Colour
Colour is a key factor in the appeal and value of gemstones, playing a central role in jewellery design, grading, and consumer preferences. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding colour trends and their impact on pricing, sourcing, and sales is vital. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on gemstone colour grading, market analysis, and style trends, as well as insights into consumer demand for coloured stones and innovative uses of colour in contemporary jewellery design.
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Jun- 2025 -27 JuneDesigners
Dior unveils Rouge Premier lipstick necklace
Dior has launched Rouge Premier, a lipstick necklace designed by Victoire de Castellane, artistic director of Dior jewellery, and Peter Philips, creative and image director for Dior makeup. The limited edition piece combines high-end cosmetics with jewellery design. The case, designed as a decorative object, is set with precious stones…
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24 JuneManufacturers
Raw Pearls to unveil new collection at the Jewellery Show
Raw Pearls is set to unveil a new collection of cultured freshwater and Tahitian pearls at this year’s Jewellery Show at Olympia, London. The company will present a selection of its latest stock, including an exquisite range of large, lustrous nucleated cultured pearl strands that promise to captivate. Large nucleated…
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24 JuneRetailers
Laings unveils Gemstones of Paradise campaign
Laings has launched its new summer campaign and collection, Gemstones of Paradise, celebrating the tropical origins of its gemstone collection. The family-owned jeweller, which has traded for over 185 years, said the pieces aim to evoke “serene glamour and sun-drenched elegance”. Among the featured gemstones are Sri Lankan sapphires, described…
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20 JuneDesigners
Pomellato unveils ‘Collezione 1967’ high jewellery collection
Pomellato has launched ‘Collezione 1967’, a high jewellery collection of 75 pieces celebrating the brand’s design legacy. Framed as a “jewellery manifesto”, the collection draws on three decades of the Milanese house’s history, from chain-focused 1970s design to the sculptural 1980s and the chromatic explorations of the 1990s. Each piece…
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4 JuneManufacturers
GIA to use new descriptive terminology for laboratory-grown diamonds
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that it will start using descriptive terms to characterise the quality of laboratory-grown diamonds and will no longer use the colour and clarity nomenclature that GIA developed for natural diamonds. The institute will also continue to accept laboratory-grown diamonds for evaluation and…
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May- 2025 -21 MayRetailers
Tiffany launches Bird on a Rock collection featuring 7,500-carat kunzite
Tiffany and Co. has announced the acquisition of a 7,500-carat kunzite crystal, which will be transformed into 10 custom-cut gemstones for its new Bird on a Rock brooch collection. Found in Mozambique, Africa over 25 years ago, the 7,500-carat rough kunzite showcases “exceptional” size, clarity and colour, making it a…
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20 MayRetailers
Kiki McDonough launches new Petals Collection
British jeweller and designer Kiki McDonough has launched her new Petals collection, inspired by the Chelsea Flower Show and a celebration of the British summer season. Launching during the week of Chelsea in Bloom, the Petals collection brings McDonough’s love for flowers to life with an array of coloured gemstones…
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Apr- 2025 -11 AprilDesigners
Dior presents new Rose Des Vents models
Dior has announced the launch of its latest additions to its Rose Des Vents collection, devised in 2015 by Victoire de Castellane as a tribute to the history of the brand. Inspired by the compass rose in Dior’s childhood home in Granville, the new additions include a Tribale-inspired ring and…
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11 AprilDesigners
Exclusive: Astrea London CEO takes full control in strategic buyout
Nathalie Morrison, CEO of Astrea London, has revealed that she has taken full control of the company after buying out her co-founder’s 50% shareholding. With full ownership now secured, Morrison is accelerating Astrea’s international expansion, building on its current boutiques at the 5-star Fairmont Hotel in Windsor Park and Villa…
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Mar- 2025 -28 MarchDesigners
Atelier VM unveils Carezza charm
Atelier VM has announced the launch of its latest piece Carezza, “a delicate touch of jewellery against your skin”. Carezza is available in three colour variants: yellow gold and white diamond, yellow gold and ruby, and platinum and white diamond. The diamonds are laboratory-grown, identical in appearance and physical composition…
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