Earrings
Earrings remain a staple in jewellery collections, driving sales across both fine and fashion segments and offering designers a canvas for creativity and innovation. For UK jewellers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, understanding trends in earring design, materials, and consumer preferences is key to maximising commercial opportunities. Jewellery Focus provides targeted coverage on earrings, including product launches, style trends, market insights, and retail strategies. From high-value gemstone pieces to accessible silver ranges, our reporting helps trade professionals stay informed about developments in this core category.
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustFeatures
A glimpse into the history of the cultured pearl
Whether itโs pearl rings, classic pearl strings, or pearl drop earrings every jewellery retailer needs to sell pearls. But have you ever stopped to think about how pearl cultivation began? Freshwater pearl cultivation dates back as far as the thirteenth century in China, where Mabe pearls in the shape of…
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31 AugustFeatures
Jorie Grassie: The last deer tusk jeweller in the UK?
Jorie Grassie recently acquired Harvey Nichols as her first English stockist and is on a mission to revive deer tusk jewellery in the industry. Hailing from the US prairie state of Illinois, Grassie left her American home to come to Scotland almost 20 years ago. Living on the Culachy estate…
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30 AugustFeatures
VOTH: Kiki McDonough
Name: Kiki McDonough Location: Sloane Square, London Year established: 1985 Number of staff: 8 Website: kiki.co.uk Tell us about the story behind Kiki McDonough? I am a British fine jewellery designer famous for my striking colour combinations and use of semi-precious gemstones, set in 18ct gold, to create timeless and…
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30 AugustQ&A Sessions
Brand Q&A: AG Mounts
How was AG Mounts founded? I established the company in 1996. We manufacture and design jewellery ourselves in our factory. We pretty much do everything from a to z. That includes designing, making, casting, mounting, setting and polishing. We design our own mounts as well, and we take special orders…
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29 AugustFeatures
Selling from complaints
Complaining customers can be your biggest boosters if they are looked at as a customer ready to buy, instead of a complainer bringing trouble. It all starts with how all customers should be greeted regardless of their attitude. ย However, your attitude is also important and you should greet all customers…
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28 AugustFeatures
A magical world arrives in the jewellery industry
โThe Harry Potter brand is worth almost ยฃ25bn, so our aim with this range was really to expand further into the global market,โ says Gregory Kirk, marketing executive at The Carat Shop. He is talking about the release of a new Harry Potter jewellery collection created in partnership with Swarovski…
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23 AugustFeatures
Male Jewellery – The state of the market
โYou only have to look at the ubiquity of tattoos to understand how much men want to express their personality and individuality. Menโs jewellery is like a tattoo that can be taken off at the end of the day. Jewellery is a way of speaking before you do. It communicates…
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14 AugustVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Daniella Draper
Name: Daniella Draper Location: Year Established: 2007 Number of staff: 30 Website: www.danielladraper.com Tell us about the story behind Daniella Draper After graduating from Central St Martins in Jewellery Design, I was undecided whether to stay in London and work in โthe industryโ or move back to my hometown of…
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13 AugustFeatures
How pearls made their high fashion comeback
No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using them in cool and contemporary ways from duo pearl earrings to triple pearl rings. Who do we thank for this new style? Chanel and Lagerfeld in 2012 both turned their…
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Jul- 2018 -19 JulyFeatures
How has animal jewellery become so popular?
The amount of TV time devoted to animals, the numbers watching funny cat videos on YouTube, concerns about the preservation of endangered species and the growing tendency to anthropomorphise dogs. The animal kingdom has always been universally represented in jewellery, and is currently enjoying a welcome revival. Collector Square is…
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