Pendant
Pendants are a versatile and enduring jewellery category, offering opportunities for creative design and strong commercial appeal across fine and fashion markets. For UK jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, keeping up with trends in pendant styles, materials, and consumer preferences is essential. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage on pendants, including product launches, design innovations, market insights, and retail strategies that help trade professionals capitalise on this popular category.
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Oct- 2015 -5 OctoberCrime
Jewellery stolen in Marlow jewellers smash-and-grab
An 18-carat white sapphire and diamond cocktail ring is one of a number of pieces of jewellery stolen during a smash-and-grab raid in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, last month. The robbery took place around 2:40am on Friday, September 18, when a white Vauxhall Corsa was driven into the front of Fullard Fine…
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Aug- 2015 -19 AugustRetailers
Laing Edinburgh celebrates 175th anniversary with £175,000 diamond necklace
Independent jeweller Laing Edinburgh has marked its 175th anniversary with the creation of a one-off diamond necklace valued at £175,000. The necklace, named ‘175’, features 447 brilliant-cut and pave diamonds set in platinum with a double diamond drop. The piece is described as “timelessly elegant with a contemporary twist”. Taking…
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17 AugustDesigners
Tresor Paris launches new Quantum Cubus collection
Tresor Paris last week unveiled its new ‘Quantum Cubus’ jewellery range for men and women. Quantum Cubus features necklaces, bracelets, rings and cufflinks and aims to give clothing outfits a “modern, yet tasteful twist”. The collection includes the use of a lapis stone, which adds a touch of colour to…
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Jun- 2015 -23 JuneEvents
Argos to stock range from first-year BCU student
A first-year Birmingham City University (BCU) student, Danielle Laurent, has been selected by Argos to produce an exclusive jewellery collection. Laurent, aged 39 and originally from California, beat competition from 50 other students at the Birmingham School of Jewellery, to design a collection for the catalogue retailer. The award, which…
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10 JuneDesigners
Weston Beamor launches ‘Staffordshire Hoard’ collection
Birmingham casting house and CAD specialist Weston Beamor has released a collection of jewellery based on ‘The Staffordshire Hoard’. The Hoard is a collection of over 4,000 Anglo-Saxon treasure objects in gold and silver which was found in a field near Lichfield, Staffordshire, in 2009. The pieces are now jointly…
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May- 2015 -29 MayEvents
The Duchess of Cornwall receives student-designed Livery Badge
The Duchess of Cornwall, Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers, was presented with a new Livery Badge at Plaisterers’ Hall, London, on Wednesday, May 27. The jewel was designed by Joshua Gane, a 19-year-old trainee on the foundation programme at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in Clerkenwell London, and was…
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14 MayTaking Stock
Goldmajor
Goldmajor – one of the largest suppliers of amber in the UK – has unveiled its new collection of marcasite jewellery. The collections include a Chinese-style colour infused enamel and marcasite pendant with a freshwater pearl, a marcasite brooch styled with a Celtic twist, along with a range of earrings…
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Mar- 2015 -24 MarchUncategorized
#NationalPuppyDay – Puppy inspired jewellery
Yesterday was National Puppy Day, a day which celebrates puppies and also encourages potential suitors to adopt puppies rather than buy from pet stores. National Puppy Day was founded in 2006 by celebrity pet and home lifestyle expert, and author, Colleen Paige. Paige is also the founder of National Dog…
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20 MarchUncategorized
SOLAR ECLIPSE: Jewellery inspired by the moon
The country was bathed in darkness today as the first solar eclipse for over a decade took place over Europe. Parts of the country were subjected to an eerie darkness after the moon crossed in front of the sun, blocking out much of its light. In Scotland the ‘cover-over’ effect…
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2 MarchTaking Stock
The Platinum Mounts Company
The Platinum Mounts Company is continuing its offer of a 5% discount on all mounts to Jewellery Focus readers until January 31, 2015. Its expertly designed and crafted range features more than 200 ring mount designs alongside pendant and earring mounts exclusively in platinum. Each mount is supplied hallmarked and…
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