Guild Member receives recognition from Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council National Awards 2010
Rachel Gogerly, a Designer Maker working in precious metals and enamel and current Retiring Chairman of the Guild of Enamellers, has received two prizes for her distinctive Silver and Enamel work at this year’s Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council National Awards earlier this month.
Rachel received Silver Awards in two categories; the Small workers Design-led section and the Enamellers Senior section, both being the top prize in their category.
Certificates and prize money were presented at the Awards Ceremony, held at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London by Hector Miller, the Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Rachel’s work was then on display along with all the other prize-winners at the Goldmiths’ Hall for the press and public to view.
Award winning Rachel said ‘I am absolutely thrilled to have won these awards! It is always great to get recognition for all the time and effort you put into making a special piece’.
The Goldsmiths’ Council Awards come after Rachel’s success at the craft&design magazine Selected Awards last year, where she won the Silver Award in the Jewellery category following a public on-line vote, where members of the public voted for their favourite makers through an on-line gallery, which features a selection of the best craft makers based in the UK. To see Rachel’s page, visit www.craftmaker.co.uk/rachelgogerly 
Rachel, who is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ and a Designer Maker of over twenty years, will also be showing her work at RHS Wisley Craft Marquee between 15-18th April. Full details of this and other shows where Rachel sells her work are available on her website, www.rachelgogerly.co.uk
