Bespoke
Bespoke jewellery continues to grow in demand, offering consumers personalised, one-of-a-kind pieces while providing jewellers and designers with lucrative opportunities. For UK trade professionals, the bespoke market requires insight into customer trends, craftsmanship innovations, and marketing strategies to deliver tailored experiences. Jewellery Focus covers the bespoke sector in depth, including design processes, technology such as CAD and 3D printing, business case studies, and insights into scaling bespoke services within retail operations.
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Dec- 2020 -2 DecemberNews
Betts Metal Sales to reopen jewellery counter
Betts Metal Sales has announced the reopening of its Birmingham jewellery quarter trade counter for business. The family-run firm has announced that its premises in Spencer Street will be open to the public, following the latest national coronavirus lockdown. Despite the current Tier 3 restrictions in Birmingham, the Betts Metal…
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Nov- 2020 -18 NovemberDesigners
Marloe Watch Company reveals latest addition
Marloe Watch Company has revealed the latest addition to its range of British designed mechanical watches. The new Atlantic collection features an automatic mechanical chronoscope with four distinct models inspired by the “dawn of transatlantic air travel” – R34, Flyer, Fortune and Spirit. The company said a limited number of…
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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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28 OctoberDesigners
Kimaï launches engagement ring line
London-based fine jewellery brand Kimaï has announced the launch of its first line of engagement rings. The Perfectly Imperfect Collection comes as the group, which uses lab-grown diamonds, said it is “committed to re-educating, re-aligning and re-imagining the diamond industry”. The new collection features six made-to-order pieces designed to “spotlight…
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2 OctoberTrade Organisations
Demand for yellow gold jewellery ‘resilient’, says NAJ
UK retailers are seeing growing demand for yellow gold jewellery, according to the NAJ’s retail ambassador Helen Dimmick. According to the association, gold prices since the start of lockdown have “driven sentiment that the yellow metal has lasting value and pushed customers increasingly to seek repairs and remodelling of their…
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Sep- 2020 -25 SeptemberAuctions
Phillips launches private selling platform for jewellery
Phillips has announced the launch of Flawless, a new online destination offering jewels for immediate purchase, located through the auction house’s website. The group said it marks the “next exciting step for the company’s fast-growing jewels department”. The launch of Flawless will showcase 12 high and fine jewellery creations by…
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23 SeptemberInternational
De Beers outlines upcoming trends in flash report
De Beers has announced that diamond jewellery design trends for the upcoming gifting season are expected to be influenced by how “consumers are feeling in response to the events of this year and the impact of lockdowns”. Its fourth Diamond Insight ‘Flash’ Report was published alongside London-based fashion trends consultancy,…
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21 SeptemberDesigners
Lebrusan Studio sees commitment rings ‘spike’
Lebrusan Studio has reported an increase in searches for commitment rings, with over 1,200% shoppers visiting the site looking for such pieces. According to the brand, the stats show that during the three months coming out of lockdown, “more lovers were searching for the term ‘commitment ring’ than ever before”.…
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16 SeptemberDesigners
Emily Mortimer celebrates fifth anniversary
Jewellery brand Emily Mortimer is marking its fifth anniversary. The Suffolk-based jewellery brand was founded by Emily in 2015 after returning from an “inspiring” trip to India. Emily then began designing jewellery in her bedroom, and according to the brand, it has “gone from strength to strength” since. Known for…
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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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