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Jun- 2025 -6 June
Swarovski launches new Octagon Collection
Swarovski has unveiled its new Octagon Collection, a fine jewellery line centred on its own proprietary diamond cut. The Octagon Collection draws on 130 years of the company’s expertise in crystal cutting and design. Each diamond in the range features 57 facets and combines a step cut crown with a…
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6 June
Shaun Leane relocates Selfridges concession
Shaun Leane has announced that its flagship concession in Selfridges London has relocated to the Wonder Room. Originally located in the Designer Jewellery Room, the brand will now be housed in the 19,000-square-foot neo-classical hall which has drawn inspiration from the concept of the Wünderkammer. As a result, Shaun Leane…
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5 June
Consumer confidence hasn’t recovered since Brexit vote, Barclays finds
Consumer confidence reached its highest point in the past 10 years in September 2016, at 48%, just after the Brexit referendum, according to Barclays’ “10 Years of Spend” report. Barclays has been tracking consumer confidence monthly since 2015 and also surveyed 2000 people in the UK for the report, which…
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5 June
Responsible Jewellery Council elects new board members
The Responsible Jewellery Council has elected seven new and returning members to its board of directors following recent elections for the 2025 term. Purvi Shah from De Beers Group and Gaetano Cavalieri from CIBJO were re-elected to represent the producer and trade association forums respectively. Meanwhile, Antonio Samaniego of Minera…
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4 June
GIA to use new descriptive terminology for laboratory-grown diamonds
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that it will start using descriptive terms to characterise the quality of laboratory-grown diamonds and will no longer use the colour and clarity nomenclature that GIA developed for natural diamonds. The institute will also continue to accept laboratory-grown diamonds for evaluation and…
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4 June
Birmingham awarded World Craft City status
Birmingham has officially been recognised as a World Craft City, making it one of just eight in Europe to receive the designation from the World Crafts Council. Led by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) and co-applicants Birmingham City University, a bid for World Craft City status was supported by…
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3 June
UK Protection joins SaferGems as affiliate sponsor
SaferGems, a UK-wide initiative combating crime in the jewellery, pawnbroking, arts and antiques industry, has appointed security specialists of UK Protection Ltd as an affiliate sponsor in a two-year deal. The initiative is founded and funded by the National Association of Jewellers and TH March and hosted by the British…
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3 June
Loquet London launches new pendant necklace collection
Loquet London has announced that it has launched a brand new collection of pendants based on its favourite and best-selling charms reimagined in a pendant style. Each pendant necklace can also be paired together for stacking, or worn individually. The collection is made to sit lightly on the skin and…
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2 June
Dior unveils the Diorigami collection
Dior has announced the launch of its latest collection Diorigami, inspired by the Diorama and Diorigami fine jewellery pieces unveiled in 2024. The new collection comprises a necklace and earrings with an asymmetrical design, distinguished by its “vibrant, luminous colors, the fineness of its details”, combination of stones, diamonds and…
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May- 2025 -30 May
Robinson Pelham launches summer campaign
British fine jewellery brand Robinson Pelham has launched its new “high-summer” campaign, in what it claims is its “most ambitious campaign yet”.A “sun-drenched celebration of jewellery as an everyday expression of elegance and individuality”, the ‘From Sunrise to Sunset’ campaign was shot on location in Ibiza and marks the brand’s…
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