20th Anniversary Exhibition at the Goldsmiths' Centre
Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year, Bright New Gems hosted a one day only, 20th Anniversary Pop Up Exhibition at the Goldsmiths' Centre, on the 3 March 2026. As the foremost, jewellery industry mentoring programme, supporting the best in emerging talent, this very special exhibition bought together over fifty Bright New Gem alumni for the first time to showcase their most recent works.
This once in a generation exhibition featured works from an inspirational mix of designers from across the industry - talented new names as well as established designers. View exhibited pieces here
Aleyna Badat | Alexandra Jefford | Amber Doughty | Ana de Costa | Andrea Jose | Annabel Lumb | Bocen Zhou | Boky Lee | Capucine Huguet | Céline Munisso | Charlotte Garnett | Daisy Grice | Eloise Kramer | Emily Richardson | Emma Chapman | Estelle Burton | Euan McWhirter | Fernando Jorge | Hanjie Kong | Hannah Gower | Harry Hornby | Hattie Rickards | Heather Blake | Holly O'Hanlon | Imogen Belfield | Imogen Burch | Isabella Bedlington | Ishtar Liljefors | Isla Gilham | Joanna Bury | Joey Zhong | Kathy Kraus | Katy Tromans | Kiki Tang | Kongzhi Zhao | Laura Bamber | Lengling Bai | Lingjun Sun | Luis Miguel | Lulu Tian | Makila Nsika Nkaya | Pippa Small | Richard Farbey | Ruby Lanigan | Ruth Tomlinson | Sophie Breitmeyer | Tina Jiao | Tomasz Donocik | Torquil Gordon | Wen-Ju Tseng | Xinyi Chen | Yosef Salih Murad | Youjin Nam | Zeemou Zeng
Our conversation panel -Turning Points: 20 Years of New Voices in Jewellery - was led by Maria Doulton, Bright New Gems judge and founder of The Jewellery Editor. In discussion with three Bright New Gems alumni - Imogen Belfield, Katy Tromans and Makila Nsika - the panel reflected on the moments that shaped their careers, explored the pivotal decisions, challenges, collaborations and opportunities that defined their journeys from graduation to professional practice.
View this insightful conversation on The Jewellery Editor, You Tube, here
Panel Discussion
Turning Points: 20 Years of New Voices in Jewellery
Hosted by
Maria Doulton
Founder of The Jewellery Editor and Bright New Gems judge
Panelists
Imogen Belfield
Multi-award winning jewellery designerMakila Nsika
London-based jewellery designer
Katy Tromans
Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University’s School of JewelleryHilary Alexander said:
“Think of emerging jewellery talent and it is almost impossible not to immediately think of Bright New Gems. For nearly two decades, this pioneering platform has championed a new way to identify, mentor and promote the next generation of young stars, poised to dazzle the international jewellery market with their innovative creativity and 21st-century mindsets.”