Designers

Maya Gemstones launches engagement ring collection

Maya Gemstones has announced the launch of a “unique” engagement ring collection, following a rise in bespoke sales of engagement rings during the pandemic. The new ‘Perfect Ring’ collection features options in brushed 18ct white, yellow and rose gold, with Maya Cut stones, including diamond, pink tourmaline and sky-blue topaz. …

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Diamonds capture luxury market share, says De Beers

Diamonds have an increased potential to “capture the luxury market share”, according to the third instalment of De Beers’ Diamond Insight Flash Report series. The series of reports aims to look at the consumer perspective on diamonds, and how it continues to evolve following the pandemic.  The latest report includes…

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Frédéric Zaavy monograph to launch in October

The first monograph dedicated to Parisian artist-jeweller Frédéric Zaavy will launch in October 2020.  Entitled ‘Stardust: The Work and Life of Jeweler Extraordinaire Frédéric Zaavy’, the monograph will explore the work of Zaavy, who was chosen as the exclusive jeweller for the 21st Century revival of Fabergé.  The avant-garde jeweller…

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Gemfields supports Walk with Giants initiative

Gemfields has announced its support for Walk with Giants, a new campaign that aims to promote and raise funds for wildlife in Africa.  The new campaign is led by conservation charity Space for Giants, and will see a group of the charity’s global ambassadors trek through one of Kenya’s “most…

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Bath goldsmith upgrades premises

Goldsmith and jewellery designer, Tina Engell, has announced the opening of a new combined workshop and retail space in the centre of Bath. The move to a larger premises will see her join a “number of creative independent businesses who are based in the buzzing artisan quarter”. Following the move,…

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Edge of Ember to exclusively use lab-grown diamonds 

Edge of Ember has announced it is “exclusively” using lab-grown diamonds in its collections going forward. It comes as the group said that working with diamonds that came with the “negative environmental impact of mining and harrowing stories of labour just didn’t quite cut it”.  The brand is now taking…

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Le Vian launches geo-fencing tech

Le Vian has announced it is introducing an “innovative” geo-fencing technology this September, which will work to attract footfall to its independent jewellery retail partners. The geo-fencing technology will target Le Vian collectors when they are within a specific radius of a participating independent store by sending them a pop-up…

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Chippenham jeweller launches jewellery kit 

Tamara Eggleston, a Chippenham-based jeweller, has announced the launch of a home jewellery making kit in a bid to boost business after lockdown saw her workshop close. In addition, Eggleston has launched the initiative after many of the shops she sold through also had to close following the pandemic.  Eggeleston,…

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Swarovski to cut 1,600 HQ roles

Swarovski plans to cut around 1,600 roles at its Austrian headquarters in a bid to restructure its business, Reuters has reported.  Amid difficult market conditions and pandemic-related losses, around 1,000 jobs are set to be axed this autumn, with a further 600 to be cut by 2022. Around 4,600 employees…

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Lark and Berry releases new podcast episode

Lark and Berry has announced the release of its latest podcast episode, which looks to “dive deeper” into the controversies around mining and growing diamonds. The Diamond Disruptor podcast has been produced by the brand since 2019, and the podcast has now debuted part two of its ‘Controversy’ series. Its…

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