Enamelling

Bradley’s presents Arts and Crafts collection at York Art Gallery Event

Independent jewellery business Bradley’s Jewellers York has collaborated with York Art Gallery to present its Arts and Crafts Collection at a special private viewing of “The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. – a new exhibition exploring the archives of esteemed British textile designer, William Morris (1834-1896)”. The exclusive range…

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Cassia launches new Sunray Letter and Sunbeam Heart collection

British fine jewellery designer and goldsmith Cassia Smith-Bingham has just unveiled her stunning new Sunray Letter and Sunbeam Heart collection. Each initial pendant in the Sunray Letter collection is adorned with champleve enamel, hand engravings and diamonds. With a wide array of luxurious enamel colours to choose from – including…

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Fabergé adds new Bee Surprise Locket to Heritage collection

Fabergé has launched its new Heritage Yellow Gold Diamond and Guilloché Enamel Bee Surprise Locket to its Heritage collection. The Heritage collection celebrates the brand’s “passion for surprise” and showcases “complex traditional techniques”, such as the art of guilloché enamelling and hand-engraving. Following the launch of the Bee Surprise Locket,…

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Deakin and Francis launches the Marine Collection

Deakin and Francis has announced the launch of the Marine Collection, inspired by the “beauty of the ocean”. The line includes 18ct gold cufflinks, 925 sterling silver ladies’ bracelets, keyrings, and crystal decanters. At the centre of this collection is the 18ct white gold shark head cufflinks with moving jaw…

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Deakin and Francis launches coronation cufflinks

Deakin and Francis has announced the launch of special cufflinks designed to commemorate the coronation of King Charles. The cufflinks entitled ‘King Charles Cypher Cufflinks’ are available in both oblong and oval styles across four different colours. The one-of-a-kind cufflinks feature the king’s cypher and are crafted using a rare…

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NAJ approved as end point assessment organisation

The National Association of Jewellers has announced that it has been approved as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO). As a result of this the NAJ can now formally assess apprentices who have completed their Level 3 Jewellery, Silversmithing and Allied Trades. As an approved EPAO, the NAJ must ensure…

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Fabergé expands Heritage Collection with new locket

Fabergé has revealed it has expanded its Heritage collection with the launch of a new locket in honour of National Panda Day. The panda locket is crafted from 18k yellow gold, coated in black and white lacquer and features black diamond eyes and golden paw prints. Sitting on a green…

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How to manufacture in the UK?

When I founded Augustine Jewels over 10 years ago, I searched around for manufacturing in England. I was determined that Augustine Jewels would be Made in Britain. I hope that the key learnings from that period might help others to manufacture in the UK. Step 1 – Manufacturing Strategy The…

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Manufacturer Files: Masonic Jewellery.co.uk

Masonic Jewellery.co.uk has been passed through several different hands over the past 100 years, under different owners and even different names, but the tooling and the knowledge has remained consistent over the course of a century,” says Mike Jeffreys, owner and director of the manufacturer which provides authentic Freemason/masonic jewellery…

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Voice on the high street: Les Néréides

Tell me about the history of Les Néréides? Les Néréides is above all a love and a family story: Pascale and Enzo Amaddeo fell in love in Belgium when studying art. She was from a three generations of artists including a grandfather who was friends with Magritte.  He had grown…

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