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Professor Sandra Wilson has a personal chair in Ecological Metal Design. She is a contemporary jeweller, silversmith, researcher and educator and is passionate about the transformative power of making things. Her jewellery and metal design has won awards from the Scottish Arts Council, the Audi Foundation for Innovation, and the British European Designers Group. Her work is also in the collection of HRH Princess Anne.
Her research explores creating new surface finishes and alloys from precious metals such as gold and copper recovered from electronic waste. She collaborates with the Love Chemistry Group at Edinburgh University who have developed a new ligand that specifically targets gold. She is a co-investigator on the EPSRC funded Chemical recycling of electronic waste for sustainable livelihoods and material consumption in India with partners at Edinburgh University, the National Institute of Design, and the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) in India. The project aims to generate a new metal supply chain for rural artisanal jewellers in India and to create a formalised e-waste system.
She has also researched the lesser known silversmithing technique ‘Dutch raising’ and was responsible for bringing the European Silversmiths Forum (Hammerclub) exhibition and symposium to Dundee in May 2019.
Previous funded research projects have included Pulse: The Stuff of Life exploring the beauty of 3D protein architecture and thoughtfully integrating traditional hand fabrication and new technologies such as 3D printing. From Pulse, work was included in three exhibitions, namely; Origin: Ur Sprung Schmuck – an international touring exhibition including Inhorgenta the worlds' largest jewellery fair in Munich; Nature Inspired Design – an AHRC/EPSRC national initiative - Design for the 21stCentury; and Design4science an international touring exhibition and symposium highlighting cutting edge design and science. Co-investigator on Imprints: Public Responses to Identity Management technologies and practices a major £1.9m EPSRC research project. This research was concerned with the way that new wearable technologies could empower the user to express their fluid identities rather than be used for surveillance.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament
- Jewellery
- Metal
- Contemporary
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Visit of Quito Silversmiths to Scotland
Ferraro, E. (Investigator) & Wilson, S. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Support For a 40 Day Research Trip to Japan (April/May 2022)
Wilson, S. (Investigator)
1/04/22 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Keeping the Hammers' Voice Alive
Ferraro, E. (Investigator) & Wilson, S. (Investigator)
1/04/22 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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Open Design of Trusted Things (OpenDoTT) (Joint with MZ Denmark APS [Beneficiary] and the following Partner Organisations]; Officine Innesto SRL, Victoria and Albert Museum, Wevolver Ltd, ThinsCon e.V., Alexander von Humboldt Institut fur Internet und Gesellschaft gGm, Simply Secure, Quicksand Design Studio Pvt Ltd, STBY bv)
Rogers, J. (Investigator), Taylor, N. (Investigator), Thomas, P. (Investigator), Wilson, S. (Investigator) & Woods, M. (Investigator)
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
1/01/19 → 31/05/20
Project: Research
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Brick Bread and Biscuit The Chemical Recycling of Precious Metals from E-Waste for Jewellery Design in India
Dunne, K. (Designer) & Wilson, S., 20 Aug 2024, 188 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Damascene Brooch: Group exhibition, AMBERIF, Gdańsk, Poland
Wilson, S. (Artist), 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Hammering from the Inside. The feminine in Ecuadorian silversmithing: DJCAD Research Expo 2024, Group Exhibition, Matthew Building Gallery, DJCAD, Dundee
Ferraro, E. (Artist) & Wilson, S. (Artist), 1 Mar 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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La Voz de los Martillos: técnicas precolombinas en uso, Exhibition, Casa del Alabado, Quito, Ecuador
Ferraro, E. (Contributing member) & Wilson, S. (Contributing member), Jun 2024Translated title of the contribution :The Voice of the Hammers: pre-Columbian techniques in use, Exhibition, Museum of pre-Columbian Art, Quito, Ecuador Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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The Craft Hub Journey: Project Catalogue
Wilson, S. (Subject), 2024, European Commission. 259 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Prizes
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Damascene Brooch: Shortlisted for the 31st International Jewellery Competition
Wilson, S. (Recipient), 6 Feb 2023
Prize: Other distinction
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Dundee Craft Makers Award
Wilson, S. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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To keep the Hammers voice alive
Ferraro, E. (Recipient) & Wilson, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Trustee of the Scottish Goldsmiths Trust
Wilson, S. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2021
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Legacy and Impact: the Final Chapter of the Craft Hub EU Project
Wilson, S. (Contributor) & Goring, E. (Blog post author)
25 Jan 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - media article or participation
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Brick Bread and Biscuit The Chemical Recycling of Precious Metals from E-Waste for Jewellery Design in India exhibited at Dundee Design Festival 2024
Dunne, K. (Member) & Wilson, S. (Member)
23 Aug 2024 → 29 Aug 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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La Voz de los Martillos (The Hammers' Voice)
Ferraro, E. (Organiser) & Wilson, S. (Contributor)
15 Jun 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
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Hammering from the Inside. The feminine in Ecuadorian silversmithing.
Ferraro, E. (Contributor) & Wilson, S. (Contributor)
1 Mar 2024 → 25 Mar 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Explorathon 2024 - Explore and Discover at ScrapAntics
Urch, J. (Organiser), Garcia-Wilson, E. (Presenter), Stevenson, F. (Presenter), Adholla, C. (Presenter), Ding, K. (Presenter), Wilson, S. (Presenter), Bhadoria, A. (Host), Maher, K. (Host) & Crutchley, N. (Host)
7 Sept 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Press/Media
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X-ray vision: a surprising source of recycled silver
21/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Be better than Jeff Bezos: how to recycle your old electricals
27/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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I’m a bit of a modern-day alchemist, recovering gold from old mobile phones
21/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research