Castro Smith

Castro Smith is a hand engraver and jeweller based in London. Castro started training as a painter and printmaker. His illustrative and painterly style comes through in the design of his rings. His artwork is inspired by history, myths and biology - having always been obsessed with creatures and their creations.

Castro Smith News & Events

POLLY WALES X CASTRO SMITH
Polly Wales x Castro Smith | June 4th & 5thAn exclusive collaboration of one-off designs Jewellers rarely collaborate.The work is usually too personal for that. Too obsessive. Too solitary. Read more...
DSM LA Jewelry Exhibition | 2nd June
Dover Street Market Los Angeles invites Castro Smith to join a DSMLA Fine Jewelry Exhibition — bringing together 16 designers from around the world whose work is shaping the future... Read more...
Summer Open Studio | Bloomsbury | 4–7 June
Summer Open Studio | Bloomsbury | 4–7 June Join us for our bi-annual Summer Open Studio — a rare opportunity to step inside the workshop and experience Castro Smith up... Read more...
V&A Aquisition - ‘Coriolis’ Ring
‘Coriolis’ Ring 2024 The design of this ring is inspired by the Coriolis effect—named after Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, whose study of waterwheels revealed the unseen forces that govern the movement of... Read more...
See us in Paris @ Nouvelle Box
Discover the latest Castro Smith Jewellery @ Nouvelle Box  Read more...
Tullie Museum Acquisition
Commissioned by the Contemporary Arts Society in response to Tullie’s Natural Science collection, this ring draws on local conservation stories and the fragile beauty of the natural world. At its... Read more...
A Gold Market jewellery exhibition @ Dover Street Market Singapore
A Gold Market jewellery exhibition @ Dover Street Market Singapore Read more...
See us at Dover Street Market alongside Bea Bongiasca
See us at Dover Street Market Paris alongside Bea Bongiasca Read more...
Jewellery Now : the curators’ edit at Ruthin Craft Centre
Jewellery Now : the curators’ editRuthin Craft Centre Gallery 1 & 2 | 5 July – 21 September 2025 Designer-made, one-of-a-kind jewellery is experiencing something of a golden age—and this exhibition... Read more...
Auric - Jewellery Showcase - 11th & 12th December
Join us this week along side Shola Branson, Emefa Cole and Jet McQuison for a showcase of jewellery.   Read more...
Showroom: The Mind in The Cave - Seoul, South Korea | 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2024
The Mind in The Cave: A dialogue between space and the experiencing personDates: Friday 29th November — Sunday 1st December 2024Hours: 2:00pm — 6:00pmLocation: 3F, Yeonhui-dong 71-6, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South... Read more...
Jewellery Showcase at Lane Crawford, HK 8-9 Nov 24'
We invite you to join us at Lane Crawford, Hong Kong, this November for an exclusive showcase of fine jewelry.Explore Castro’s latest, meticulously crafted designs and engage in a personal... Read more...
Discover our newest designs at Goldsmiths' Fair
See us at Goldsmiths' Fair later this month for an exclusive preview of our newest collections. Read more...
Trunk Show USA - Twist, Portland 28th May
This month, Castro Smith will be visiting the USA for a Trunk Show with the wonderful Twist in Portland. For more information and to request appointments, please reach out directly to Twist to... Read more...
Summer Open Studios: 13-16 June 2024
Step into our studio during our biannual open studios event at Cockpit Arts and fulfill your dream of experiencing Castro Smith jewellery up close.  Read more...
Castro Smith | See us in New York 4th - 8th May 2024
Join us at the Museum of Art and Design in New York for MAD about jewellery. The Museum's annual event of contemporary Jewellery. Read more...
Sotheby's Exhibition | 9th - 22nd May 2022
Collectively as ‘Quartet’, jewellers Sian Evans, Lucie Gledhill, Castro Smith and Christopher Thompson-Royds will showcase their exquisite work in the Bing Gallery at Sotheby’s as part of London Craft Week from... Read more...
Castro Smith launches in Gucci Vault
Now launched with Gucci Vault. Using symbolic motifs of flora, fauna, insects and even the human heart engraved into gold and silver, then plated in subtle shades of ceramic and... Read more...
Conversations with Contemporary Jewellers | Wed 24 Feb
Join Jonathan Wahl, Director of 92Y Jewelry Center, for a series of conversations with contemporary jewelers; Nak Armstrong, Alice Cicolini, Castro Smith, Judy Geib, Gabriella Kiss, and Lola Brooks. Read more...
Fluro Rebellion @ Dover Street Market
Commissioned exclusively as part of Dover Street Market's FLURO REBELLION project. Read more...
Jeremy Strong shows his Castro Smith Necklace on The Late Late Show
Valued customer Jeremy Strong shows his hand engraved Castro Smith pendants on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Read more...
House of Bandits | An Experimental Art and Fashion Takeover by Sarabande
An experimental art and fashion takeover by the Sarabande Foundation: 5 Virgo Street Mayfair. See us there from 17-21 November. Read more...
Goldsmiths' Fair goes digital | Find us there
This year you would have found us in Goldsmiths' Hall in the City of London selling work for a week at Goldsmiths' Fair. Now that event has gone digital and... Read more...
15 Years of Dover Street Market
Dover Street Market celebrates 15 years. As part of their celebrations we have created a few special items based around the theme of MONOCHROMARKET: icons past, present and future, reinterpreted... Read more...
Japanese Craft: The Mark on the Metal
               After having studied his Goldsmiths' Company traditional hand engraving apprenticeship with R. H. Wilkins and intaglio seal engraving at Rebus Signet Rings, in 2017 Castro was awarded the... Read more...
Castro Smith - The Ring Master - Financial Times
Read the full article here > www.ft.com/castro  Read more...
Castro Smith @ JOYCE, Hong Kong: 17 May
Sarabande and Joyce Pop-Up Hong Kong From 17 May 2019See Castro in Hong Kong with the Sarabande Foundation and some of London’s most visionary creatives at the vanguard of fashion retail and nurturer... Read more...
Sarabande Foundation & London Craft Week: 'The Art of Craft' panel discussion
As part of London Craft Week 2019, the Sarabande Foundation will host a panel discussion with visionary creators and industry leaders. Read more...
Sarabande Foundation & London Craft Week: ‘A Ketel Boiling with Ideas’ Exhibition
Sarabande makers, Esna Su and Castro Smith, in their journey to make a unique piece of work commissioned by Ketel One Vodka.  Read more...