Designers
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Mar- 2021 -4 March
Monica Vinader reports 21% rise in turnover for holiday season
Monica Vinader has reported a successful trading period over the holiday season, despite disruptions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, with turnover increasing 21% compared to the same period in 2019. The British company’s e-commerce sales also rose by 68% over the winter period, citing its funding from HSBC’s Coronavirus Large…
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Feb- 2021 -26 February
Lucy Quartermaine welcomes boost in online sales
Designer silver brand Lucy Quartermaine has welcomed “amazing” success in trading after online sales soared by 88% in January against last year. According to the group, this marked a continuation of an “excellent” e-commerce performance reported in the final quarter of 2020, with its website seeing a 145% increase in…
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25 February
Hancocks names aquamarine ring as ‘Jewel of the Month’
Hancocks London has unveiled its March ‘Jewel of the Month’, an aquamarine, ruby and diamond cocktail ring. Designed by Hancocks, it is one of the latest new additions to its curated collection of fine jewels and gemstones. According to the jeweller, it is in part inspired by the star sign…
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23 February
Swarovski unveils new brand identity
Swarovski has unveiled a new brand identity that reportedly centres around a “bold vision that celebrates crystal in all its forms”. The rebrand has been launched under the helm of creative director, Giovanna Engelbert, and sees the Swarovski Swan reimagined through the “filter of the Wonderlab”, Engelbert’s “imaginary crystal world”. …
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23 February
Chaumet launches new Haute Horlogerie watch
Maison Chaumet has announced the launch of its new Haute Horlogerie watch Infiniment 12 – Rêverie Nocturne. The new timepiece celebrates the one year anniversary of 12 Vendôme, the brand’s historic hôtel particulier. Since 1812 on Place Vendôme, the famous address has been an “emblematic focal point of refinement à…
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22 February
Matilde Jewellery launches new ring for charity
Matilde Jewellery has announced the launch of its new Deusa ring, which will see 10% of proceeds go to the charity Plan International, in association with International Women’s Day. Designed exclusively for International Women’s Day 2021, the “beautiful and symbolic” recycled 14k gold and lab-grown diamond ring is “here to…
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15 February
Former CIBJO president dies aged 87
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has paid tribute to Joss Hess, the organisation’s former president and world-renowned jewellery designer. Hess served as the first American president of the World Jewellery Confederation from 1997 to 2000 and worked to nurture a generation of leadership for the international jewellery business. He died…
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12 February
Taylor & Hart creates 18ct ‘Haribo’ ring
Taylor and Hart has announced the launch of an 18ct, diamond-encrusted ‘Haribo’ engagement ring, whose creation was inspired by the popular sweet. The ruby-red band includes 224 rubies and is topped with an 18ct yellow gold basket of 40 diamonds and a 2.70ct cabochon yellow sapphire to create the “ultimate…
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11 February
Le Vian launches exclusive Symbols of Protection range
Le Vian has announced the launch of a new range, entitled ‘Symbols of Protection’, which has launched exclusively at Kay Jewellers. The “uplifting” collection was reportedly created in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and features “different iterations and interpretations on the theme of protection”. It has reportedly been selling “extremely…
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9 February
Tiffany and Co. behind Super Bowl 55 trophy
Tiffany and Co. has revealed that it was the jeweller behind the Super Bowl 55 trophy. The trophy, which was crafted by Tiffany artisans, was molded, shaped, and carved out of sterling silver at Tiffany’s Cumberland hollowware workshop in Rhode Island. According to the group, the entire process took over…
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