BAJ Apprentice Megan Rigby was named the winner of the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Gold Award for junior engraving at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London on Monday evening.
We recently welcomed a group of learners from the Institut D’Enseignement des Arts Techniques Science et Artisans, IATA, from Namur in Belgium who were on an exchange programme with us.
Abigail and Emily are a perfect example of two generations of budding jewellers, who have studied with us here at the British Academy of Jewellery in Birmingham.
The British Academy of Jewellery were delighted to attend the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) event in Geneva, Switzerland. Our Head of Product Development, Shirley Eden, and Centre Manager for Birmingham and Head of Watch Training Programmes, Lisa Khosla, attended the annual event and met with global professionals in the fine watch sector.
Last week the BAJ was delighted to welcome students from IATA in Belgium for two weeks on our student exchange programme.
This year we held our graduation ceremony at the Royal Institution on the 1st December. During the ceremony we presented our staff, students and business partners with our 2017 Best of Year Awards – all of our amazing winners can be found below.
Here at the British Academy of Jewellery we like to stay up to date with what’s happening in the jewellery and design world. Welcome to the next instalment of our BAJ Digest – a weekly series dedicated to keeping you up to date with the latest news.
