Brooch by Peter Change 2014/15 - The Goldsmiths’ Company Collection - Constructed from a carved wooden base and layers of applied resin worked and finely polished with accents in gold.
As part of London Design Festival and the Mayfair Design District, Lyon & Turnbull presents More is More: The Magical World of Peter Chang, a major exhibition exploring the work of Peter Chang, a visual artist and colourist whose distinctive practice defied conventional boundaries.
Bringing together prints, jewellery, sculpture, drawings and archival material, the exhibition reveals the extraordinary visual language that connected Chang's work across disciplines. Part storyteller, part inventor, Chang drew inspiration from both the natural and manmade worlds, creating works that are at once sensual, playful and unexpected.
While he became internationally renowned for his radical jewellery, Chang saw himself first and foremost as a visual artist, for whom cross-disciplinary practice was essential. The exhibition traces his creative journey from printmaking and sculpture to the sculptural jewellery works for which he became renowned.
Influenced in part by Surrealism, he often began with familiar references before transforming them through visual puns, unexpected associations and imaginative leaps. Heraldry, sportswear, industrial design, mythology, Taoism, camouflage and mechanical forms all found their way into a body of work that was witty, enigmatic and deeply original.
Printmaking formed the foundation of Chang's understanding of colour. Long before plastics became central to his practice, he was exploring layered colour, abrasion and surface manipulation. Combined with his knowledge of Chinese lacquer-work, these investigations informed the remarkable techniques that later defined his sculpture and jewellery.
The Goldsmiths’ Company is pleased to support this exhibition through the loan of a Peter Chang brooch from our collection.
Opening Dates & Times
Monday 14 September 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 15 September 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 16 September 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 17 September 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 18 September 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 19 September 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Location
Lyon & Turnbull, 22 Connaught Street, London, W2 2AF