Application Form 2025

1Welcome

2Criteria

3Personal Details

4Stand & Fair

5Experience

6Images

7Declaration

Jewellers and metalsmiths working with precious metals are invited to apply to exhibit and sell their work at Goldsmiths’ Fair 2025.

The Goldsmiths’ Company aspires to create a culture of greater inclusivity. As part of your Fair application you will be asked to complete a mandatory and confidential Goldsmiths’ Fair EDI Survey. Your survey data will not be used when considering your application and any personal data you provide in the survey will be destroyed after 6 months. We understand that not everyone will want to answer all the questions in the survey. If there are questions you do not wish to answer, you can simply select ‘prefer not to say’. Any data you can provide is better than none at all.

Data will help us measure success and enable us to improve our promotion, marketing and recruitment of Fair applicants. It will help us to plan for the future, invest resources where they are most needed, and do things in the right way.

This guide explains in more detail which questions we will ask and why we are asking them. Any data you choose to provide in the survey will be confidential and held in accordance with GDPR regulations.

If you have any questions or concerns, or you need help with the survey, please don’t hesitate to contact the Head of Fair, Harriet Scott at harriet.scott@thegoldsmiths.co.uk

** Note: those involved in both the work of the Company and Goldsmiths’ Centre may have already received an invitation to complete the survey. You still need to complete the Fair EDI survey. **

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APPLICATION CRITERIA

Applicants must be:

Applying with work where each piece includes precious metal(s)
Intending to exhibit goods that are compliant with the UK Hallmarking Act of 1973
Applying with work that has been designed and made in the UK
Employing 6 people or fewer at the bench
Not in full-time education at the time of application (excluding studies for UK Level 8 qualifications – PhD, DPhil, level 8 diplomas, etc.)
Representing themselves and not solely acting as an agent for others
Be available on their stand for the full week of the Fair, with up to two helpers that can assist and provide cover
A UK resident, spending 183 days or more in the UK in the tax year
In agreement with all the Terms & Conditions and Rules & Regulations in the application form

Please confirm that you’ve read and understood the application criteria for Goldsmiths’ Fair *

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Name *

First

Last

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Phone *

Email *

Website

e.g. https://www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk/

Instagram (or other social media)

Please submit link e.g. https://www.instagram.com/goldsmithsfair/

In the last year, how many days have you spent working outside the UK? *

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In which week would you prefer to exhibit, if your application is successful? *

Week One (22 – 28 Sept)
Week Two (29 Sept – 5 Oct)
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Which type of stand are you applying for? *

Standard
Standard + Upright
Gallery Stand

View stand options and pricing here.

How many years have you previously exhibited at Goldsmiths' Fair? *

e.g. 2

How would you best describe yourself? *

Silversmith
Jeweller

Are you eligible to apply for the Emerging Business Bursary scheme? *

By applying for the Emerging Business Bursary scheme, you agree to attend all training given as part of the scheme. All sessions will be online, apart from an in-person training day at Goldsmiths’ Hall on Monday 7 July. We will arrange travel (and accommodation, if necessary).

If you are not awarded an Emerging Business Bursary stand, would you still like to continue with your application? *

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Please list relevant education, training and employment *

Please list relevant prizes, awards, grants or memberships of professional bodies *

Please list recent exhibitions, trade fairs and current selling outlets *

Please provide us with a statement describing your work and typical processes, your business model and long-term business objectives and creative direction *

Please tell us why you wish to exhibit at Goldsmiths’ Fair *

How many staff do you employ at the bench? *

How many staff do you employ in your business including part-time staff? *

Please list any/all subcontractor(s) and work undertaken *

What is your retail price range? (in GBP) *

Which Assay Office are you registered with? *

London
Sheffield
Birmingham
Edinburgh

Did you exhibit at Goldsmiths' Fair in 2022, 2023 or 2024? *

PHYSICAL SUBMISSION OF WORK

A piece of your work must be submitted alongside your digital application before applications close on Friday 28 February 2025. Pieces must be securely packaged and clearly labelled inside with your name, email and telephone number. Parcels can be dropped off at Goldsmiths’ Hall (weekdays 10am – 4pm) or posted to:

GF Submissions, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, EC2V 6BN

by Friday 28 February 2025.

Please do not visit the London Assay Office entrance or the Goldsmiths’ Centre to drop off or collect your work. Find us at the main entrance of Goldsmiths’ Hall on Foster Lane.

After the selection process, if you would like to collect your work, items can be collected from the Hall from 11 March (weekdays 10am-4pm). Please email fair@goldsmithsfair.co.uk to let us know which day to expect you.

Due to changes in Royal Mail’s prepaid postage, we have adjusted our postal returning process as follows:

To have your work returned by post, please include packing materials when sending or dropping your work to us. We will arrange insured special delivery via Royal Mail, charging a £15 postage and admin fee. Your work will be insured to the wholesale value provided in your application. If this value exceeds Royal Mail’s £2,500 limit, we will cover the additional value up to, but not exceeding, £12,500 through the Goldsmiths’ Company insurance.

Please pay for your return postage here.

Returns will begin on 11 March.

Note: Pre-paid labels are no longer needed, as Royal Mail’s pre-paid service expires too soon to cover our selection process.

What is the wholesale value of the piece being submitted? *

What is the retail value of the piece being submitted? *

Please give a description of the piece including materials and processes *

Please upload an image for reference purposes only. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Label image, {initial}_{surname}_submit e.g. j_bloggs_submit. Max File Size 10mb (.jpg only)

How would you like your work to be returned? *

By post
Collection from Goldsmiths’ Hall

You must pay for return postage – see above. Please confirm you have done this. *

Address to return work to *

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Image One: File Upload *

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Image One: Name of Piece *

Image One: Materials Used *

Image One: Retail Price (GBP) *

Image Two: File Upload *

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Image Two: Name of Piece *

Image Two: Materials Used *

Image Two: Retail Price (GBP) *

Image Three: File Upload *

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Image Three: Name of Piece *

Image Three: Materials Used *

Image Three: Retail Price (GBP) *

Image Four: File Upload *

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Image Four: Title of Piece *

Image Four: Materials Used *

Image Four: Retail Price (GBP) *

Image Five: File Upload *

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Image Five: Title of Piece *

Image Five: Materials Used *

Image Five: Retail Price (GBP) *

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I have read and will comply with the Goldsmiths’ Fair Terms and Conditions, Rules and Regulations *

View the full terms & conditions here.

Please note: our postal returns process has changed. Please refer to the Experience page of this application form or our Applications FAQs for details and ensure that you have paid for your return postage here.

Once you have submitted your application you will be re-directed to our mandatory EDI survey which will take 5 minutes to complete.

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