Jewellery Design
Jewellery design lies at the heart of the UK trade, driving innovation, setting trends, and shaping consumer demand across the industry. For jewellers, designers, and manufacturers, staying ahead of evolving styles, materials, and techniques is vital to maintaining a competitive edge. Jewellery Focus delivers comprehensive coverage on jewellery design, including insights into emerging trends, technological innovations such as CAD and 3D printing, designer profiles, and business strategies that support creativity and commercial success.
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May- 2014 -6 MayEditor's Blog
Need to escape an awful date? There’s a pendant for that.
The Daily Mail reported last week that a company is now producing a necklace/bracelet that links to your phone via Bluetooth and when pressed, can give you a ‘fake’ call to get you out of a sticky spot such as a bad date or a boring lunch. Imagine the conversation…
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Mar- 2014 -25 MarchRetailers
F Hinds family members cut ribbon on relocated Bracknell store
Two members of the family that owns F Hinds, Roy and Eric, have cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the company’s brand new store in Charles Square, Bracknell. In the spirit of history and re-enactment, they were both back in Bracknell to repeat the ceremony that officially opened…
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14 MarchEvents
Weston Beamor to sponsor New Designers’ Award
Birmingham casting and rapid-prototyping firm, Weston Beamor, has announced that it will once again be sponsoring an award at New Designers, the annual exhibition showcasing work of newly graduated designers from the UK’s leading universities. The Weston Beamor Award for ‘The Most Innovative Use of CAD in Jewellery Design’ will…
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14 MarchDesigners
ARCHIVE: An interview with acclaimed designer Theo Fennell
We caught up with London-based jewellery designer THEO FENNELL, whose flamboyant pieces caught the eye of one Elton John decades ago. Here, he ruminates on what it takes to be successful, and how the industry has changed. Give us a potted history of your career and how you got to where you…
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Feb- 2014 -26 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Mastered to launch online jewellery academy
Jewellery education provider, Mastered, is set to launch a new online-only jewellery master-course in partnership with Holts Academy, that will focus on building a metal jewellery business. The firm, which provides online creative education in jewellery and fashion, aims to give jewellers both creative skills and business acumen to make…
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11 FebruaryRetailers
F Hinds ‘ahead of schedule’ with Bracknell store opening
Jewellers F Hinds has announced the ahead-of-schedule opening of its new store in Princess Square, Bracknell. The bright, modern and also environmentally friendly jewellery store has relocated to 1 – 2 Princess Square, Bracknell, Berkshire. Manager Nick Dobinson and all the staff who were at the company’s previous Bracknell store…
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Jan- 2014 -9 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
LJS announces new course for home learning
The London Jewellery School (LJS) has announced a new project which allows students to take online courses in jewellery design. The project, entitled Jewelry from Home, allows those who enrol on a course after paying the fee of £19.99 to have lifetime access to all of the materials available on…
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Nov- 2013 -18 NovemberEvents
CW Sellors nets Midlands Family Business Awards gong
CW Sellors Fine Jewellery has been awarded the Retail Excellence category in the Midlands Family Business Awards. This is the third time the family run business has been shortlisted for the awards, garnering the ‘highly commended’ tag in the Manufacturing Excellence category in 2012 and for both Service Excellence &…
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Jul- 2013 -16 JulyEvents
Raw Pearls to sponsor special award at GCDCA 2014
The Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council Awards 2014 will feature a new pearl design award sponsored by Raw Pearls. The Raw Pearls Special Award will seek to encourage and reward the innovative use of pearls within contemporary fine jewellery design. The winner will need to showcase them in modern style…
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Jun- 2013 -4 JuneRetailers
Independent jeweller opens boutique store in Trinity Leeds development
Independent jeweller Phillip Stoner has opened the doors of its newest boutique store in the UK’s latest major retail development, Trinity Leeds.
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