Sarah Stafford
Education
1998-2000
BA (Hons) Silversmithing, Jewellery & Allied Crafts, 1st Class Hons. Sir John Cass, London Guildhall.
1996-1998
HND Design (Metals), Distinction. Plymouth College of Art & Design.
Exhibitions
2010
Alternative Wedding Show – Kath Libbert
2009
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
Origin – The London Craft Fair at Somerset House
Made in Clerkenwell
2008
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
Origin – The London Craft Fair at Somerset House
Made in Clerkenwell
2007
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
Made in Clerkenwell
2006
Dazzle at the Royal National Theatre
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
Chelsea Crafts Fair, London
‘imiteight’, presented by studio 399, London
‘Dazzle’, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Made in Clerkenwell
Trade mission to Japan
2005
Showcase, the Architecture Centre, Bristol
Dazzle at the Royal National Theatre
‘Rarefind’ winter 2005, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
Made in Clerkenwell
Chelsea Crafts Fair, London
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
‘pieces of eight’, presented by studio 399, London
Made in Clerkenwell
British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate
2004
Showcase, the Architecture Centre, Bristol
Christmas Exhibition, the Hub, Lincolnshire
Made in Clerkenwell
Christmas Exhibition, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
‘Christmas Present’, Shipley Art Gallery
Dazzle at Manchester Town Hall
‘Metropolis’, RBSA, Birmingham
Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, London
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
‘Looking: Over My Shoulder’, Lesley Craze, London
‘Festival Exhibition’, St James’s Gallery, Bath
‘New Member Focus’, CAA, London
British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate
2004‘Landscape Jewellery’, Alternatives, Rome, Italy
2003
Spotlight at the Grace Barrand Design Centre, Surrey
‘Brooch Exhibition’, Mike Gell Jewellery, Hereford
Dazzle at the Royal National Theatre
Dazzle at Manchester Town Hall
Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, London
‘Clerkenwell Dressed’, Pennybank Studios, London
Exhibition of British Jewellers, Orfeo Galerie, Cologne
Dazzle at Edinburgh Festival
Spotlight Exhibition, Jane Moore Jewellery,
Contemporary Crafts at Kenwood House, London
Showcase at the Crafts Council Gallery Shop, London
2002
‘Dazzle’, Dazzle at Manchester Town Hall
‘Dazzle’, at the Royal National Theatre, London
Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, London
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
‘Dazzle’, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
New York International Gift Fair
‘Distinto – Distinct’, Hipotesi Gallery, Barcelona
Jewellery Showcase, Gowan Gallery, Hertfordshire
‘Inhorgenta’, Munich, Germany
2001
‘Dazzle’, at the Royal National Theatre, London
‘Alchemy 2’, Leeds City Art Gallery
Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, London
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
New Designers, ‘One Year On’
‘Flavour of the Month’, Eton Applied Arts
Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibition, Sotheby's
Recent Graduates, New Ashgate Gallery
2000
Christmas Exhibition at Kath Libbert Jewellery, Bradford
Christmas Exhibition, Designer Jewellers Group
‘Dazzle’, at the Royal National Theatre
‘Class of 2000’, Goldsmith’s Hall
Paper, Plastics, Palladium & Pearls - Jewels for the New Millennium. Lesley Craze Gallery
New Designers - degree show with London Guildhall University
1998
New Designers - HND show with Plymouth College of Art & Design
Memberships
Design Nation
ACJ (Association for contemporary Jewellery)
CAA (Contemporary Applied Arts)
Crafts Council index of selected makers
Awards
2005 Commendation, British Craftsmanship and Design Awards.
2004 BJA Award for Excellence at the BCTF, Harrogate.
2001 British Crafts in Japan Award. Finalist.
2001 The George Little Management International Market award. Finalist.
2001 The Goldsmiths’ Company Precious Metals Bursary.
2000 Lesley Craze Award for Excellence.
2000 Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Certificate of Merit.
1998-2000 Sponsorship from the South Square Trust.
