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The iconic medals for
the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be designed by award-winning maker and
jeweller Jonathan Mathew Boyd, a graduate of the celebrated Glasgow School and
Art, the Organising Committee revealed today (Friday 6 December 2013).
the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be designed by award-winning maker and
jeweller Jonathan Mathew Boyd, a graduate of the celebrated Glasgow School and
Art, the Organising Committee revealed today (Friday 6 December 2013).
Designed especially for each Games, the medals
are what every athlete from across the Commonwealth will strive to win and will
form a unique piece of Commonwealth Games history.
are what every athlete from across the Commonwealth will strive to win and will
form a unique piece of Commonwealth Games history.
Boyd, 29, graduated from the GSA with First Class
Honours in Silversmithing and Jewellery and went to study for an MA at the
Royal College of Art. Now a lecturer at the GSA, he is also the winner of many
prestigious awards and grants, including the Donald Dewar award for exceptional
Scottish talent.
Honours in Silversmithing and Jewellery and went to study for an MA at the
Royal College of Art. Now a lecturer at the GSA, he is also the winner of many
prestigious awards and grants, including the Donald Dewar award for exceptional
Scottish talent.
Earlier this month he
won the silver prize at 2013 Beijing International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition:
Pushing Boundaries & Chasing Challenges with Clyde Built, a collection of oxidised silver jewellery.
won the silver prize at 2013 Beijing International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition:
Pushing Boundaries & Chasing Challenges with Clyde Built, a collection of oxidised silver jewellery.
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Jonathan Boyd’s Hidden Message Ring
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Jonathan uses
advanced digital technologies in his work as well as using hand crafted skills
and traditional metalworking techniques.
advanced digital technologies in his work as well as using hand crafted skills
and traditional metalworking techniques.
Glasgow 2014 has
already appointed Scottish fashion designer and celebrity stylist Kerry Nixon
as Designer and Stylist for the Glasgow 2014 Medal Bearers. Glasgow-born Kerry
will be the creative force behind the designs worn in the medal ceremonies and
seen by millions of television viewers around the world.
already appointed Scottish fashion designer and celebrity stylist Kerry Nixon
as Designer and Stylist for the Glasgow 2014 Medal Bearers. Glasgow-born Kerry
will be the creative force behind the designs worn in the medal ceremonies and
seen by millions of television viewers around the world.
David Grevemberg, Chief Executive of Glasgow 2014
said:
said:
“Each and every one of the thousands of athletes who will compete at the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will all have the same aspiration – to perform
at their best and become a prestigious medal winner. Medals, whether Gold,
Silver or Bronze, are a strong symbol of the Games and a unique piece of
sporting history. For many, they will be the ultimate reward for years of
dedication to their sport.
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will all have the same aspiration – to perform
at their best and become a prestigious medal winner. Medals, whether Gold,
Silver or Bronze, are a strong symbol of the Games and a unique piece of
sporting history. For many, they will be the ultimate reward for years of
dedication to their sport.
“The Glasgow School of Art is a world-class institution yet remains an
integral part of the fabric of this great city, steeped in history and a place
that has been the starting point for many artists and designers for more than a
century.
integral part of the fabric of this great city, steeped in history and a place
that has been the starting point for many artists and designers for more than a
century.
“I’m delighted to have Jonathan’s incredible creative talent on board
and I know he will bring something truly unique to the Games. I am excited to
see his final designs and have no doubt that the Glasgow 2014 medals will be something
truly special.”
and I know he will bring something truly unique to the Games. I am excited to
see his final designs and have no doubt that the Glasgow 2014 medals will be something
truly special.”
Jonathan
said:
said:
“I love the city of Glasgow and have lived here for most of my adult
life; to be given this important opportunity and to showcase my admiration for
the city is both humbling and extremely exciting.
life; to be given this important opportunity and to showcase my admiration for
the city is both humbling and extremely exciting.
“I have always thought of Glasgow as a unique and special place – one
that thinks and does things differently. I hope in my design I can reflect
Glasgow’s industrial past, capture something of the city that it’s become and
most importantly capture that uniqueness that Glasgow has.”
that thinks and does things differently. I hope in my design I can reflect
Glasgow’s industrial past, capture something of the city that it’s become and
most importantly capture that uniqueness that Glasgow has.”
Professor
Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art, said:
Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art, said:
“It is an honour and
a privilege that one of our Silversmithing and Jewellery lecturers has been
commissioned to design the medals for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jonathan is
an incredibly talented maker and jeweller.
I know that he will create a fascinating and innovative design for the
medals that Glasgow and the Commonwealth will be proud of.”
a privilege that one of our Silversmithing and Jewellery lecturers has been
commissioned to design the medals for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jonathan is
an incredibly talented maker and jeweller.
I know that he will create a fascinating and innovative design for the
medals that Glasgow and the Commonwealth will be proud of.”
Full details of the Glasgow 2014 medal ceremonies, including what the
medals will look like, will be unveiled next year.
medals will look like, will be unveiled next year.
