Chains

Chains are a core component of the jewellery trade, essential for both standalone pieces and as part of necklaces, bracelets, and other designs. For UK jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, understanding trends in chain styles, materials, and consumer preferences is key to meeting market demand. Jewellery Focus provides detailed coverage on chains, including product launches, design innovations, manufacturing techniques, and insights into supply chain and sourcing developments that affect this vital category.

Aug- 2017 -

8 August

Designers

Shekina Tuahene

Bijou Bijou launches in the UK

Bijou Bijou, the Greek fashion jewellery brand, has officially landed in the UK with the aim of taking a piece of the £600m fashion and costume jewellery market. The company stocks over 1,000 individual pieces of jewellery, from bracelets, rings and necklaces through to body chains and anklets. It handcrafts…
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Jun- 2017 -

15 June

Designers

Shekina Tuahene

Swarovski unveils new Remix range

Swarovski has unveiled its new Remix collection as part of its AW17 releases. The new range features bracelets with invisible magnetic closures which can be continuously added to. The pieces can be customised and lengthened to be worn as wraparound bracelets, necklaces, or body chains. It is made to appeal…
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May- 2017 -

22 May

Current Affairs

Shekina Tuahene

Jeweller makes bridal collection with ‘most ethical gold’

Jewellery designer Arabel Lebrusan has released a bridal collection with what it describes as the “most ethical gold”. The exclusive range features earrings, engagement rings and wedding rings made with Fairmined Ecological Gold and the brand claims it is the “first of its kind” in the UK market. The brand…
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Mar- 2017 -

7 March

Events

Tom Davis

Alyssa Smith Jewellery named Hertfordshire’s ‘best retailer’

Jewellery design firm Alyssa Smith Jewellery has been named the ‘Best Retailer of the Year’ at Hertfordshire’s Biz4Biz awards. A total of 12 awards were presented at the event hosted by Tewin Bury Farm Hotel in Hertfordshire, with the awards aiming to showcase the best of business in the country.…
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6 March

Retailers

Tom Davis

Asquiths Jewellers in York set to close after 24 years

Asquiths Jewellers on Goodramgate in York is set to close in April due to falling footfall and an increase in rent. The store, which also has a Darlington branch that is not set to close, has been trading in the city for 24 years but will not be renewing its…
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Oct- 2016 -

10 October

Editor's Blog

Michael Northcott

Something in the water

I’ve been at this magazine for three years, and, if I am being honest, after joining I quickly became accustomed to a downbeat atmosphere at the major trade shows in the industry. Long after the ONS told us that the technical definition of ‘recession’ was no longer applicable to the…
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Jul- 2016 -

11 July

Crime

Tom Davis

Thieves steal £14,000 from Suffolk pawnbrokers after chiselling through wall

Thieves have made off with jewellery worth around £14,500 from a Suffolk jewellers after reportedly chiselling through a brick wall. Around two or three thieves broke into an area behind a neighbouring pet shop on Bevan Street in Lowestoft, before spending an hour chiselling through a solid brick wall to…
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Jun- 2016 -

23 June

Designers

Tom Davis

Millennials to drive jewellery trends in 2017

Millennials and the merging of polarities – the attraction of complementary opposites – is driving jewellery trends for 2017. In its latest Gem Visions Trend Directions 2017, Swarovski claims that millennials are driving jewellery trends through their philosophy of merging polarities, such as art vs science, natural vs manmade, young…
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Apr- 2016 -

13 April

Brand Profiles

Michael Northcott

EXPORTING: find the path to overseas selling

Creative industries in the UK are thriving, and the opportunities do not stop within our shores. We asked Exporting is Great, the government’s campaign to promote exports from UK businesses, to tell us about a UK jewellery business benefiting from having taken the leap.[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Jewellery designer Katie…
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7 April

Q&A Sessions

Tom Davis

Honoured by Royalty: Greg Valerio

After recently being honoured with an MBE, the work Greg Valerio has done with artisanal and small-scale miners in the jewellery industry is second-to-none. TOM DAVIS sat down with the jeweller and activist to hear more about his experiences and where he sees the future of Fairtrade gold [divider style=”solid”…
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