is given at the discretion of the Council for exceptional and outstanding craftsmanship. It is only awarded when, in the Council’s judgement, an entry achieves a standard to justify the honour. The winner of the award has their name inscribed in the Jacques Cartier Memorial Award Gold Book and also receives a valuable gold replica of the book plus a cash prize of £1,500.
THE GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY AWARD
To be awarded at the discretion of the Council to the piece of finished work that is judged to have achieved the highest standards of both design and craftsmanship. For an item designed and made by different people, the prize money will be apportioned appropriately.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MEDAL
The medal, produced by Thomas Fattorini Ltd., is given by the Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council in recognition of the recipient's outstanding contribution and commitment to the craft and industry of silversmithing, jewellery and the allied crafts.
IJL FINE JEWELLERY AWARD
Presented by International Jewellery London, the UK’s only dedicated jewellery trade exhibition. The winner of this award will receive a prize of £1,000 and the opportunity to have their work showcased at the 2010 event.
THE GEM-A DIAMOND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
For practical diamond grading courses at the Gemmological Association of Great Britain.
THE GOLDSMITHS’ COMPANY ASSAY OFFICE LONDON AWARD
This award of £1,000 celebrates the use, importance and contribution that technology is now playing/making in our profession. The winning recipient of this exciting prize will have demonstrated innovative use of technology through the production of 3D jewellery, smallwork or silverware. The winner will also be entitled to free registration and a hallmarking punch at the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office, London.
GOLD AND SILVER WYRE DRAWERS COMPANY SPECIAL AWARD
This new Special Award is being given by the Company for innovative use of wires (precious and/or non-precious) into an item of fashion jewellery. The winning entrant will receive a prize of £1,000.
HOLTS ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY AWARD
This award comprises training and materials up to a value of £2,000.
THE GIL PACKARD BURSARY
This bursary of £1,000 will be awarded to a student expressly to assist with funding post-graduate study in jewellery and silversmithing. Entrants should already have been accepted onto a recognised post-graduate course and should demonstrate a clear involvement in developing their designs and work with commercial objectives.
THE PODOLSKY AWARD
An award of £1,000 for a young designer, or craftsman, showing outstanding potential in silversmithing, jewellery, or the allied crafts up to the age of 30.
QVC FASHION JEWELLERY DESIGN AWARD
This special award will be given for exciting and creative ideas and the winning entrant will receive a prize of £500 and will need to be available for future publicity.
THE MARCIA LANYON AWARD
This new award for designs using coloured stones will be given in the form of vouchers up to the value of £1,000.
THE PLATINUM GUILD INTERNATIONAL AWARD
AwARDThis exciting new award publicises the best designers re-interpreting the platinum wedding ring though inspirational design to consumers and retailers.
COUNCIL AWARDS
Junior
Senior
COLLEGE TROPHY