Business & Enterprise Lecture with Brett Payne

Join us for an insight into the world of craftsmanship and award winning design with Contemporary British Silversmith, Brett Payne.

Brett Payne has won many awards for his design and craftsmanship. He has been the recipient of the title of ‘Designer of the Year’ at the prestigious UK Jewellery Awards as well as the award for Technical Innovation from The Cutlers’ Company. These have gone hand in hand with Awards for Design from The Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council, and awards for his work from De Stichting Zilverkunst in Schoonhoven, Holland.

His primary interest is in designing and producing silver objects for everyday use. His focus has always been on silver as a practical and usable material in contemporary life – affordable, sustainable and ‘on the table’.

He has regularly exhibited his work both in the UK and abroad, most notably at The Pompidou Centre, Paris; The Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; The Keith Lippert Gallery, Washington; The Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow and at The Goldsmiths’ Hall, London. As part of Crafts’ Council exhibitions he has also shown work in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seoul and Berlin. Most recently he has exhibited his work in Hamburg, Finland, Munich, New York and Antwerp. His work can be found in museum collections as well as in the House of Lords, while his collaborations with various European Companies have resulted in his design ideas being sold around the world.

He is a member of The Court of Assistants of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’, a Liveryman of The City of London, a Freeman of The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, a past Chairman of the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council and Founder of Goldsmiths North.

Lecture starts at 6.30pm

Arrive from 6pm for a closer look at some of the highlights from the Merchant Adventurers' silver collection with Museum Director, Lauren Marshall.