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John Donald Author

John Donald, British jeweller, designer and goldsmith, part of a select group who revolutionised jewellery design in the early 1960s, went on to establish a successful business in London and Geneva and an international reputation. In over 50 years he has been recognised as a pioneering and radical designer and craftsman with his work capturing the late twentieth century ideals of glamour and modernity. He has been feted as an idealist, a pioneering designer, and as a craftsman. His work is seen in the V&A Museum, the Schmuckmuseum in Pforzheim, the Royal Museum in Edinburgh and The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.