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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Jun- 2019 -13 JuneProduct Launches
Taylor & Hart creates Pride-inspired ring collection
In celebration of Pride month, London-based bespoke jewellers, Taylor and Hart has created a collection of gemstone rings inspired by the LGBTQ+ community. The consists of a classic unisex band that it described as “easily wearable”, with the Pride flag serving as inspiration for the rainbow gemstones depicting the “diverse…
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May- 2019 -30 MayCrime
Diamond trader banned for ‘falsifying’ sales invoices
Jan Maarten Asscher, director of Clarity Diamonds, has been banned from running limited companies for 11 years after falsifying high end jewellery sales invoices worth $1.75m (£1.38m), the Insolvency Service has said. His fellow director, Mark Timothy Walker (57), of Ware, has also been banned for nine years after he…
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21 MayProduct Launches
Bea Jareno Jewellery celebrates 15 years of Afiok collection
Bea Jareno Jewellery is set to celebrate 15 years of its Afiok collection by holding a special showcase event. Between the 27 and 30 June, the company will be taking part in the Handmade in Oxford show at the Waterperry House, with a special private viewing on the Thursday evening.…
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16 MayBrand Profiles
E-commerce case study: Glen-Anthony Watches
Q1) Give me a brief description of your business We make bespoke watches, around a couple of hundred a year, and I try to make each one slightly different from the next with most of them being based around a motorsport theme – although we also make dress watches as…
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14 MayFeatures
My Store – Tomfoolery, north London
Tomfoolery is a designer boutique conceived in 1994 by husband and wife duo Nicki and Peter Kay, and is celebrating 25 years in the industry this year. Boasting a roughly 800 sq mt store, the jeweller said that it has been long been the “first-stop boutique” for alternative engagement rings…
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13 MayFeatures
What do changing gender norms mean for the jewellery industry?
After a January that lasted about a decade, it feels like we’ve raced through the year and collided into spring with its promise of longer days, lighter moods and renewed energy. With spring comes the Met Gala, held on the first Monday of May, which punctuates the time of year…
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9 MayAnalysis
How jewellers can utilise their independent status
As an independent jewellery retailer or brand, you are in a unique position to highlight your status as a smaller business, and capitalise on this. According to The Federation of Small Businesses, 52% of all private sector turnover comes from small businesses. This is but one statistic indicative of the…
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Apr- 2019 -15 AprilRetailers
Diamond Heaven opens fifth store
Bespoke Jewellers Diamond Heaven has opened its fifth store located at Cardiff’s St. David’s shopping centre. The jewellery brand already has existing showrooms in both Manchester and London’s Hatton Garden, as well as Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and Glasgow. Established in 2004, Diamond Heaven provides high end bespoke diamond jewellery including…
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchFeatures
RECRUITMENT: Geo. A. Payne & Son Ltd
Geo. A. Payne & Son Ltd is an independent family owned retail jewellers and pawnbrokers in Bosombe, Bournemouth specialising in both new and quality pre-owned jewellery and silverware. We offer a high quality pawnbroking service, in house valuations, repairs and a bespoke design service. We are seeking an experienced store…
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Jan- 2019 -28 JanuaryVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Ingle & Rhode
Tell me a bit about the history of Ingle & Rhode? Ingle & Rhode began with my own hunt for an ethically sourced engagement ring back in 2006. I was unable to find a jeweller who could tell me where their diamonds had come from or the conditions under which…
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