Features
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May- 2014 -21 May
T H March asks “Are you cyber-safe?”
Your reputation has taken years to build and in this digital age news, good and bad, spreads rapidly. It can take minutes to cause lasting damage to a business… Are you Cyber-Safe? The technological advances we have witnessed in recent years along with the exponential growth of the internet in…
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2 May
FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush
The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now that the commodity traders are losing interest, MICHAEL NORTHCOTT asks whether the scrap-buying craze has caused any lasting change to the market. Two very significant trends have appeared that will likely have a profound…
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Apr- 2014 -9 April
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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9 April
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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Mar- 2014 -14 March
ARCHIVE: An interview with acclaimed designer Theo Fennell
We caught up with London-based jewellery designer THEO FENNELL, whose flamboyant pieces caught the eye of one Elton John decades ago. Here, he ruminates on what it takes to be successful, and how the industry has changed. Give us a potted history of your career and how you got to where you…
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Jan- 2014 -14 January
COMMENT: What Makes Diamonds So Desirable?
If there is one store in a shopping centre that never fails to have people gathered outside the window, excitedly pointing and wishfully stating which piece they would buy if they had the money, it is the jewellery shop. Savvy jewellers know that placing sparkling diamond rings, earrings, pendants and…
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Oct- 2013 -29 October
Molly Cleagg of Murano Silver, Market Deeping
At 18 you chose to go into the jewellery industry rather than university, what helped you make that decision? It was easy. I loved my Saturday job, I love jewellery and I love being in shop during the day chatting to people, helping them choose pieces and just being around…
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11 October
F. Hinds opens 111th store in Coventry
Britain’s largest family jeweller has celebrated its 111th shop opening with an official ceremony attended by the mayor of Coventry and several members of the Hinds family. The 1,400 sq ft premises means the chain is now at its largest number of outlets in its history. Six members of staff…
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Sep- 2013 -20 September
Designer celebrates first anniversary after six-figure investment
An award-winning Worcester jeweller is celebrating the first year in her new premises following a six-figure investment. It is 12 months since jewellery designer Anja Potze, who creates bespoke pieces for a wide spectrum of national customers, ploughed £224,000 into the purchase of her new premises in the city’s Friar…
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Aug- 2013 -22 August
John Henn of T.A. Henn & Son, Wolverhampton
Could you please give us a brief introduction to T A Henn and its history? T A Henn is a sixth generation jeweller in the centre of Wolverhampton. Founded in 1847 to make clocks, it moved to its current location around 1890, and started selling jewellery soon afterwards when diamonds…
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