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Award proves all that glitters isnt gold
Posted on 19/02/2008
P. Klein
A stunning water jug design, created by Loughborough University student Musa Butt, has won the prestigious Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Young Designer Silversmith Award for 2008.
Musa (22), who originates from Nairobi, Kenya, said: “I feel very honoured to have received this award. My design was inspired by the movement of water, especially water falls and fast flowing streams, and I’m looking forward to seeing the completed piece, which will be made from sterling silver.”
The Young Designer Silversmith Award is an annual design competition open to full-time UK-based students under the age of 30 who are on an approved undergraduate or postgraduate course.
Each year the winning student is invited to transform their design into reality under the guidance of a master-craftsman. Musa will begin creating his water jug on 3 March in the London workshop of leading British silversmith Clive Burr.
Each year the winning student is invited to transform their design into reality under the guidance of a master-craftsman. Musa will begin creating his water jug on 3 March in the London workshop of leading British silversmith Clive Burr.
The finished piece is then presented by the Goldsmiths’ Company to the appropriate major museum nearest the student’s college or university for its collection of contemporary arts. On completion in October, Musa’s piece will be presented to the Castle Museum in Nottingham, with Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD) receiving a silver plaque in celebration of the success.
Musa, who is in the final year of his Silversmithing and Jewellery course, was awarded £500 as a personal prize, with £4,000 also allocated to enable him to develop his work in silver.