Libby Day

⭐Opp: Creative Links: Redefining Luxury and the Rise of Alternative Metals

Those with an interest in jewellery and silversmithing should not miss this online panel discussion examining how the rising price of gold is influencing the exploration of alternative metals in contemporary jewellery.

🔹 Provided by: The Goldsmiths' Centre
🔹 Location: Online
🔹 Date and time: 23 Feb 2026, 6-8pm
🔹 Learn more: Opportunities link in bio

Join the panel of jewellery designers, Jane Adam, Sara Chyan, Alice Fry, Ebba Goring, and Sia Taylor in conversation with author and journalist Rachael Taylor, as they explore the impact of rising gold prices on independent makers. They will consider how this has led to new possibilities in material and meaning through the choice of alternatives. From niobium and bismuth to bronze, aluminium and beyond, find out how the jewellery landscape is being reshaped and discover how designers are redefining luxury through concept, form and process.

Image: Ebba Goring / Photography by Alun Callander