Japan
Japan holds a unique place in the global jewellery trade, known for its meticulous craftsmanship, innovative design aesthetics, and growing market for both luxury and fashion jewellery. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, Japan offers opportunities in export, collaboration, and inspiration drawn from its blend of tradition and modernity. Jewellery Focus covers Japan’s influence on the trade, reporting on market trends, supplier developments, and design innovations relevant to UK professionals seeking to engage with this dynamic region.
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Apr- 2022 -11 AprilRetailers
Boodles unveils new ‘Travel’ collection
Boodles has announced the launch of its new ‘Travel’ collection, inspired by former chairman Anthony Wainwright’s travels in 1962. The collection focuses on Wainwright’s journey when he visited 10 cities across the world over 16 days, buying diamonds, pearls and precious gemstones. Boodles said that the collection will include “a…
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Mar- 2022 -30 MarchRetailers
Stephen Einhorn and A Bathing Ape announce collaboration
London-based luxury jewellery and accessories brand Stephen Einhorn and Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape have combined to launch two new products. The products include an exclusive A Bathing Ape ring and Fire Garden interactive night light. With an enamelled BAPE logo, the Stephen Einhorn x A Bathing Ape ring…
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Mar- 2021 -8 MarchTrade Organisations
Platinum sales ‘instrumental’ in jewellery market recovery
The Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR), commissioned by the Platinum Guild International (PGI), has reported platinum sales have been “instrumental” in the jewellery market’s recovery. According to the PJBR, sales surged across key markets over the holiday season, including in China, India, Japan and the US. In the States, platinum…
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1 MarchTrade Organisations
NAJ members to take part in UK-Japan Trade Missions
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) is encouraging its members to take part in the upcoming UK-Japan Trade Missions. The Department for International Trade has announced a series of enterprise-focused UK-Japan Trade Missions to push UK businesses to invest in the Japanese market. The missions are set to take place…
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Jan- 2021 -28 JanuaryProduct Launches
Robinson Pelham launches Arcadia Beads collection
Robinson Pelham has launched the Arcadia Beads collection for a starting price of £490. The jeweller was founded in 1997 by friends when they met within the jewellery community. For 16 years, the trio worked from their Pimlico Atelier, solely on bespoke and private commissions for their clients. In 2012,…
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Dec- 2020 -8 DecemberAnalysis
The final frontier
The universe is infinite, and so likley are its resources. One of the earliest thinkers of the modern space-mining is John S. Lewis, the current professor emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He wrote his book, Mining the Sky, as early as 1997.…
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Nov- 2020 -9 NovemberInternational
Consumers adapting to new normal, says De Beers
De Beers Group has released its 2020 Diamond Insight Report, which highlights new and accelerated trends in the industry with a focus on consumers adapting to the ”new normal”. The report is based on the outcomes of monthly sentiment surveys with US consumers from March to August, and includes research…
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Sep- 2020 -10 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Government launches new ‘bounce back’ plan for retailers
A new series of measures has been announced by the UK Government to support businesses in the consumer and retail industries during the Covid-19 pandemic. The plans, announced by Minister for exports Graham Stuart, will offer immediate support to businesses by ensuring specialists provide advice on online retail and international…
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3 SeptemberFeatures
Building platinum jewellery sales in a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 crisis has profoundly affected the fine jewellery market in 2020, but recovery is already underway. While it is too soon to say when the industry will fully recover, there is no question that consumers are willing to make fine jewellery purchases post pandemic, and fine jewellery buyers tend…
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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustAdvice
How COVID-19 has impacted global supply chains
The impact of COVID-19 has been swift and devastating to those directly affected. Not just from a health perspective but also for businesses who had to promptly close their doors as the country went into lockdown, particularly those in hospitality and retail. And as we now slowly emerge from these…
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