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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Mar- 2021 -24 MarchAuctions
Christies to hold Magnificent Jewels Auction in April
Christie’s has announced it will be holding the Magnificent Jewels live auction on 13 April and an online sale from 8-20 April which will include 217 lots, with estimates ranging from $10,000 (£7,290) to $2.5m (£1.8m). The auction will include a selection of colourless diamonds, coloured diamonds, and gemstones, along…
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4 MarchSponsored
BAUNAT: The online brand disrupting the industry
Back in 2008, when savvy industry insiders Steven Boelens and Stefaan Mouradian founded their diamond jewellery brand BAUNAT, they ripped up the proverbial rule book in the process. Merging Antwerp’s age-old tradition of jewellery-making with the convenience of online shopping, the duo created an e-commerce site that is solely dedicated…
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Feb- 2021 -16 FebruaryEconomy
Fancy Colour Diamond prices dropped in 2020, reports FCRF
The Fancy Colour Research Foundation (FCRF) has announced the Fancy Color Diamond INDEX results for 2020’s fourth quarter, showing a slight drop in prices over the quarter. Overall, Fancy Colour diamonds decreased by 1% over the year with the industry showing resilience despite the pandemic. The Yellow category of diamond…
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12 FebruaryDesigners
Taylor & Hart creates 18ct ‘Haribo’ ring
Taylor and Hart has announced the launch of an 18ct, diamond-encrusted ‘Haribo’ engagement ring, whose creation was inspired by the popular sweet. The ruby-red band includes 224 rubies and is topped with an 18ct yellow gold basket of 40 diamonds and a 2.70ct cabochon yellow sapphire to create the “ultimate…
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3 FebruaryProduct Launches
Ania Haie launches new Bright Future collection
Ania Haie has announced the launch of the Bright Future jewellery collection, which will be available from April 2021 with retail prices starting from £25. The collection houses a bold colour palette of teal, berry, powder blue, sage and optic white, which were chosen to suit outfits worn from summer…
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1 FebruaryRetailers
Hancocks London JOM priced at £29,500
Hancocks London has announced its Jewel of the Month for February is a gold and Amethyst riviere necklace which is priced at £29,500. The 1870s necklace is made in 15 carat yellow gold and set with 18 graduated oval faceted amethysts in scalloped collets joined by chain links. The central…
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Jan- 2021 -28 JanuaryFeatures
From the Bench: HEAVEN & HELL by Arabel Lebrusan at Lebrusan Studio
Sometimes my work treads a fine line between art and jewellery design. Merging traditional craft with modern-day narratives, I create one-of-a-kind jewels that serve as social commentaries, telling the stories that tend to fall through the cracks of our capitalist society. For decades, the international media has called for attention…
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27 JanuaryEvents
NDC partners with Lorraine Schwartz on new diamond initiative
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has partnered with US jewellery designer, Lorraine Schwartz, for its Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative. The partnership will allocate $1m (£729,865) into programmes, which will provide opportunities for designers from the Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) community. The initiative’s goal is to expand the number…
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25 JanuaryManufacturers
HB Antwerp hires Eco-Age for sustainability strategy
HB Antwerp has appointed Eco-Age, sustainability and communications agency, as its retained agency for 2021 to manage strategic partnerships and communications for the business. Established in 2020, HB Antwerp specialises in the procurement of high value rough diamonds and has set up “exclusive partnerships” with some of the world’s leading…
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13 JanuaryManufacturers
Green Rocks Created Diamonds becomes first lab grown grower
Green Rocks Created Diamonds has announced it is the first laboratory grown grower in the world, according to the Gemmological Institute of America’s (GIA) new laboratory grown diamond report. GIA’s report reveals whether the diamond was created by HPHT or CVD, and is the first report which notes whether the…
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