Oro
Jewellery Focus’s coverage of Oro explores companies and collections that embody excellence in gold craftsmanship, from heritage goldsmiths to contemporary designers redefining modern luxury.
Our editorial highlights product innovations, market trends, and the artistry behind gold jewellery production, including alloy development, design evolution, and ethical sourcing practices. We also report on the performance of the gold market, its influence on pricing, and its impact on retail and manufacturing strategies within the UK trade.
For jewellery professionals, this tag offers comprehensive insights into the business, creative, and material aspects of working with gold—one of the industry’s most enduring and valuable materials.
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Sep- 2024 -6 SeptemberDesigners
Pomellato unveils new necklace amid Venetian Heritage project
Pomellato has created The Bernini Loupe high jewellery necklace as part of its partnership with Venetian Heritage. The necklace features a rose gold pendant with a rock crystal gem slightly veiled, designed like the mist that often envelops Venice in autumn. Furthermore, its domed shape cut to aims resemble a…
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberFeatures
Q&A with Greg Valerio
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into the jewellery industry I got into the jewellery trade by accident, I was running my own charity and I really became very convinced that actually the solution to global poverty is trade, not aid. That’s why I formed a…
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Aug- 2018 -6 AugustFeatures
Understanding international jewellery
The first month at the School of Jewellery in Birmingham is well underway. Bustling workshop demonstrations and creative experimentations are taking place, contextual study-trips and talking practice events are stimulating minds and the students are settling into the routine of formative lectures and seminars. But there is nothing routine about…
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Mar- 2018 -7 MarchFeatures
A question of integrity
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has in recent years positioned itself as a leader for responsible business in the jewellery industry, but a piece of research published in February by the non-governmental human rights organisation, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), takes issue with the RJC’s governance, standards, and certification systems.…
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Apr- 2016 -7 AprilQ&A Sessions
Honoured by Royalty: Greg Valerio
After recently being honoured with an MBE, the work Greg Valerio has done with artisanal and small-scale miners in the jewellery industry is second-to-none. TOM DAVIS sat down with the jeweller and activist to hear more about his experiences and where he sees the future of Fairtrade gold [divider style=”solid”…
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