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British Academy of Jewellery announces apprenticeship programme 2023

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced its new apprenticeships for 2023 through which it aims to provide training to upcoming jewellery designers and help jewellery businesses to upskill their workforce. The school’s apprenticeship programme for 2023 is in line with the UK’s new Standard for Jewellery, Silversmithing and Allied...

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BAJ Birmingham reveals 2022 award winners

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) Birmingham has announced the names of its diploma students that have won awards at the school’s Final Show 2022, hosted at its campus. According to a press release shared by the school, a total of six prizes were awarded in the city. Previously, the BAJ held its Final Show 2022 at the London campus at the...

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British Academy of Jewellery announces award winners at Final Show 2022

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced the students who have won awards at its Final Show 2022 which took place in London. A total of 11 prizes have been awarded to jewellery diploma students who studied at BAJ’s London campus over the past academic year. The award for the originality of design, entitled Air Award, was awarded to...

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British Academy of Jewellery announces winners of competition with Theo Fennell

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced Blaise Zunter, a Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacturing student, as the winner of its Circle of Life Live Project competition with London-based jeweller Theo Fennell. The Circle of Life Live Project was launched so that students could showcase their technical jewellery-making skills by...

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British Academy of Jewellery announces Final Show 2022

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) will showcase a variety of jewellery made by students at its Final Show 2022. Student-made jewellery from the current academic year, students’ end-of-year projects, and jewellery created in collaboration with industry professionals will be shown at the event. The event will take place for BAJ’s community,...

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British Academy of Jewellery collaborates with jewellery designer Theo Fennell

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has collaborated with jewellery designer Theo Fennell to launch the ‘Circle of Life’ Live Project. More than 70 students will showcase their technical jewellery making skills by working on a real-life professional jewellery brief set by Theo Fennell. The brief involves participants designing and...

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British Academy of Jewellery announces charity jewellery sale to support The Proud Trust

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced a charity jewellery sale to donate funds to The Proud Trust, a charity that supports LGBT+ young people. The charity jewellery sale aims to make a positive contribution to those who are helped by The Proud Trust. BAJ students and tutors, along with members of the community, will donate pieces...

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British Academy of Jewellery and Fuli Gemstones present peridot jewellery exhibition

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) and modern mining company Fuli Gemstones have collaborated to showcase the culmination of the BAJ and Fuli Gemstones’ joint jewellery manufacturing project. BAJ jewellery design and manufacturing diploma students used peridot stones donated by Fuli Gemstones to create a piece of jewellery. Students...

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The British Academy of Jewellery collaborates with Fuli Gemstones

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has collaborated with modern mining company Fuli Gemstones to give its jewellery design and manufacturing diploma students the experience of working with peridot, an ancient gem of the mineral olivine. The collaboration involves a project for the students to make a piece of jewellery featuring a Fuli...