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LAO challenges designers to ‘play with their food’ for 2026 GC&DC Awards

5 November 2025

Deadline: January 11, 2026

For the 2026 Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council (GC&DC) Awards, the London Assay Office (LAO) is challenging creative people of all ages and skill levels to submit a design that can be engraved, chased or photo-etched onto a 25cm diameter sterling silver underplate that encourages diners to engage in conversations, activities, or games that bring fun, mischief and humour to the most formal of dinner tables.

 

How to Enter

  1. Read the 2026 GC&DC London Assay Office competition brief in full.

  2. Check the entry rules to make sure you are eligible to enter.

  3. Complete the 2026 GC&DC Competition Entry Form online by 11 January 2026 and post or drop off your entry at The Goldsmiths’ Centre between the 13 and 14 January 2026.

 

Deadline 11th January 2026.

Find more information here.

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