The Maker
Scott Smith is a contemporary silversmith based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Working primarily in sterling silver, he creates sculptural tableware and heirloom objects that reinterpret Scottish heritage through a modern lens.
His work combines traditional raising and chasing techniques with a contemporary aesthetic rooted in landscape, archaeology and ritual.
Accreditation
BA (Hons) Silversmithing & Jewellery Design, The Glasgow School of Art, 2021
HND Jewellery Design, City of Glasgow College, 2018
QEST Emerging Maker Scholar (Silversmithing), 2024-25
Founding Tenant, Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop, 2023-25
Silversmith based at Deemouth Artist Studios, Aberdeen (Full-Time Practice)
Freelance Silversmith, Jamieson & Carry, 2025 - Present
Trustee, Visual Arts Scotland
Rising Star, Homo Faber (Michelangelo Foundation)
Member, Contemporary British Silversmiths
Member, Heritage Crafts
Member, Craft Scotland
Recent Awards
Craft Development Award, Inches Carr, 2025
Silversmithing Apprentice Scholarship, South House Silver Workshop Trust, 2025
Goldsmiths’ North Bursary, The Benevolent Society, 2025
Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs Goblet Commission, 2024
Visual Artist and Craft Makers Award, Creative Scotland, 2024
QEST Emerging Maker Scholarship (Silversmithing), Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 2024
Gold Award, 2D Silversmithing, Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council (multiple years: 2020, 2023)
Gosset Champagne Award, Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council (multiple years: 2020, 2021 & 2023)
Silver Award, 2D Silversmithing, Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council, 2021
Goldsmiths’ Fair Graduate Bursary, 2022