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- 2017 -15 AugustEditor's Blog
How jewellery can tap into the zeitgeist
It’s no secret that consumer technology pervades almost everything we do nowadays, but a perhaps under-reported but clearly associated phenomenon is the impact it is having on design and creativity. This month alone, I have a seen a slew of brands designing and manufacturing jewellery pieces which take their inspiration…
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Jun- 2017 -27 JuneTrade Organisations
Guild of Jewellery Designers teams up with British Craft Trade Fair
The Guild of Jewellery Designers (GoFD) has announced its partnership with the British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF). The GoJD is a collaboration of British jewellery designers and artisans offering support and networking opportunities within its membership base as a non-profit making organisation. Initial subscription to the guild is free with…
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9 JuneDesigners
Jeweller Claudia Bradby adds Justice to its stockists
Jeweller Claudia Bradby has signed a contract with Winchester-based retailer Justice. The Hampshire-based pearl specialist joins fellow jewellery designers Stephen Webster and Shaun Leane. Bradby said: “We are thrilled to be stocked in our home city by such an established and well respected retailer. Justice will be a key stockist…
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Apr- 2017 -25 AprilDesigners
GVUK releases upgraded CAD program
Software distributor GVUK has released its newest upgrade of its CAD program, Matrix 9 by Gemvision. The firm says the software, which was first released over 16 years ago, is “packed with new time-saving features”. The Matrix 9 incorporates features such as wrapping patterns on a surface and organic modelling…
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Mar- 2017 -23 MarchDesigners
C W Sellors recreates jewellery for Chatsworth’s largest exhibition
Derbyshire fine jeweller C W Sellors has recreated jewellery for Chatsworth’s largest exhibition to date – ‘House Style: Five Centuries of Fashion at Chatsworth’. C W Sellors is an official sponsor of the event at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, which aims to explore the history…
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Nov- 2016 -7 NovemberAnalysis
Make Your Mark: The winners
Following the Make Your Mark Awards hosted at the Goldsmiths’ Hall last week (1 November), we take a look at the young designers who won the awards. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Silversmithing category winner: Annabel Hood Annabel Hood has won the chance to have her ‘London’s Leopard’ design made in…
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Jun- 2016 -28 JuneEvents
Jacobs the Jewellers names ‘Young Designer’ award winners
Reading-based Jacobs the Jewellers has announced the winners of its annual ‘Young Designer’ competition. The competition, which is held in association with the Bishopsland Educational Trust, HS Walsh and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, saw four young jewellery designers at Bishopsland – a jewellery design postgraduate course provider – showcase…
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Apr- 2016 -22 AprilEvents
Jacobs the Jewellers launches 2016 young designer award
Jacobs the Jewellers has launched the second year of its Reading-based young jewellery designer competition. The competition, which is held in association with the Bishopsland Educational Trust, HS Walsh and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, has been launched after the success of its inaugural contest last year. Four young jewellery…
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Feb- 2016 -3 FebruaryRetailers
Guildsman Jewellery Gallery to open in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
A new jewellery gallery has announced it will launch in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter later this year. The Guildsman Jewellery Gallery is expected to open in spring 2016 and will provide 1,000 sq ft of retail and exhibition space across two floors. It will display pieces of handmade fine jewellery…
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Jun- 2015 -29 JuneDesigners
JewelStreet to axe 120 brands in upmarket push
JewelStreet today confirmed that it is to remove over 120 of its designers and brands as it prepares to reposition the business as an international, luxury jewellery destination. The online jewellery marketplace said the move was a “necessary step” in its strategy to “become the premier jewellery website for the…
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