Contemporary jewellery & silver, inspired by and created in Glasgow...
Aillie Anderson creates dynamic, minimal adornment and small scale sculpture inspired by the built environment using uniquely textured sterling silver and hand-cast jesmonite.
News and Updates...
Dazzle @ Dovecot
I’m very happy to be showing a collection of work with Dazzle Contemporary Jewellery at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios, over the Fringe Festival from the 2nd to 25th of August 2024!
With over four decades of exhibitions behind them, Dazzle is dedicated to showing the best of the UK's contemporary designer jewellery. For this Scotland showcase, there’s also a selection of works by leading printmakers and textile designers to shop as well!
collect art fair
i’m very pleased to be showing this brooch at Collect Art Fair 2024, from the 1st - 3rd March at Somerset House.
The first brooch created for my ‘Precious Connections’ Collection, find it in the East Wing with Goldsmiths’ Fair, as part of their 100 Brooches Exhibition.
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to the ‘Tube’ Collection, ‘Tube’ Necklace…
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FESTIVE OPEN STUdio
Returning for 2022… Join us for a festive weekend of shopping studio 114’s jewellery gifts by Ailsa Ritchie, Adrienn Pesti & my own of course! We will also have some fabulous Christmas Cards and Decorations to shop by lovely local makers Laura Sayer and Kate Colin too, alongside a selection of yummy christmas goodies for you to enjoy over the holidays by small business Juno General Store!
We hope to see you there!
Aillie, Ailsa & Adrienn
Goldsmiths’ Fair
‘Celebrating 40 years of being the UK’s primary destination for contemporary silver and fine jewellery’
view the full 2022 collection
goldsmiths Fair - 2022
I am very excited to announce that I will be exhibiting at this years Goldsmiths’ Fair for their 40th year anniversary! I will be participating in Week 2, Tuesday 3rd - Sunday 9th October.
i’ll also be speaking with Janice Hosegood at one of the Goldsmiths’ Fair Afternoon Talks, Thursday 6th Oct at 1.30pm, where we’ll be talking about my practice & working with jesmonite.
WASPS OPEN STUDIO
We’re joining in and opening up our studio next weekend the 15th and 16th of May, from 11 - 5pm for visitors to have a wander around the gorgeous former market hall and of course all the participating Artists’ Studios.
As well as having a look into our working jewellery studio we will also have both Ailsa Ritchie and I’s handcrafted jewellery out on display and available to purchase on both days!
We’d love to see you there!
aillie anderson silver x hatch
Exclusive to Hatch, mix & match a range of Aillie Anderson Silver 'Offcut' Sterling Silver studs, made using my off-cut silver pieces repurposed into individual earrings...
Available as an individual stud, set of two or three and in your choice of style - Thin Dash, Thick Dash & Tube Dash!
Shop now at Hatch Glasgow in store & online
MADE 2022 - Yorkshire sculpture park
I’m excited to have a wide selection of my work on show with Yorkshire Sculpture Park for their 2022 Spring/Summer Collective. Available to shop in their store, the show opens from the 11th of April to the 9th of October, plenty time to visit if you’re passing through this summer!
Shop the all new ingot collection
A solid sterling silver collection featuring clean lines and some highly textured surfaces, these 3D forms are inspired by the perspectives in my imagery with the collection name playing on their similarity to metal ingot bars.
Available to shop now!
Elements festival 2021
I’ll be returning once again to Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold for the third year running for their NEW online shop from the beginning of September and there will also be a series of in person exhibitions as well!
More details to follow soon!
MASTERY: Women in Silver,‘Future Masters’ Retail exhibition
Ruthin Craft Centre
The first exhibition to focus on the UK’s contemporary women designer silversmiths, the showcase boasts work from over 50 exceptionally talented female silversmiths. My Textured Sterling Silver Bowls were selected to be a part of the sister retail showcase ‘Future Masters’ and will be on show there until the 18th of September…
tHE all NEW ‘TUBE’ COLLECTIOn
To celebrate the beginning of the festive season and the launch of my new online shop, I am also releasing a brand new range of sterling silver jewellery, the ‘Tube’ Collection.
The collection features the all new ‘Tube’ Studs, Earrings and Ring. Each featuring a chamfered edge with subtle hollow square tube detailing, that’s designed to be worn everyday with ease.
Prices range from £35 - £75
Elements Festival
I am delighted to be be returning to exhibit with Incorporation of Goldsmiths and Lyon & Turnbull at their annual showcase of jewellery, silver and gold, Elements Festival. After having such an enjoyable experience at the showcase last year, I was saddened to think that due to obvious reasons the show would face difficulties this year. However, I am pleased to say Elements will be going ahead from the 6th - 8th of November in an all new digital format!
You can also find more details of the show, information on makers and more on their website, and read my personal interview with Elements for their ‘Maker Profile’ Series on their blog!
highlights from elements festival of jewellery, silver & Gold - 2019
craft scotland summer show 2019
shine 2019 - the goldsmiths centre
Aillie Anderson Silver is delighted to be exhibiting with ‘Shine 2019’…
“Shine brings together handmade collections selected based on their originality and quality. Their collections aim to inspire and delight; question and challenge and demonstrate true creativity and innovation.”
- The Goldsmiths’ Centre
GCDC Awards Retrospectives exhibition
My 'Trio of Textured Sterling Silver and Jesmonite Bowls' will be back again at the Goldsmiths Centre for the Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council Award Winners Retrospective Exhibition that will run alongside the 2019 Award Celebration from the 16th of January to the 4th of March. I was absolutely delighted to be asked to participate in this exhibition and also had the extra surprise of having my work selected as the covering image for the 2019 GCDC Awards application briefs which you can see beside…
Goldsmiths' craft and design council awards 2018...
'The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council is an organisation that promotes the highest standards in design and craftsmanship within the jewellery, goldsmithing, silversmithing industry and allied crafts.’
It was amazing being invited to London to visit the historic Goldsmiths' Hall for the annual GCDC awards. The ceremony was full of excitement and preceded the official GCDCA exhibition opening which featured all of the beautiful work by the award winners. I was overwhelmed and delighted to have won a Gold Award for their 3D Small-Workers category!
