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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Nov- 2019 -26 NovemberCelebrities
Lola Rose announces collaboration with Prue Leith
Lola Rose has announced the launch of a new collection in collaboration with Prue Leith CBE. The businesswoman, TV Presenter and novelist worked closely with Nikki Gewirtz MBE, founder of the brand, to create the “vibrant” ‘Prue X Lola Rose’ collection. The collection will draw on their “shared passion for…
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25 NovemberUncategorized
My Store: Taking a look at Marylebone’s Kabiri
Established in Marylebone in 2004, Kabiri is a multi-brand fashion and fine jewellery boutique aimed at the “modern metropolitan woman” through a curated selection of fine and fashion jewellery designers. Founded by former PR executive and Goldsmith’s alumni Nathalie Kabiri, the idea for the boutique came after spotting a gap…
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25 NovemberManufacturer Files
The manufacturer files: Black Dragon Crafts
In a modestly-sized workshop on the side of a green hill in west Wales sits Black Dragon Crafts, a manufacturer which specialises in the creation of Celtic beads and jewellery. The whole operation is now run almost entirely by its founder, Annie Wealleans, who began crafting the historically inspired jewellery…
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8 NovemberAdvice
Transforming your image to become a trusted brand
Given retail’s current climate, it goes without saying that the consumer is more empowered than ever. As of 2018, 87% of retail purchases are made online in the UK and in an increasingly saturated market, customers are more likely to look around for the best products and prices to inform…
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Aug- 2019 -14 AugustDesigners
North East gallery reveals new jewellery collection
A jewellery collection inspired by pattern, repetition and movement takes will be unveiled at a Newcastle gallery this autumn. The Biscuit Factory – the UK’s largest independent art, craft and design gallery – is launching ‘Rhythm’, a new jewellery collection debuting on 6 September that spotlights the “art of rhythm”…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyDesigners
Guinness World Record set for ‘most diamonds set in one ring’
Prince Bhandari, a Mumbai-based jeweller, has set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Diamonds Set in One Ring’ in 2019. Recreating the Lotus Temple in Delhi, in two-tone 18ct white and rose gold, the ring is studded with 7,777 pieces of round, brilliant-cut natural diamonds of EF colour…
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23 JulyAuctions
Vintage Patek Philippe watch could fetch £65,000 at auction
An “extremely rare” Patek Philippe watch could fetch in excess of £65,000 at Fellows Auctioneers. Lot 185 in Fellows’ upcoming Watch Sale, taking place on Tuesday 13 August 2019, is the 18ct yellow gold chronograph wrist watch which has been dubbed “spider lugs” due to its unusual back. According to…
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Jun- 2019 -24 JuneAuctions
Military Jaeger-LeCoultre sells for over £6,600 at auction
A Jaeger-LeCoultre military watch has sold for £6,635.20, eight times its estimate of £650 – £850, at Fellows Auctioneers. The stainless steel military issue wrist watch went under the hammer as Lot 428 in Fellows’ Watch Sale on Tuesday 18 June. According to the group Bidders from various bidding platforms…
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17 JuneProduct Launches
Stokes England launches debut collection
Stokes England will launch its first jewellery collection ‘Interstellar’, a range inspired by the “geometry and beauty” of space at New Designers, One Year In between 26 – 29 June. Designer Chris Stokes will launch his brand, Stokes England through his new collection of silver jewellery in a showcase of…
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12 JuneEvents
North East gallery launches jewellery showcase
The Biscuit Factory – the UK’s largest independent art, craft and design gallery in Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley – has presented a new jewellery collection inspired by the theme of ‘play’. The collection features makers whose work has a “playful quality”, with highlights including include statement jewellery by Norfolk-based Jane Sedgwick…
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