The last couple of seasons have seen an unbridled explosion of creativity in jewellery making. Some jewellery designs have developed in an unfettered way which has seen pieces fashioned from such unconventional sources as pasta, electronic circuitry, crisp packets and roadkill.
The fashion conscious public have become bolder and more daring – statement jewellery has become a staple which everyone now wears, to the extent that it no longer makes a statement. It presently has to be bigger or bolder / more creative or different, to be desirable.
Miriam Hanid is one of Britain’s talented and up-coming young silversmiths and is the focus of an exciting capsule exhibition “Studio Silver Today” at the National Trust property Ickworth House in Suffolk from Saturday March 10th to Saturday November 3rd, 2012. 
Jewellery has been worn ever since mankind became self-aware and began to adorn himself with bones, teeth, stones and feathers. Mostly these various animal parts would have been worn in an effort to spiritually connect with the animals which were important as food or which predated upon man himself.
At the Guild of Jewellery Designers we are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to offer services to our members that will help their jewellery business' thrive. As a result of this, we are excited to announce a 
The Guild of Jewellery Designers has just launched a new 
