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- 2018 -20 JuneDesigners
Mappin & Webb to open new silver workshop
Jewellery brand Mappin & Webb has announced a new silver workshop just outside London, set to open in June. The opening will help to increase the brand’s bespoke commissions capability and expansion of their silverware range. Craig Bolton, executive director of Mappin & Webb, said: “Mappin & Webb’s heritage in…
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18 JuneAuctions
Christie’s London luxury week auction totals £12m
Christie’s London Luxury Week auctions achieved a combined total of £12m with other half the total coming from its ‘important jewels’ auction. The auctions focusing on fine wines, handbags and accessories and important jewels attracted global participation from bidders from 50 countries, across five continents. Christie’s also welcomed over 9,000…
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May- 2018 -23 MayRetailers
Shining Diamonds opens first London store
Independent jewellery retailer Shining Diamonds has opened its first store in London. The store is located in the jewellery quarter of Hatton Garden, within the Holborn district of London. Shining Diamonds started out as an online-only retailer for diamond jewellery with 20 years of international experience manufacturing and selling diamond…
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8 MayFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Comfort Station
What is the backstory of the company? I first started Comfort Station back in 2000 just after having left the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford as a part-time way of funding my art practice. I started selling pieces I’d made at Portobello Market, five mins away from where I’d…
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Apr- 2018 -24 AprilDesigners
Karl Lagerfeld announces autumn-winter collection
Jewellery designer Karl Lagerfeld has announced his autumn-winter 2018 jewellery collection. It aims to combine classic designs with a contemporary, creative vision. The pieces incorporate some of the brand’s iconic motifs, including Choupette, the letter ‘K’ and Karl Lagerfeld’s handwritten signature. The collection is divided into three key groups that…
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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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