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.
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Read the 2026 GC&DC London Assay Office competition brief in full.
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Check the entry rules to make sure you are eligible to enter.
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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.