Designers

Swarovski collaborates with designers for two new collections

Swarovski has teamed up with two designers to create contemporary collections featuring the company’s signature crystal figurines.  British artist Arran Gregory and Japanese digital artist Yoshii Hiroshi will be interpreting the classic Swarovski ornaments with their own artistic flair. Arran Gregory looks at the connection mankind has with animals, wildlife…

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University researcher desgins range of ‘interactive’ jewellery

A recent graduate-turned-researcher at Edinburgh Napier University has designed her own range of ‘interactive jewellery’. Katharina Vones has produced a range of pendants that alter in colour and appearance in response to certain changes in light, temperature and movement. The researcher, who has just completed her PhD studies in the…

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C W Sellors recreates jewellery for Chatsworth’s largest exhibition

Derbyshire fine jeweller C W Sellors has recreated jewellery for Chatsworth’s largest exhibition to date – ‘House Style: Five Centuries of Fashion at Chatsworth’. C W Sellors is an official sponsor of the event at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, which aims to explore the history…

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Daniella Draper opens fourth retail store

British jewellery designer Daniella Draper has opened her fourth independent boutique in the Lake District’s Bowness-on-Windermere. The new store opened yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and features the same white, clean interior as Draper’s three other stores in Cleethorpes, Lincoln and Beverly, with antique cabinets displaying both gold and silver jewellery.…

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Forevermark passes 2,000 retail doors

Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies, today announced it has passed 2,000 retail doors globally. The announcement follows the opening of the Zen Diamond Anatolium store in the city of Bursa in Turkey, with the brand saying the milestone consolidates its position as “one of…

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Sima Vaziry Jewellery set to open first retail store

Sima Vaziry Jewellery and hat designer Katherine Elizabeth Millinery have partnered to open their first retail store. Located in the OXO Tower Wharf on London’s South Bank, it is hoped the shop and studio will enable the designers to capitalise on the busy entertainment and commercial district of central London.…

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Retailer sell-through drives 34% year-on-year total growth for HD Group

HD Group reported 34% year-on-year total sales growth in December, driven by strong retailer sell-out on its Hot Diamonds, Emozioni, and Anaïs Paris brands.  The growth was driven by a consumer promotion on Hot Diamonds which was exclusive to the company’s independents channel. It said Hot Diamonds drove “strong sell-through”…

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FF Group reports revenue jump despite “volatile” markets”

FF Group – owner of Links of London and Folli Follie – has posted revenues of €956.2m (£814m) in the first nine months of the year, despite “volatile” markets. The posted revenues were a 9.2% increase on the same period last year when the company reported revenue €875.5m. Earnings before…

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Graff Diamonds unveils world’s largest heart-shaped diamond

Graff Diamonds has unveiled the largest D colour, flawless, heart-shaped diamond in the world, weighing 118.78 carats. Named the Graff Venus, the stone has been graded a D colour, flawless type IIA with excellent polish, excellent symmetry and no fluorescence – the highest accolade a diamond can achieve. The Gradd…

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Jewellery and watch profits up 4% for LVMH

The jewellery and watches division of luxury goods group (LVMH) has reported a 4% increase in revenues for the first nine months of the year. The division was boosted by a strong performance from Bvlgari, which continued to gain market share. The brand showed “major creative” momentum by enhancing its…

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