Designers
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Jan- 2018 -29 January
Raymond Weil unveils Brit Awards watches
Luxury Swiss watch brand Raymond Weil has announced two new timepieces in partnership with The Brit Awards 2018. ย The first watch features a 41mm polished stainless steel case housing a black three-dimensional dial and three-link bracelet. The womenโs version has a 30mm polished stainless steel case, and houses a…
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29 January
IJL reveals new judge line-up for Bright Young Gems 2018
International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced that two new judges have been appointed the Bright Young Gems 2018 judging panel. Liza Urla, founder of Gemologue, and guest judge Henry Graham, creative director and co-founder of Wolf & Badger, will join the long standing panellists. Sarah Kitley-Spencer, event manager for IJL,…
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26 January
Weston Beamor shortlists three students for design competition award
Weston Beamor has announced the names of three students from Birmingham City University who have been shortlisted in its annual Live Project design competition. The shortlisted students were Hayley Jones, Lorna McNaught and Kai-Blu Triass. The brief was to design a wedding and engagement ring set in fairtrade gold for…
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25 January
Cadfolio launches unique shaped wedding ring service
Digital design firm Cadfolio has launched a new service that allows retailers to design custom made wedding rings for customers. Ryan Edkins, founder of Cadfolio, said the demand for custom shaped wedding rings is growing due to the โincrease in unique engagement ring designsโ being purchased by โcouples looking for…
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22 January
WB The Creative Jewellery Group sold to Heimerle + Meule
WB The Creative Jewellery Group, which owns Domino, Gecko and Weston Beamor, has been sold to the Heimerle + Meule Group. The group will continue to operate as an independent entity and join a number of other companies operating across the UK and Europe, including Cookson Precious Metals. Heimerle +…
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18 January
Holts Gems founder Robert Holt dies at 94
The founder and a director of Holts Gems, Robert Holt, has passed away aged 95 while holidaying with family. The eponymous fine jewellery store was established in 1948 by Holt when he was a pre-war Jewish refugee from Vienna. A spokesperson said: โOn 11th January, Mr Robert Acker Holt, founder…
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10 January
Gemfields and Fabergรฉ unveils โworld firstโ laser inscribed emerald
Gemstone supplier Gemfields and fine jewellery specialists Fabergรฉ have unveiled what they claim is the worldโs first laser-inscribed emerald. The 4.11 carat, green emerald-cut gemstone was mined at Gemfieldsโ Kagem emerald mine in Zambia. It was then acquired and mounted by Fabergรฉ as a custom-crafted item for the winner of…
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3 January
V by Laura Vann launches first temporary store in London
V by Laura Vann has launched its first temporary store in Shoreditch to promote its brand. The store will be used as a both a premises from which to sell and as a showroom for press and buyers during London Fashion Week, and is the result of regular exposure at…
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3 January
Bucherer opens โexperiential pop upโ in Selfridgesโ Wonder Room
Bucherer Fine Jewellery has announced a new โexperiential pop-up boutiqueโ in London department store Selfridges. Bucherer Fine Jewellery will invite shoppers and jewellery lovers to explore its Swiss jewellery craftsmanship and diamond expertise, where customers can design their own unique piece and project messages onto the wall space for their…
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Dec- 2017 -20 December
Design-Nation to showcase designers at Top Drawer Spring 2018
Design-Nation, the UKโs membership portfolio for contemporary craft and design will return to Top Drawer Spring in January 2018. It will showcase 10 talented designer-makers including independent jewellers Amy Leigh and Trevor Forrester. Clare Edwards, director of Design-Nation said: “After the recent successful merger of Design-Nation and Design Factory, exhibiting…
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