Carat* sponsors BAFTA costume design award

Carat* has announced that it will be the official category sponsor of the ‘Costume Design’ award at the BAFTA Craft Awards taking place on April 27. Scott Thompson, founder and CEO of Carat*, said: “As part of our continued support of the arts, we are thrilled to be able to…

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Trollbeads – ‘Cherry Blossom’ fantasy gift set

Trollbeads will be launching an exclusive limited edition spring gift set on Friday, 11 April. The ‘cherry blossom’ fantasy gift set, which the company says “makes a really special present”, features an emerald fantasy chain, available in 80cm and 90cm sizes, with a drop of emerald hanging under a hand…

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Citizen launches watch registration programme

Citizen has announced the launch of a renewed national watch registration programme which will provide customers with an extended guarantee. Customers who sign up to the programme receive a one-year extension to the five-year guarantee provided with the firm’s products. The registration programme is open to all customers who have…

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Goldsmiths’ Fair to feature 170 leading designers

The Goldsmiths’ Fair will showcase 170 leading designer-makers as well as sporting a radical new look when it returns on September 22. The exhibition, which comprises of an array of contemporary jewellery and silver, will be held at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in London and will showcase newly completed masterpieces from…

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Jenny Brown of Jenny Brown Jewellery

Describe yourself in three words. Determined, headstrong and hardworking. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? At school my passion was always fashion but the convent environment didn’t allow such things! After education I started with modelling, fashion and then into jewellery thanks to…

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Claire Mortimer, Chapelle Jewellery, Nottingham

Tell us about Chapelle Jewellery. Our first store opened in 1998 when our directors identified the opportunity of being the jewellery specialist in the out-of-town designer outlets. We provide a retail environment for brands and manufacturers to clear their overstocks and previous seasons’ models without competing with the current ranges…

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ARCHIVE: London Diamond Bourse – ‘No ordinary trading floor’

It is said that 85 per cent of the UK’s imported diamonds go through the London Diamond Bourse. The first journalist allowed through its doors in 20 years, Michael Northcott finds out what goes on behind those security gates. As exclusive clubs go, this is an unusual one. The mere…

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JewelStreet seeks £100k investment through crowdfunding

The online-only startup jewellery retailer, JewelStreet, has launched a round of ‘crowdfunding’ in an attempt to raise £100,000 of investment capital. Crowdfunding is a way of young companies attracting investment from the general public via an online platform, normally with only small amounts of cash required, but with no equity…

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Holts Academy to celebrate apprenticeship pilot scheme success

Holts Academy has announced it will host an event celebrating the success of 14 apprentices recruited through the Holts Birmingham ‘apprenticeship pilot scheme’. The event, which will be held on May 14 at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, will give local employers a chance to network and find…

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Swiss investigate disappearance of $50m pink diamond

An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a $50m (£30m) pink diamond from a storage unit in Geneva.Storage firm Malca-Amit had been holding the 50.66 carat diamond for South African diamond trader Sylla Moussa, but he reported it missing in September 2013. Police searched the premises of the…

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