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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Mar- 2018 -28 MarchAppointments
Weston Beamor names Ed Hole new business manager
Weston Beamor has announced that its current head of CAD Design and 3D Printing, Ed Hole has been promoted to the role of business manager for the bespoke precious metals casting, 3D printing and production division. Hole has worked at Weston Beamor for more than 14 years, joining the team…
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9 MarchDesigners
TAG Heuer becomes official partner of Aston Martin
Andy Palmer, president and CEO of Aston Martin has announced that TAG Heuer has been chosen as the company’s official partner. According to the group the Aston Martin brand is the embodiment of British elegance and luxury, TAG Heuer said it was these values which appealed to the company as…
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7 MarchFeatures
Is silversmithing at risk?
“It has become very difficult for many silversmithing workshops to find new staff today”, says silversmith Richard Fox. He says this is because large UK large workshops have closed down, changing the environment and leaving smaller atelier sized firms that “haven’t got enough resources” to take on and train new…
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Feb- 2018 -14 FebruaryDesigners
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery expands its portfolio with Primrose Hill shop
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery has expanded its portfolio with the opening of a new studio and shop in Primrose Hill, London. The London studio is said to take its cues from a cosmopolitan environment and merges industrial with contemporary design. Conceptualised by Lumsden Design, the space has an ‘urban feel’…
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Jan- 2018 -26 JanuaryDesigners
Weston Beamor shortlists three students for design competition award
Weston Beamor has announced the names of three students from Birmingham City University who have been shortlisted in its annual Live Project design competition. The shortlisted students were Hayley Jones, Lorna McNaught and Kai-Blu Triass. The brief was to design a wedding and engagement ring set in fairtrade gold for…
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16 JanuaryManufacturers
Weston Beamor reaffirms ‘Ethical Jewellery business of the Year’ title
The ‘Ethical Jewellery Business of the Year’ award winner, Weston Beamor, has continued its good work with every member of its customer team becoming a Fairtrade Gold Sales Ambassador. Each member of the 12-strong customer facing team at Weston Beamor has successfully completed the Fairtrade Foundation’s online ‘Fairtrade Gold Sales…
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Dec- 2017 -22 DecemberEvents
Desire jewellery and silversmithing fair returns to London
The desire jewellery and silvering smithing fair will be held at Kensington Hall in London from 2-4 March 2018, while its previous venue at Chelsea Town Hall is refurbished. The event allows visitors to purchase items directly from contemporary designer makers, selected from the best in the UK. Those celebrating…
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22 DecemberFeatures
Janet Fitch- Earrings jump through hoops
The popularity of earrings has swung throughout history, from being important in antiquity to times when they were not worn at all, but last year saw a resurgence of earrings of every variety, matched or mismatched, and the momentum continues now, with statement chandelier and hoop earrings as well. Demand…
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22 DecemberFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Annie Haak
NAME: Annie Haak Designs LOCATION: Petersfield, Hampshire YEAR ESTABLISHED: 2009 NUMBER OF STAFF: 16-20 WEBSITE: www.anniehaakdesigns.co.uk When was Annie Haak founded? Annie Haak was founded in 2009 when Annie’s husband Johnny was involved in a motorcycling accident on the tropical island of Bali. Annie flew out to Bali to…
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15 DecemberAnalysis
The telling of time at the School of Jewellery
The eagle eyed amongst the readership of Jewellery Focus will perhaps have caught the recent broadcast on Channel 4 telling the story of the renovation work currently being undertaken on Big Ben, or The Queen Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock of Westminster as it is more properly known. This…
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