Couldn’t make it to the opening night of Shine 2025? Wondering which designs and trends are setting the tone in jewellery and silversmithing this year? Or perhaps you’re on the lookout for the ultimate statement piece to wear - or gift - during the festive season. This year, eight leading industry experts have done the curating for you, selecting the most innovative and captivating collections from emerging talent.

The Shine 2025 new talent showcase at the Goldsmiths’ Centre is so much more than a selling event. It’s part training ground, part exhibition, part celebration - bringing bold ideas and brilliant craftsmanship together under one roof. For the makers, it’s a chance to sharpen their skills and learn how to present their work with confidence. For you, it’s the chance to discover fresh voices in design.

Our panel of industry experts, with their eyes firmly on the trends, spotlighted the makers and designs you’ll want on your radar (and maybe in your jewellery box):

• Alison Skeates – Alison Skeates, Buying Director, EC One

• Darren Sherwood – Diamond Mounter

• Dora Thornton – Head Curator, The Goldsmiths’ Company

• Emily Cranny – Art Consultant: Jewellery and Textiles, New Ashgate Gallery

• Frances Parton – Deputy Curator, The Goldsmiths' Company

• Jade Mellor – Curator, Gill Wing Jewellery

• Mimi Hoppen and Dickon Bowden – Dover Street Market

• Rachael Taylor – Author and Journalist

Curious to know which new collections the experts selected? Explore their top picks, support incredible new talent, and discover your next forever favourite at Shine 2025.

Technical Excellence: Wenyin Jiang
Darren Sherwood, Diamond Mounter

Best Fine Jewellery: Carol Cole
Alison Skeates, Buying Director, EC One

Best Collection: Carol Cole
Mimi Hoppen and Dickon Bowden, Dover Street Market

Storytelling and Narrative: Niamh Wright
presented on behalf of Rachael Taylor, Author and Journalist by Charlotte Dew, Head of Public Programmes, The Goldsmiths' Centre 

Innovation in Design: Niamh Wright
Emily Cranny, Art Consultant: Jewellery and Textiles, New Ashgate Gallery

Innovative Use of Materials: Wenyin Jiang
Jade Mellor, Curator, Gill Wing Jewellery

The Goldsmiths’ Company Recognition Award for Jewellery: Misha McLean
Dora Thornton, Head Curator, The Goldsmiths’ Company

 
 The Goldsmiths’ Company Recognition Award for Silversmithing: Iona Hall
Frances Parton, Deputy Curator, The Goldsmiths' Company

Discover the collections by all our Shine 2025 emerging makers and choose your favourite collections by visiting www.goldsmiths-shop-talent.org/collections/shine-2025