Pearl
Pearls hold a unique place in the jewellery trade, celebrated for their elegance and versatility in both classic and contemporary designs. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding pearl trends, sourcing challenges, and consumer preferences is essential to capitalising on this enduring material. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on pearls, including market insights, ethical and sustainable sourcing practices, product launches, and innovations in design that keep pearls relevant in today’s market.
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Apr- 2024 -2 AprilDesigners
Pomellato unveils Pom Pom Dot collection
Pomellato has announced the launch of its latest collection, the double-sided Pom Pom Dot collection. Each piece in the collection, pendant or bracelet, has two sides offering two stone options to the wearer. The design is based on a button, a motif that forms part of Pomellato’s design heritage, a…
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Mar- 2024 -18 MarchRetailers
Tasaki expands M/G Tasaki range with two collections
Japanese jewellery maison Tasaki has launched two new collections to its M/G Tasaki series. The new collection includes Sliced Sphere and Sliced Bezel and has been designed by Melanie Georgacopoulos, head designer for M/G Tasaki. Sliced was one of Georgacopoulos’ first collections for Tasaki, which launched 10 years ago and…
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Feb- 2024 -6 FebruaryRetailers
Maya Gemstones launches new Très collection
Maya Gemstones has launched its new Très collection which features three wheels, three meanings and conceptualised in the three days it took Olga Pekarevskaia, the brands founder, to complete Kailash Kora on her trip to Tibet and through the Himalayan mountains. According to Maya, the new collection channels “the power…
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Jan- 2024 -19 JanuaryDesigners
Mikimoto unveils new Year of the Dragon collection
Japanese jewellery house Mikimoto has announced the launch of its limited-edition jewellery collection for the Year of the Dragon. The highly lustrous Golden South Sea cultured pearl takes centre stage and is elevated by vibrant rubies and 18k yellow gold. The regal ring and pendant feature an energetic dragon wrapped…
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Dec- 2023 -1 DecemberDesigners
Venyx unveils the Man Ray collection
Venyx has announced the launch of its latest collection inspired by the surrealist artist Man Ray. The collection will be made up of nine limited-edition pieces based on three of Man Ray’s masterpieces, The Lovers (1936), Glass Tears (1932) and The Venus Restored (1936). The gigantic, flame-red lips dominating The…
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Nov- 2023 -20 NovemberRetailers
Lightbox partners with Roseate and The Future Rocks
Lab-grown jewellery brand Lightbox has announced its new design-driven partnerships with Roseate, pearl fine jewellery brand and The Future Rocks, the global online marketplace fully focused on lab-grown jewellery. According to Lightbox, its partnerships with Roseate and The Future Rocks will enable it to “broaden its product assortment, retail visibility…
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7 NovemberRetailers
Hannah Martin London launches new A Vanitas collection
Eponymous jewellery brand founder Hannah Martin has launched her new A Vanitas collection in collaboration with Guy Berryman, founder of Applied Art Forms. A Vanitas is a collection of unisex, “heirloom-quality” jewellery inspired by the 17th-Century Dutch tradition of Vanitas paintings that “evoked the fleeting nature of life”. In a…
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Sep- 2023 -20 SeptemberDesigners
Giovanni Raspini launches Fall-Winter 2023/24 collection
Giovanni Raspini has launched its new Autumn-Winter 2023/24 collection. The new lines feature a large variety of gemstones and include four new collections: Shine, Blade, Daphne, Rings, and Mini Earrings. Shine represents a novelty in the brand and features big cubic zirconia which are elevated and incorporated in the “classic”…
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11 SeptemberRetailers
Letterbox Love launches new Serenity Stones collection
Letterbox Love has launched a brand new Serenity Stones range of crystal healing jewellery. Kerry and Liam Bilson, a husband and wife team from Derbyshire who recently provided ‘positivity’ bracelets to some of the cast of Married at First Sight, launched Letterbox Love to create affordable jewellery with a “kindness”…
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8 SeptemberNews
GIA adds ‘Hanadama’ comment to all pearl classification reports
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has added a report comment for the historical trade term Hanadama to distinguish a quality range of cultured Akoya pearls. To qualify for the Hanadama comment, cultured Akoya pearls must meet specific classification criteria. GIA’s analysis of the industry’s classification of pearls from the…
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