Designers

Nambé secures stockists across UK and Ireland

Designer lifestyle brand, Nambé, has secured new retailer partners across the UK and Ireland just months after its official UK launch event in June. From this month, a selection of Nambé homeware, giftware and sterling silver jewellery items will be available at independent department stores, including Voisins in Saint Helier,…

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UK and US jewellery communities unite in support of refugees

Orkney jewellery designer Alison Moore is one of more than 100 jewellers from the UK and USA to donate work to a special Facebook auction in aid of refugees around the world. The Auction for Aid begins on Monday, 18 September, and runs until Sunday, 24 September. It follows a…

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Bill Skinner opens first international store in China

Bill Skinner, the fashion jewellery brand, has opened its first international store in China with the launch of a Shanghai premises. Located in Raffles City shopping centre in the heart of Shanghai, the store features the entire current Bill Skinner range. The store celebrated its opening on Thursday 24 August.…

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Hot Diamonds Group reports positive A/W sales

Hot Diamonds Group has announced a positive start to its Autumn/Winter campaign with UK independents sales rising by 28% for July and August, compared with the equivalent period last year. The group has reported that its new collection ‘Bliss’ is being particularly well received by its retail partners and its…

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Tessa Packard to launch London showroom

Fine jewellery designer Tessa Packard has announced the November 2017 launch of her first London showroom. It will be located in Chelsea and will operate by appointment only, offering clients a space to see Tessa’s contemporary fine jewellery collections and meet with her to discuss bespoke commissions. The two-storey space,…

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IJL announces KickStart winner

Alice Barnes has received the IJL 2017 KickStart ‘Industry’s Choice Award’, and will return to the show with a complimentary stand in the Design Gallery in 2018. The ten KickStarters competed over the summer to gain as many votes as possible from the public via social media and an online…

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IN PICTURES: Our favourite jewellery collections at IJL

Following this year’s International Jewellery London event, we have curated our favourite designer collections that we came across at the show. Noi Goielli Firenze Isabella Liu Leanna Yau Cara Tonkin Rhona McCallum

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Goldsmiths’ Centre reveals Setting Out participants

The Goldsmiths’ Centre has revealed the eight jewellery designer makers who will be taking part in this year’s incubation course, Setting Out. All participating startups will benefit from central London-based studio space and a year of intensive business, design and product development training, aiming to help them to transition from…

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Cred launches the ‘ultimate ethical’ engagement ring

Cred Jewellery has announced the launch of its ‘ultimate ethical’ engagement ring collection using its own lab-grown diamonds. The brand, which was one of the pioneering jewellery brands to use Fairtrade gold, insists that the use of lab grown diamonds will lead to a product that is 100% traceable and…

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Les Georgettes wins Visual Excellence award at IJL

Les Georgettes has been given the Editors’ Choice ‘Visual Excellence’ award at this year’s International Jewellery London. The panel of industry magazine and digital editors praised Les Georgettes for its exceptional stand presentation, including the visual merchandising techniques and attention to detail shown through its display cases, imagery, wall displays…

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