DESIGN SPACE FESTIVE POP-UP

Festive pop-up shop Number 22 will showcase the first jewellery and giftware collections of 12 up-and-coming designer makers from the Design Space. Specialising in handmade, beautifully-finished, limited-edition pieces the shop is part of a unique scheme managed by Birmingham City Council that provides business support and workshop space to emerging jewellers.

Brilliantly Birmingham

Various venues throughout Birmingham

Until 9 January 2011

Don’t be fooled into thinking that Birmingham’s metal industries died in the Black Country Museum. Rusty coal shafts and enamelled roasting trays may be the prime features of our forgotten industries, but this ugly duckling saw many swans emerge from its tinkering in iron and steel.

Brilliantly Birmingham Christmas Pop Up Shop

Brilliantly Birmingham, the jewellery festival which is now in its tenth year, will be opening an exclusive temporary boutique from Saturday 5 December till Christmas Eve.

Brilliantly Birmingham 2009

Brilliantly Birmingham, the celebration of contemporary jewellery, will be marking it’s 10th Anniversary this year. The annual event, which launches on 21 November, has grown into an international festival which draws people from all over the world.