We Made It features more than 20 interactive exhibits that show how and why Birmingham became known as ‘the workshop of the world’. The journey is illustrated by around 1,200 intriguing objects from Birmingham’s world-renowned manufacturing and natural science collections, and contemporary products made or designed in the city. Visitors will find out what links a car and a cow, what makes treasure like jewellery valuable, why we use certain types of packaging, an…

  The design for the brooch was chosen by a panel of industry experts following a national competition open to all UK based jewellery designers.  The winner was Ivonna Poplanska, a student at The Goldsmiths’ Centre in Clerkenwell, London.  Poplanska (26) who is originally from Latvia, came to England in 2005 to study for a BA in Silversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery Design at the University for the Creative Arts in Rochester.  She was then chosen as one of the first i…

The modern day Lunar Society has several hundred members drawn from leading practitioners from all walks of life in Birmingham and the wider region. Like its illustrious 18th century predecessor, the Society provides a lively forum for its membership to influence change through stimulating ideas, broadening debate and catalysing action. You can find out more information about the work of the Society at www.lunarsociety.org.uk