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Judging panel
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Ashley Carson
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Ashley Carson was born in Sheffield and on leaving school in 1977 was employed by Sheffield Assay Office where he has recently completed 30 years of service.
Ashley achieved a wide knowledge of profession by working in most departments, eventually reaching management level and in 1993 he was appointed as Assay Master, the youngest ever.
Since becoming Assay Master he has helped to make Sheffieldthe second largest Assay Office in the country, currently hallmarking over 7 million articles a year. He has also encouraged the Assay Office in the sponsorship of young silversmiths and students at Sheffield Hallam and in 2003 was made an Honorary Doctor of Sheffield Hallam University.
Ashley is a Freeman of the Cutlers Company and currently sits on the British Hallmarking Council, the Association of European Assay Offices and the International Convention on Hallmarking and is the current Chairman of the International Convention Technical Committee. He is also a Director of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
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Corin Mellor
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Born in Sheffield in 1966, Corin Mellor trained as a product designer at Kingstonand worked for the London architects YRM before joining his father's business, David Mellor Design, where he is now Creative Director.
Corin has carried out a number of special design commissions. His public seating can be seen at the Lowry Gallery in Salford Quays, and the Millennium Gallery and Winter Garden in Sheffield. He has recently worked on projects for Sheffield Cathedral and Chatsworth House.
At David Mellor Design Corin is responsible for special product development within the company. He has designed new ranges of kitchen knives, table glass and woodware. Corin designed the interior of the new David Mellor Design Museum and Café at Hathersage.
He is married to the photographer Helen Mellor and divides his time between the factory and design office in Derbyshire and the Londonshop, David Mellor Sloane Square.
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The Duke of Devonshire
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The 12th Duke of Devonshire was Marquess of Hartington until May 2004 when he succeeded his father as Duke. The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire have lived at Chatsworth since 2006, from where they manage all the family estates. Ever since their marriage, the Duke and Duchess have been enthusiastic collectors in several fields, especially modern British paintings, sculpture, silver and ceramics: their collection is mainly kept at Chatsworth, although there are a number of significant pieces from their sculpture collection in the gardens at Lismore Castle in Ireland.
The Duke was appointed a Trustee of Museums Sheffield in 2006, and was appointed a Trustee of both the Wallace Collection (in London) and the Storm King Art Centre (in New York) in 2007.
The Duke of Devonshire works with many charities and organisations both local to the Estates and nationally.
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Dorian Church
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Senior Curator of Decorative Art
Dorian joined Museums Sheffield in 2001. Since joining Museums Sheffield she has been a Curator of Sheffield's Decorative Art Collection, which includes the internationally important Designated metalwork collection. Dorian has focused on building and enhancing the national profile of this collection over the past 6 years and has worked on making it more accessible and inclusive for local audiences through a series of projects which have enabled Museums Sheffield to increase its knowledge and understanding of the collection.
Dorian has initiated and developed strong local partnerships that have provided a framework for new initiatives and he has she has also begun a programme of acquisition of contemporary metalwork. During her time at the Trust Dorian has embedded exhibitions about contemporary and historic Sheffield metalwork into the Millennium Gallery and has brought a more national perspective on contemporary metalwork, notably through our most recent contemporary metalwork exhibition Moments of Indulgence.
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