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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Sep- 2020 -8 SeptemberManufacturers
Hatton and Spencer launches travel case range
Jewellery packaging supplier Hatton and Spencer has introduced a new range of jewellery travel cases that are tailored to UK jewellers. The Keepsafe range is one of the first travel case collections to be offered by a UK packaging provider, according to the group. The collection features a variety of…
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Aug- 2020 -20 AugustDesigners
Frédéric Zaavy monograph to launch in October
The first monograph dedicated to Parisian artist-jeweller Frédéric Zaavy will launch in October 2020. Entitled ‘Stardust: The Work and Life of Jeweler Extraordinaire Frédéric Zaavy’, the monograph will explore the work of Zaavy, who was chosen as the exclusive jeweller for the 21st Century revival of Fabergé. The avant-garde jeweller…
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10 AugustInternational
Alrosa unearths 236-ct diamond
Almazy Anabara, a subsidiary of the Alrosa Group, has unearthed a 236-ct rough diamond of “intense” yellow-brown colour in Russia. The diamond was extracted from the Ebelyakh mine in Yakutia, and is the largest natural colour rough diamond ever found in the country. The diamond’s dimensions are 47x24x22 mm, and,…
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10 AugustDesigners
Bath goldsmith upgrades premises
Goldsmith and jewellery designer, Tina Engell, has announced the opening of a new combined workshop and retail space in the centre of Bath. The move to a larger premises will see her join a “number of creative independent businesses who are based in the buzzing artisan quarter”. Following the move,…
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10 AugustFeatures
In the spotlight with Veronica Favoroso, CEO of GemCloud
More businesses rely on the internet to go to market, generate sales and provide customer service. This means professional inventory management is increasingly being considered as a necessity and GemCloud, as the sector leader, has taken tremendous steps to bring the coloured gemstone industry online. The tech company has recently…
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7 AugustDesigners
Edge of Ember to exclusively use lab-grown diamonds
Edge of Ember has announced it is “exclusively” using lab-grown diamonds in its collections going forward. It comes as the group said that working with diamonds that came with the “negative environmental impact of mining and harrowing stories of labour just didn’t quite cut it”. The brand is now taking…
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Jul- 2020 -17 JulyDesigners
The Alkemistry launches craft concept
London-based fine jewellery brand, The Alkemistry, has announced the upcoming launch of a luxury craft concept that is set to “harnesses luxury, craft, mindfulness and sustainability”. From 17 July, customers will be able to weave their own piece of fine jewellery from 18-carat gold chains and vibrant silk. The concept…
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9 JulyProduct Launches
Hublot launches new Big Bang timepiece
Hublot has unveiled its new Big Bang timepiece, designed alongside Garage Italia and Lapo Elkann. The ‘Millennial Pink’ watch features a 42-mm case, and is made from modern, lightweight aluminium, a unisex and monochrome material, featuring a satin-finished and through-tinted millennial pink. The “highly specific” colour was obtained by anodisation,…
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1 JulyAuctions
Jewel sells for world record price in an online auction
Christie’s has announced that its 28.86 carat, D colour diamond was the highest valued lot ever offered in a Christie’s online sale. The stone was estimated at $1m (£806k) to $2m (£1.6m), and received bids immediately upon the sale going live on 16 June. After a “fierce competition” of 31…
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Jun- 2020 -18 JuneFeatures
An open letter to the jewellery industry re racism
Dear fellow human beings, A lot of you feel strongly about the recent events in the US, as the protests following George Floyd’s death have raised much deeper issues of inherent racism, and people of all races have started to speak out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.…
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