Jewellery Designers
Jewellery designers are at the heart of the UK trade, driving creativity, innovation, and brand identity across both independent and commercial sectors. From emerging talents to established names, designers shape collections that respond to consumer trends and set new directions for the industry. Jewellery Focus provides extensive coverage on jewellery designers, including profiles, design trends, market insights, and business strategies that help trade professionals understand their influence on retail, manufacturing, and supply chains.
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Aug- 2018 -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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2 AugustFeatures
Voice on the High Street: Diadem Jewellery
What is the history of the business? We opened our doors in December 2014. The directors (Daniel and Elizabeth) had worked together in different jewellers over the last decade and when working for a small family jewellers they were unfortunate enough to be made redundant. They used the redundancy money…
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2 AugustFeatures
Bringing back independence – the Mark Lloyd store
Master goldsmith Mark Lloyd took a risk when he acquired the longstanding H Lamb jewellery shop in Hartlepool. Returning to the establishment where his 30-year career began, the H Lamb jewellery shop was founded in 1873 and had become a well recognised fixture in the local community. Originally set up…
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Apr- 2018 -26 AprilDesigners
Osylia reports strong year of growth
Jewellery designers Osylia London has revealed an increase in the company’s visibility over the past year. The group uses a combination of both modern technology and traditional craftsmanship, and their portfolio features a range of earrings, rings and necklaces in a variety of precious metal finishes. Laura and Cemal, founders,…
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Feb- 2018 -14 FebruaryDesigners
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery expands its portfolio with Primrose Hill shop
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery has expanded its portfolio with the opening of a new studio and shop in Primrose Hill, London. The London studio is said to take its cues from a cosmopolitan environment and merges industrial with contemporary design. Conceptualised by Lumsden Design, the space has an ‘urban feel’…
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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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14 DecemberBrand Profiles
Bringing back independence – the Mark Lloyd store
Goldsmith Mark Lloyd FIPG made a statement when he transformed a jewellery store with a 140-year history into an establishment he believed the jewellery industry craved. He sits down with SHEKINA TUAHENE to explain the reasoning behind the store’s re-branding. Master goldsmith Mark Lloyd took a risk when he acquired…
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12 DecemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Diadem Jewellery
Name: Diadem Jewellery Location: Altrincham, Cheshire Year Established: 2014 Number of Staff: 3 (Daniel Monks – jeweller and director, Elizabeth Agius – director, Alexander Young – online manager) Website: www.diademjewellery.co.uk [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] What is the history of the business? We opened our doors in December 2014. The directors…
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Sep- 2017 -7 SeptemberDesigners
IJL announces KickStart winner
Alice Barnes has received the IJL 2017 KickStart ‘Industry’s Choice Award’, and will return to the show with a complimentary stand in the Design Gallery in 2018. The ten KickStarters competed over the summer to gain as many votes as possible from the public via social media and an online…
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Aug- 2017 -17 AugustDesigners
IJL Bright Young Gems winners announced
The IJL 2017 Bright Young Gems (BYG) have been named as Kristina Ferenchuk, Ishtar Liljefors, Holly O’Hanlon, Annabel Large and Leanne Yau. The BYG’s were selected from final year students and students who graduated from UK colleges and universities in the past two years by a prestigious judging panel comprising…
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