06 May 2017 – A Silversmith Made That? Chris Knight (Jewellery and Metalwork, SHU) explores silversmithing design collaborations at the RCA

Silver Speaks at the Royal College of Art is a half-day public symposium celebrating silversmiths and their contribution to contemporary life at the Royal College of Art in Battersea. A programme of events is scheduled for Saturday 06 May 2017 featuring leading cultural commentators, designers and silversmiths including Chris Knight (Jewellery and Metalwork, SHU) who will be in a panel discussion talking about his collaborations in architecture and design.

Silver Speaks Symposium
06 MAY 2017
2PM – 6PM
The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Dyson Building
The Royal College of Art
Battersea Campus SW11 4AN
Book tickets here.

Silver Speaks is a programme of events created by Contemporary British Silversmiths to celebrate silver in contemporary life, in collaboration with the V&A and supported by the Goldsmiths’ Company and Arts Council England. This half-day symposium to be held in partnership with the Royal College of Art is designed to bring together silver practitioners, educators and enthusiasts to explore the role of silversmiths, their unique skill set and how they have helped shape British culture from the past to the present. Leading cultural commentators, designers and silversmiths will explore silversmiths’ contributions across craft and design practices.

Chris Knight is a Senior Lecturer in Jewellery and Metalwork at Sheffield Hallam University. Find out more about Chris’ work here.