Q&A Sessions
-
Jun- 2023 -27 June
Jessica Flinn on changes, challenges and trends in the jewellery industry
Can you tell me about yourself and the history of Jessica Flinn? I started Jessica Flinn Designers Limited straight out of university in 2010, so it has been 13 years now, which is absolutely bonkers. I initially started out making stainless steel and silver jewellery, and I would sell it…
Read More » -
Oct- 2022 -18 October
Raj Jain on the fascinating intricacies of vintage timepieces
Could you tell us a little bit about your career and what led up to you opening WatchCentre? I began buying watches in Bombay, on a holiday trip to India. I’ve always been based in London, but I would go to India every year, and in 1985, I visited the…
Read More » -
Dec- 2020 -15 December
Interview: Jennifer Georgeson, founder and CEO of So Just Shop
So Just Shop is a jewellery, accessory and homeware marketplace working directly with women-led artisans from some of the most vulnerable communities around the globe. Jewellery Focus sat down with the business’ founder and CEO, Jennifer Georgeson, to discuss empowering women, sustainability in business and navigating the difficulties resulting from…
Read More » -
10 December
Political jewellery: In a political world
Can you tell me a little about your history in relation to the jewellery industry? You could say I joined ‘the industry’ when I was just a few years old and used to draw incessantly and come up with my own designs. I even remember that sometimes I used to…
Read More » -
9 December
Q&A with Joshua James Jewellery
Give me a brief description of your business? Joshua James Jewellery has been on the go for 10 years, and we mainly sell branded products, although we’ve started going heavily into our own brands over the last 12 months. Our biggest brands are the usual suspects: Nomination, ChloBo and Swarovski,…
Read More » -
Nov- 2020 -23 November
Sixty-second interview: Fenton & Co
Describe yourself in three words? Passionate, impatient, loyal. How did you get to be where you are today? Drive and willingness to annoy people who are more important than me. Which aspect of your job do you enjoy most, and why? Everything apart from the admin. What is your proudest…
Read More » -
Oct- 2020 -14 October
Q&A with 247 Diamonds
Tell me about the history of the business? We started the very first UK jewellery presence on the Internet, launching a ‘net based B2B service in the text based black hole that was the Internet before the World Wide Web, we are talking late 1980’s, way too early, we must…
Read More » -
Nov- 2019 -12 November
15 Minutes with Scott Walter, Edinburgh Assay Office CEO
Tell me about your appointment as chairman of the Convention on the Control & Marking of Articles of Precious Metals? On 1 November I will take up the Chair of the Convention. The Convention is an international treaty between contracting states. It’s purpose is to create a mechanism for cross…
Read More » -
Jul- 2019 -2 July
60 Second Interview: Hiten Shah – director of Diamond Heaven
Q1) Describe yourself in three words. Motivated, hardworking and focused. Q2) How did you get to be where you are today? Through hard work and determination. I started up on eBay in 2004 when I saw a gap in the market to provide high-quality jewellery to people at the right…
Read More » -
Jun- 2019 -21 June
E-commerce Handbook: Louise Sinclair
1.Give me a brief description of your business? Louise Sinclair Jewellery offers both bespoke fine jewellery and commissioned pieces to a private clientele alongside an e commerce website with ready-to-wear collections of timeless pieces inspired by modern lifestyles. It is a brand with roots that go deep into the world…
Read More »
