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De Beers chief trade and industry officer to step down

De Beers Group has announced that chief trade and industry officer Feriel Zerouki will leave the company at the end of October 2025 after two decades with the business. Zerouki joined De Beers in 2005 and has held several senior roles focused on ethics, provenance and industry integrity.  She led…

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De Beers launches Desert Diamonds jewellery line

De Beers Group has introduced Desert Diamonds, its first new jewellery concept in over 10 years, supported by the company’s largest category marketing campaign. The concept, described by De Beers as a new “beacon”, was first presented at the JCK Las Vegas Show earlier this year.  It features natural diamonds…

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Council criticised over Birmingham Jewellery Quarter workshops sale

Birmingham City Council is facing criticism after placing a row of historic workshops on Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter up for sale without prior consultation with tenants, local businesses, or trade groups. The move comes less than two weeks after the Quarter was awarded World Craft City status, the…

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Gemporia marks 21 years with employee-owned milestone and live events

Employee-owned jewellery specialist Gemporia is marking its 21st anniversary with a series of live broadcasts and online events celebrating more than two decades in the gemstone trade. Founded in 2004 as a family-run jewellery channel, Gemporia has grown into a global retailer known for its ethically sourced and handcrafted gemstone…

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Repossi and Sterling Ruby launch limited-edition brooch

Repossi has collaborated with American-Dutch artist Sterling Ruby on a limited-edition brooch inspired by Ruby’s REIF series of relief sculptures. The series, originally assembled from salvaged wood and studio materials, references early 20th Century Constructivism.  Repossi’s Place Vendôme workshop reinterpreted the design in 18-carat champagne gold with a single 2.10…

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Blackburn jeweller marks 35 years with fifth-generation family firm

Managing director Phil Ainsworth is marking 35 years with Ainsworth Jewellers, the family business that has traded on Blackburn’s Darwen Street since 1870. The store, founded by Joseph Ainsworth more than 150 years ago, has remained under family ownership for five generations. Ainsworth, the founder’s great-great-grandson, joined the business in…

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Repossi launches limited edition pearl earring design

Repossi has released the seventh piece in its twice-yearly Limited Edition series, unveiling a new earring design centred on pearls. The Paris-based jewellery house, known for its Place Vendôme atelier, said the latest edition, named the Sphere Earring, draws inspiration from ethnic jewellery while reinterpreting traditional forms in a contemporary…

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The Betts Group appoints new head of bridal business development

The Betts Group has appointed David Fletcher as head of business development for its bridal division. Fletcher has more than 30 years’ experience in the jewellery trade and has previously held senior roles at the Royal Mint, Cooksongold and Engelhard.  In his new role, Fletcher will focus on expanding the…

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Eleanor Juliet Atelier launches with Pink Puff jewellery collection

Eleanor Juliet Atelier (EJA) has launched with a limited edition Pink Puff jewellery collection. The brand said the handcrafted pieces are intended as a “playful symbol of feminism”, drawing on debates around the cultural associations of the colour pink. Founder Eleanor Taylor-Roberts said the collection reflects changing meanings of the…

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Fabergé ‘Winter Egg’ to fetch over £20m at Christie’s London sale

The Fabergé Winter Egg is expected to fetch over £20m at Christie’s London sale on 2 December. Commissioned in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II as an Easter gift for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, the piece was designed by Alma Theresia Pihl and executed by her uncle, workmaster Albert…

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