Drawing on Seville’s rich multicultural history, Baelo Art and Jewellery, the partnership of Isobel Torres and goldsmiths Juan-Jose Marmalejo, creates jewellery using traditional techniques, that draws inspiration from ancient relics. Writer Mazzi Odu explores the collaboration for Goldsmiths’ Stories.

In her new series The Secret World of Jewellery, Melanie Grant delves behind-the-scenes of the jewellery industry to share the secret ways and wisdom of its pioneers. In her first episode, Hong Kong based jewellery powerhouse Nicholas Lieou shares his experiences of guest designing for global brands in a journey that took him from the Royal College of Art to Tiffany & Co. This is his story.

Contemporary sculptor Adi Toch takes us on a momentous journey through the history of a particularly fascinating object which sparked her recent V&A commission: Place to Place.

Following on from her first book Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry, Melanie Grant examines the evolution of jewellery as art with a five-part series focused on some of jewellery’s modern masters.

Inspiration for jewellery can come from many sources, both concrete and conceptual – for Goldsmiths’ Stories, writer Rachel Church explores the impact, effect, and inspiration of cityscapes and the urban landscape on the practice of contemporary craftspeople Daphne Krinos, Jonathan Boyd and Vicki Ambrey-Smith.

Metalsmith Joanna Migdal has been creating bespoke sundials for decades. Born from both a creative flair and her use of geometric precision, Joanna’s sundials are one-of-a-kind works of art that respond to her clients’ personalities. For Goldsmiths’ Stories, writer Liza Foreman met Joanna to learn more.

Inspired by the contrasting rush of the city and tranquillity of the countryside, the work of silversmith Callum Partridge is both still and energetic. For his series on early career jewellers and silversmiths, Jonathan Foyle delves into the fascinating practice of this Stroud based maker.

Following on from her first book Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry, Melanie Grant examines the evolution of jewellery as art with a new five-part series created during lockdown with some of jewellery’s modern masters.

Following on from her first book Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry, Melanie Grant examines the evolution of jewellery as art with a new five-part series created during lockdown with some of jewellery’s modern masters.

Ryan Nelson is a jeweller in the old-fashioned sense of the word - painstakingly forging, forming, fitting and shaping raw precious metals into stunning pieces of wearable art. Fellow jeweller, Melanie Eddy speaks to Ryan about the quest to find perfection, the joy of teaching, and his experience as a young black goldsmith and diamond mounter in the 21st Century.

“I have learned to think more as a metalsmith - even when I’m only holding wax I have to think like a jeweller or a goldsmith.” - Dr Frances Parton talked with metalsmith Emefa Cole about the design and creation of her precious metal artworks, and the journey that has brought her from the centre of the ancient West African gold trade to the heart of the City of London.

The works that craftspeople are known for often represents just one element of a creative output that spans a multitude of techniques, practices and materials. For Goldsmiths’ Stories, Janice Hosegood, meets four of the makers who are creatively making the leap to see where they land.