Over 25,000 students trained over 30 years in six trades
Architecture and Silversmithing: Historic Technique, Contemporary Object
Learn to integrate contemporary silversmithing approaches with formal strategies from urban architecture, developing designs that translate Bogotá’s architectural motifs into metal pieces both individual and collective through mastery of piercing, forming, assembly, soldering, and metal finishing techniques.
register before october 16th, 2026
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November 3rd to November 24th, 2026
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Monday to Friday 8:00 to 12:00 or 1:30 to 5:30 pm
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In Person Calle 10 #8 – 73, Bogotá
Vicki Ambery-Smith
She is a British silversmith based in London whose work merges architectural precision with metal craftsmanship. Specializing in jewelry, boxes, and small‑scale objects, her pieces draw inspiration from real or imagined buildings, reinterpreted in silver and gold with a sculptural and structural approach.
She works with techniques such as scoring & folding, cutting, bending, soldering, and assembling metal sheet to construct architectural forms, and applies touches of gold to highlight details such as roofs and domes. Her work has been exhibited in renowned museums and galleries and is part of public and private collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum (UK).
About the Workshop
60 hours of training
Participants will strengthen their metalworking skills especially cutting, piercing, assembly, and soldering while incorporating contemporary approaches such as photogravure, acid etching, and aquatint.
This combination broadens both the technical and aesthetic exploration of metal pieces, introducing textures, reliefs, and finishes with greater detail and expressive depth.
Maximum of 12 students per workshop
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of silversmithing, jewelry, or metalworking