Cartier and The King’s Foundation Launch a Three Year Partnership to Train the Next Generation

What the Program Covers The postgraduate program comprises five months of formal training and two months of project work, covering specialist skills including enameling techniques such as champlevé and grisaille, and marquetry, decorative crafts that sit at the very heart of high watchmaking.

Students will be based at The King’s Foundation’s headquarters at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, with residential experiences delivered at Cartier’s Maison des Métiers d’Art in Switzerland, where they will be mentored by expert tutors and master craftspeople from both organizations.

Who Can Apply The fellowship is open to UK based jewelry and watchmaking graduates, or emerging designers within the first three years of running their own business, who wish to deepen their technical expertise.

The program is bursary-funded, meaning accepted candidates will receive financial support to participate, removing a significant barrier for emerging talent who may otherwise be unable to access training of this caliber…