Bespoke Jewellery
Bespoke jewellery is a growing segment of the UK market, driven by consumer demand for personalisation, unique design, and meaningful pieces that stand apart from mass-produced collections. For jewellers, designers, and manufacturers, offering bespoke services requires balancing creative craftsmanship with operational efficiency and client management. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of bespoke jewellery trends, business insights, technological innovations, and success stories, helping trade professionals capitalise on this high-value, customer-focused sector.
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Mar- 2021 -11 MarchDesigners
Taylor & Heart secures £500k GLIF loan
Taylor and Hart, a bespoke jewellery designer, has secured a £500,000 loan funding from the Greater London Investment Fund (GLIF). The cash injection includes £250,000 in conjunction with the government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Founded in 2011, Taylor and Hart offers individual engagement ring designs to its…
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Feb- 2021 -3 FebruaryEvents
BAJ launches online masterclass series
The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced it will be hosting a series of online masterclasses, which will be available to all BAJ students for free. Masterclasses will be made available via Zoom and will cover a wide variety of topics related to jewellery making and production. The jewellery…
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Dec- 2020 -8 DecemberNews
Vashi to open new flagship store in London
Bespoke jewellery brand Vashi has announced that its new flagship store, located on the corner of London’s Covent Garden Piazza and James Street, will be opening in spring 2021. The new store spans across 4,476 square feet onto two floors, making it the seventh and largest store for the brand.…
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Oct- 2020 -29 OctoberDesigners
Alison Cooper launches Alicia J brand
Entrepreneur Alison Cooper has founded new bespoke jewellery brand Alicia J, with the business officially launching online this month. The bespoke diamond and engagement ring business aims to “help young people navigate the incomprehensible minefield that is buying an engagement ring”. The brand emphasised that personalised pieces will be crafted…
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Sep- 2020 -8 SeptemberFeatures
Getting closer to Colombia’s emeralds
Every emerald should tell its own story, from the day the precious gemstone is mined and held to the light for the first time, to the moment the customer holds a jewel of such beauty in their hand. Colombia’s Chivor, Coscuez and Muzo mines produce the finest emeralds in the…
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Jul- 2020 -6 JulyDesigners
Roseanna Croft Jewellery moves to London
Roseanna Croft Jewellery has announced it is preparing to move to London in a bid to expand its business. The Derbyshire-based brand, led by designer Roseanna Croft, will now operate from a new premises in Hatton Garden. Croft said: “I am extremely excited about our move to London and cannot…
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Jun- 2020 -17 JuneProduct Launches
Cast launches jewellery-making kit
Casting start-up Cast has launched a new kit that enables customers to design their own rings “from the comfort of their home”. Customers can now use its bespoke jewellery making kit to carve and create personalised and bespoke jewellery pieces in wax. The group will then cast the pieces and…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyProduct Launches
Spencer Matthews launches new Eden Rocks diamond jewellery business
TV celebrity Spencer Matthews has officially launched a bespoke luxury diamond jewellery business Eden Rocks. The former Made in Chelsea personality turned businessman was inspired to start Eden Rocks when working with jeweller Neil Duttson on the engagement ring for his now-wife, TV presenter Vogue Williams. Spencer was “so impressed”…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryAnalysis
The generation gap in contemporary jewellery
Over the last nine years I’ve been working with independent professional jewellers in London, providing training in CAD for jewellery manufacturing. While many of my students and colleagues would classify themselves as fine jewellers, there are many more who classify themselves as jewellery designer-makers. Whether they come from the 50-year-old…
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Nov- 2018 -27 NovemberFeatures
Focus On: Wedding and engagement rings
Whilst traditions remain strong – at least in the UK – more often than not the groom will choose the engagement ring for the bride. Stolen £20k gorilla returned to Karma Sanctum hotel But new research, conducted on behalf of Diamonds Factory by OnePoll and reported on JewelleryFocus.co.uk, showed that…
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