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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Aug- 2023 -4 AugustDesigners
Geoffrey Good launches bespoke services
Fine jeweller Geoffrey Good has announced the launch of a new bespoke service. As part of the service the jeweller will be offering both in person and virtual services to help customers find the right piece. The jeweller will utilise high carat gold, platinum and responsibly sourced coloured gemstones and…
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Jul- 2023 -24 JulyDesigners
Charlotte Cornelius Jewellery achieves Butterfly Mark
Bespoke jewellery designer Charlotte Cornelius Jewellery in Portsmouth has achieved the Positive Luxury Butterfly Mark. Since 1998, Charlotte Cornelius Jewellery has used ethical and sustainable practices to create ‘Jewellery for Life’ under the creative and business leadership of its eponymous founder. The brand has also incorporated circular economy into…
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14 JulyManufacturers
Hickman Shearer to auction off final assets of Vashi
Equipment sales specialists Hickman Shearer has been commissioned to auction off the final assets from Vashi’s West End headquarters and workshops. The news comes after Vashi fell into administration earlier this year and its online operation, which accounted for 80% of Vashi’s business, was sold to Queensmith, a Hatton Garden-based,…
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5 JulyE-Commerce
Just Diamonds expands into jewellery with new website launch
Birmingham-based diamonds and gemstone supplier Just Diamonds is expanding into finished jewellery coinciding with the launch of its new website www.justdiamondsplus.com. In response to demand from its retail customers, Just Diamonds said it is now offering the trade eternity rings, wedding bands, tennis bracelets, earrings, rings and pendants at very…
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4 JulyRetailers
Jessica Flinn unveils new Wimbledon-inspired collection
Bespoke jeweller Jessica Flinn Fine Jewellery has announced the launch of a new Wimbledon-inspired engagement ring collection. The collection showcases two rings named after the famous Williams sisters ‘Serena’ and ‘Venus.’ The jeweller said the Serena pays homage to the iconic Wimbledon colours with its vibrant green sapphire centrepiece, complemented…
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Jun- 2023 -27 JuneFeatures
Jessica Flinn on changes, challenges and trends in the jewellery industry
Can you tell me about yourself and the history of Jessica Flinn? I started Jessica Flinn Designers Limited straight out of university in 2010, so it has been 13 years now, which is absolutely bonkers. I initially started out making stainless steel and silver jewellery, and I would sell it…
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May- 2023 -24 MayRetailers
Hannah Martin launches HMP collection
Hannah Martin has announced the launch of a new piercing collection, HMP. Martin founded the brand in 2006 and her jewellery is characterised as “gender fluid”. The jewellery retailer said that the new collection is specially created with the “unique individuality of piercings” at the forefront of the design. The…
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19 MayDesigners
Hamilton and Inches launches Fleur-de-lys collection
Fine jeweller Hamilton and Inches has announced the launch of the Fleur-de-lys collection, exclusively handcrafted using 18ct Scottish Gold. The 10-piece fine jewellery collection is made up of two diffusion lines: Fleur-de-lys and Star Fleur-de-lys. Adorned with its own unique ‘Scottish gold’ mark, a stag, each piece is independently verified…
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10 MayRetailers
Queensmith acquires Vashi.com domain
Queensmith has announced the acquisition of Vashi.com’s domain following its liquidation, for an undisclosed sum. In addition to purchasing the Vashi domain, Queensmith has also employed a number of Vashi staff who had been left redundant in the wake of its collapse. Despite achieving sales of £100m in 2021 and…
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3 MayRetailers
Taylor and Hart uses AI to design new Coronation ring
Taylor and Hart has designed a bespoke signet Coronation ring using AI technology to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The new ring design features motifs symbolic of the four nations of the realm, including the Irish shamrock, Scottish thistle, Welsh daffodil and English rose. The design…
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