Goldsmiths / London
Striking gold
At a small workshop in London’s Hatton Garden jewellery district, master goldsmith Gareth Harris oversees the production of fine metalwork while passing on time-honoured skills to his apprentice, Stavros Constantinou.
Master goldsmith Gareth Harris is rummaging for a twig in a box of solid gold, baling twine and cast silver frogs, the inspiration for his latest project. The twig, which fell onto his head during a walk in London’s Highgate Wood, has been transformed with a series of moldings and castings into a perfect solid silver reproduction that retains the fine grain of the original. Soon, it will be crafted into a belt buckle and sold on Savile Row. “In our private work we can afford an element of play,” says Harris, who stands in a fisherman’s jumper and…
