{"id":1164737,"date":"2026-08-23T11:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T11:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1164737\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T11:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T11:32:18","slug":"why-scotlands-modern-jewellery-is-becoming-some-of-the-most-interesting-you-can-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1164737\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Scotland\u2019s modern jewellery is becoming some of the most interesting you can find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Scotland is quietly becoming one of the most interesting places to find modern jewellery.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Its roots in jewellery design run deep, laid by the likes of pre-eminent silversmith Malcolm Appleby, as well as Dorothy Hogg and Jack Cunningham, who respectively led the jewellery departments at the Edinburgh College of Art and The Glasgow School of Art.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Now, that legacy is expanding its international reach.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cScotland has always produced exceptional makers,\u201d says Keira Wraae-Stewart, founder of Aetla, a fine jewellery gallery that opened in Edinburgh in 2020. \u201cBut I think what has changed is the confidence and visibility of the contemporary jewellery scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aetla\u2019s gallery in Edinburgh. Photo: Aetla\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bd38008c-41e9-461d-882a-13204d3a1e1f_4c0589f6.jpg\" title=\"Aetla\u2019s gallery in Edinburgh. Photo: Aetla\"\/>Aetla\u2019s gallery in Edinburgh. Photo: Aetla<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Scottish jewellers, she says, are carving out their own niches and building followings abroad, aided by a network of galleries, schools and events in Scotland that has grown far more robust in recent years.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Among these she credits Elements Festival, an annual Edinburgh selling fair and exhibition last held in 2023, with raising the sector\u2019s profile, and highlights Craft Scotland\u2019s Harvest, a contemporary craft fair in the same city held for the first time in October 2025. She adds that the Scottish Gallery and a growing number of independent galleries and retailers are helping connect makers with collectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scotland is quietly becoming one of the most interesting places to find modern jewellery. 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