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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Dec- 2017 -22 DecemberFeatures
Janet Fitch- Earrings jump through hoops
The popularity of earrings has swung throughout history, from being important in antiquity to times when they were not worn at all, but last year saw a resurgence of earrings of every variety, matched or mismatched, and the momentum continues now, with statement chandelier and hoop earrings as well. Demand…
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22 DecemberFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Annie Haak
NAME: Annie Haak Designs LOCATION: Petersfield, Hampshire YEAR ESTABLISHED: 2009 NUMBER OF STAFF: 16-20 WEBSITE: www.anniehaakdesigns.co.uk When was Annie Haak founded? Annie Haak was founded in 2009 when Annie’s husband Johnny was involved in a motorcycling accident on the tropical island of Bali. Annie flew out to Bali to…
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19 DecemberRetailers
Henryka reveals 52% sales increase in 2017
Following a re-working of the brand’s identity, British jeweller Henryka has reported a 52% increase in sales between June and November 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. The overhaul consisted of introducing new colour schemes, new brand storytelling and revised point-of-sale display merchandising to support new and existing…
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14 DecemberNews
Colour increases brand recognition by 80%, claims new research
Colour increases brand recognition by 80 percent, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,648 consumers conducted by Reboot, showed that 67 percent could recognise IKEA from a depiction of the iconic colours alone. According to Reboot’s study, when shown a selection of five made-up company logos 78 percent…
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12 DecemberFeatures
Three Minute Interview – Jack Schpektor
Describe yourself in three words. Active, inventive and positive When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I wanted to be in the diamond business and I wanted to help people to deal with diamonds and after school, for three weeks I was away. and…
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12 DecemberRetailers
Progressive Display refits David Mellor store in 14 days
Progressive Display, sister company to retail lighting specialists Parify, have managed to complete a refit at a David Mellor jewellery store in 14 days. The family-run jewellers recently opened a new store in the Chantry Shopping Centre, Andover, and Progressive Display was appointed as the main contractor to handle the…
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11 DecemberEvents
Parify wins Service Provider of the Year at NAJ Awards 2017
Leicester-based LED lighting specialists, Parify, have won ‘Service Provider of the Year’ at the National Association of Jewellers Awards 2017. On Thursday 7 December Parify attended the NAJ awards ceremony at the Benevolent Society Ball at St John’s Hotel in Solihull, Birmingham which was attended by almost 400 jewellers. Parify…
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Nov- 2017 -27 NovemberDesigners
Henryka throws party for store relaunch
British silver and natural gemstone jewellery brand Henryka threw a relaunch party for its Hereford own-brand boutique on 17 November. The store in the heart of Hereford city centre has been given a makeover to align with Henryka’s brand overhaul. Highlights include a new orange and black colour palette, nature…
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23 NovemberAuctions
£1.4m Graff diamond up for Jewellery Quarter auction in ‘rare’ non-London sale
A fancy intense yellow and white diamond ring will be headlining Birmingham’s Fellows Antique & Modern Jewellery Sale. This yellow diamond is the centre piece of a ring created by Graff Diamonds and is estimated at between £900,000 and £1.4m. The auction house said that sale of a ring worth…
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15 NovemberAuctions
Christie’s sets world record with largest ever D flawless diamond sale
Christie’s auction house set a new world record with the $33,705,994 (£25,541,713) sale of the largest D flawless diamond to ever come to auction. The Magnificent Jewels auction saw the sale of The Art of de Grisogono, Creation 1, an emerald and diamond necklace set with a rectangular cut, D-colour,…
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