Shine 2016, The Goldsmiths’ Centre, 42 Britton St. EC1, until 19th December 2016

Rebecca Wilkes,
Floral Focus, 3D printed customisable blooms hand finished, 2016
© Emilia Romagnani-Onida
I always like to draw your attention to events where emerging and new talent in the field of jewellery and metalworking are on display and available to buy or even commission. Shine 2016 at Clerkenwell’s Goldsmiths’ Centre fits the brief perfectly as there are thirty-seven participants who are learning to start their own businesses through the Centre’s Setting Out and Getting Started course.
Emily Bedford, one of this year’s ‘class’, sums it up saying: “Setting Out has completely and utterly changed everything for me and my business. I was quite rudderless when I started the programme, but I now have a concrete plan and feel excited about re-launching my business.”

Ana Thompson, Setting Out 2016,
The Macro_World, Sedna Collection, 2016
© Colin Crisford, The Goldsmiths’ Centre