Ends
Notes to
Editors
Editors
1. The
Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving 70 teams of
athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and
takes place every four years. Glasgow 2014 will be the XX Commonwealth Games
and will be held from 23 July to 3 August. It will feature 17 sports in 11 days
of competition with 261 medal events on show. The Games will play host to 4500
athletes and sell 1,000,000 tickets with the event aided by an army of 15,000
volunteers. Glasgow 2014 Ltd is the official name for the Organising Committee
tasked with delivering the Games in partnership with the Scottish Government,
Glasgow City Council and Commonwealth Games Scotland.
Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving 70 teams of
athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and
takes place every four years. Glasgow 2014 will be the XX Commonwealth Games
and will be held from 23 July to 3 August. It will feature 17 sports in 11 days
of competition with 261 medal events on show. The Games will play host to 4500
athletes and sell 1,000,000 tickets with the event aided by an army of 15,000
volunteers. Glasgow 2014 Ltd is the official name for the Organising Committee
tasked with delivering the Games in partnership with the Scottish Government,
Glasgow City Council and Commonwealth Games Scotland.
2.
Glasgow
2014’s official partner level sponsors are Longines, SSE, Virgin Media, BP,
Emirates and Ford. For more information on Glasgow 2014’s full sponsor family,
please visit http://www.glasgow2014.com/games/our-sponsors
Glasgow
2014’s official partner level sponsors are Longines, SSE, Virgin Media, BP,
Emirates and Ford. For more information on Glasgow 2014’s full sponsor family,
please visit http://www.glasgow2014.com/games/our-sponsors
3.
Glasgow
2014, the Commonwealth Games Federation and UNICEF are working together in an
exciting partnership that will transform the lives of children in Scotland and
throughout the Commonwealth. Using the power of sport and culture this unique
partnership aims to inspire, enable and empower the children of the
Commonwealth to be the best they can be.
Glasgow
2014, the Commonwealth Games Federation and UNICEF are working together in an
exciting partnership that will transform the lives of children in Scotland and
throughout the Commonwealth. Using the power of sport and culture this unique
partnership aims to inspire, enable and empower the children of the
Commonwealth to be the best they can be.
4.
Originally
from Aberdeen, Jonathan Mathew Boyd graduated with a BA from Glasgow School of
Art and then later with an MA at the Royal College of Art in London before
returning to Glasgow to lecture at the GSA while also working as a jewellery
designer. Examples of his work can be viewed at www.jonathanmathewboyd.com
Originally
from Aberdeen, Jonathan Mathew Boyd graduated with a BA from Glasgow School of
Art and then later with an MA at the Royal College of Art in London before
returning to Glasgow to lecture at the GSA while also working as a jewellery
designer. Examples of his work can be viewed at www.jonathanmathewboyd.com
5. The Glasgow School of Art
is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading university-level
institutions for creative education and research in fine art, design and
architecture. At the heart of a vibrant, creative artistic community, it
provides an energetic environment in which new ideas flourish. GSA researchers
produce work that influences world culture by generating new knowledge through
creativity and conceptual thinking, and the GSA supports economic growth
through knowledge exchange and the application of creativity and innovation. In
2012 the GSA opened its first overseas campus, a collaboration with Singapore
Institute of Technology (SIT). Among its many celebrated alumni the GSA counts
a whole host of Turner Prize winners
and nominees, award-winning architects such as Gareth Hoskins, leading international fashion designers including Jonathan Saunders, product designers
such as Timorous Beasties, and
product design engineering graduates including MESO and 4c Design,
the Head of Design at Jaguar Landrover (Ian
Callum), senior designers at Amazon/Kindle US (Jonathan Biddle) and Dyson,
(Paul Reid), and winner of the 2012 James Dyson Award, (Dan Watson).
is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading university-level
institutions for creative education and research in fine art, design and
architecture. At the heart of a vibrant, creative artistic community, it
provides an energetic environment in which new ideas flourish. GSA researchers
produce work that influences world culture by generating new knowledge through
creativity and conceptual thinking, and the GSA supports economic growth
through knowledge exchange and the application of creativity and innovation. In
2012 the GSA opened its first overseas campus, a collaboration with Singapore
Institute of Technology (SIT). Among its many celebrated alumni the GSA counts
a whole host of Turner Prize winners
and nominees, award-winning architects such as Gareth Hoskins, leading international fashion designers including Jonathan Saunders, product designers
such as Timorous Beasties, and
product design engineering graduates including MESO and 4c Design,
the Head of Design at Jaguar Landrover (Ian
Callum), senior designers at Amazon/Kindle US (Jonathan Biddle) and Dyson,
(Paul Reid), and winner of the 2012 James Dyson Award, (Dan Watson).
6. More
than 1,380 iconic Gold, Silver and Bronze will be awarded at 261 medal
ceremonies to be held during the Games.
than 1,380 iconic Gold, Silver and Bronze will be awarded at 261 medal
ceremonies to be held during the Games.