Bryony Knox

Director & Chair

Bryony Knox is an Edinburgh-based silversmith, creating sculptural yet functional silverware with a twist. Having been in business for 25 years, Bryony has exhibited at Elements: Goldsmiths’ Fair and Collect many times and has works in private & public collections, including Museum of Edinburgh, HRH Princess Anne. In 2019 she took part in BBC’s ‘Victorian House of Arts & Crafts’ where she further explored these metal skills and other techniques whilst living as a Victorian silversmith and blacksmith for a month.

Dr Elizabeth Goring

Director

Dr Elizabeth Goring is an independent curator, writer and lecturer specialising in contemporary jewellery and metalwork. Formerly a Principal Curator at National Museums Scotland, she developed and curated the national collection of Modern Jewellery for over 20 years.

She has worked closely with many organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally, including the Art Jewellery Forum, Craft Scotland and many more.

Sarah Hutchison

Director

Sarah Hutchison is an award-winning silversmith and jewellery designer. She has undertaken significant commissions in her career, including a diamond studded teapot for Sharleen Spitteri as part of ‘Silver of the Stars’ for the Incorporation of Goldsmiths

She has worked closely with many organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally. Sarah has run her contemporary jewellery gallery, SH Jewellery, in Morningside for 15 years.

Eda Obermanns

Event Manager

Eda Obermanns is a digital communications and marketing specialist based in Edinburgh. With a strong focus on Scottish craft, heritage, and contemporary making, she is passionate about supporting the jewellery and silversmithing sector in Scotland. She has worked closely with makers and organisations through a range of educational, cultural, and exhibition-led initiatives.

Meet the Team

Our aim is to make Alchemy an annual celebration of jewellery and silversmithing, and to bring our collective dream alive in our home city, in Edinburgh’s iconic City Art Centre.