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  Final year degree students at Birmingham's School of Jewellery are set to host a graduate show next month. The students' work will go on show in Birmingham for five days from June 10 to 15, with an industry evening on June 11 at the school's Vittoria Street campus. The work will include everything from catwalk pieces through to minutely detailed designs. There will also be twists on traditional techniques and objects made using unusual materials. The schools BA course director Zoe…

Dr Sally Baggott with Malcolm Dick[/caption] After the successful Boulton 2009 Conference at the University of Birmingham, which The Birmingham Assay Office sponsored, respected academic publishers Ashgate commissioned the book based on a selection of the Conference papers. Dr Sally Baggott, the then curator of The Assay Office, co-edited the book and her paper was also included in it.  The launch, which was attended by over forty academics and other interested parties from the heri…

The Members Day gave members and Industry individuals who work closely with the BJA the opportunity to discuss topics covered by the Association during 2012/2013. Marie Brennan (Business Relations Manager) and Penny Parkes (Marketing Manager) both attended the event on behalf of The Birmingham Assay Office and found it very interesting and informative. L-R: Marie Brennan (The Birmingham Assay office) with Greg Fattorini and Gay Penfold[/caption] Gordon Hamme explained the new BJ…