GC&DC Awards Exhibition 2026 is now open

Go and see the best the UK’s jewellery and silversmithing community has to offer at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London

By Amy Wakeham

Every year, the Goldsmiths’ Centre and Design Council’s Awards recognise the best and brightest of the UK’s jewellery and silversmithing talent. A curated selection of winning entries from the 2026 edition of the event has now gone on display in a free exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, running until 10th September, 2026.

Supported by The Goldsmiths' Foundation, the show highlights, promotes and celebrates craftsmanship and creative design from across the UK. It features 60 of this year’s award-winning pieces from the competition’s 46 different categories across both 2D design and 3D craft and design categories.

Among the pieces on display is Janet Barber’s ‘Downy Feather Brooch’, which won the 2026 Goldsmiths’ Company Award for exceptional and outstanding design. Crafted from titanium, mother-of-pearl, and diamonds, the brooch was lauded for its original design, combination of techniques and processes, and fine craftsmanship.

Caitlin Murphy’s Alpha Box, made with niobium and rose gold.

From hand engraving to design drawings

Also on display is this year’s Junior Award-winning work, Florid Scrolls by Annabel Hood. An elegant and complex hand-engraved piece crafted on steel, with a delicate silver-inlaid monogram, it was produced as part of Annabel’s gun engraving apprenticeship. It also won Gold in the Junior engravers section.

Other winning entries that visitors can discover include Caitlin Murphy’s Alpha Box, made with niobium and rose gold, Dan Voaden’s Candy Cane Coral ring set with shimmering, sea-green opals, Jessica Jue and Angela Cork’s collaborative Emberstone Vessel, and Seongmin Kim’s carved pearl Harmony necklace. There’s also Seasons of Light by Epona Smith, a vessel that brings together multiple engraving techniques with various colour treatments, and En Tremblant Butterfly Brooch by Raphaël Moreau, which was judged for its craftsmanship before stones were set in it – an example of how the GC&DC Awards celebrate the all aspects of jewellery making, not just the finished designs.

Exhibition visitors can also get a closer look at 2D award-winning work spanning several design briefs. This includes The King’s Assay Master’s Pyxis Jewel by Janet Weller FIPG, a sketch of an elaborate medal design featuring a lion holding a coin in its mouth, and the Princeps medal design by Sally Costen, made in homage to the late Ozzy Osbourne.

En Tremblant Butterfly Brooch by Raphaël Moreau.

A powerful display of innovation

“Reflecting on the 2026 Awards, this year's exhibition serves as a powerful reminder of the technical and creative innovation driving our industry forward,” said GC&DC chair John Ball. 

“It has been incredibly rewarding to see the expanding reach of the competition, especially with so many brilliant new names entering the fold this year. Whether looking at inspirational apprentice submissions or the sophisticated craftsmanship of seasoned professionals, the sheer quality on display champions the GC&DC’s core mission: to encourage, stimulate, and promote excellence. We hope every visitor leaves inspired to channel these values into their own creative practice.”

Jessica Jue and Angela Cork’s collaborative Emberstone Vessel.

The exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Centre is open from 9am-6pm Monday to Friday, and will run from July 2nd to 10th September 2026. For more information, visit the Goldsmiths’ Centre website

Main image: Dan Voaden’s Candy Cane Coral opal ring.