Prada
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Aug- 2023 -23 AugustDesigners
The Diamond Lab secures 450k funding and appoints new chairman
London-based jewellery business The Diamond Lab, founded by Jamie Amelia Patel, has secured a £450,000 Series A funding in its first round of private financing led by investor James Shulman. Additionally, David Duncan-Smith, former managing director of Prada UK and Louis Vuitton UK will be joining the brand as its…
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Oct- 2022 -14 OctoberDesigners
Prada launches first fine jewellery collection
Prada has launched its first fine jewellery collection, Eternal Gold, which uses 100% certified recycled gold alongside artisanal techniques and precious gems and metals. The sustainable collection comprises snake bracelets, heart motifs, chain necklaces, and ribbon chokers, which Prada said are signs and signifiers of affection and love. Prada’s own…
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Apr- 2021 -21 AprilRetailers
LVMH and Richemont to develop luxury blockchain platform
LVMH has joined forces with rivals, Prada and Cartier, both part of the Richemont group, in order to develop Aura Blockchain Consortium, a global luxury blockchain. The firms said Aura represents a new way for luxury brands to communicate directly to consumers to share updates on the quality of their…
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Aug- 2017 -1 AugustDesigners
Goldsmiths’ Fair releases Ujin Lin’s Precious Mysteries film
The Goldsmiths’ Fair has commissioned a film by Ujin Lin as he is this year’s Goldsmiths’ Fair Guest Curator. Lin has previously created campaigns for global luxury brands such as Prada, Philip Lim and Longchamp, among others. The film, named Precious Mysteries, stars up-and-coming models Ira Sumbayeva and Marcus Goodwille,…
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Jul- 2015 -31 JulyCrime
Hatton Garden jeweller jailed over stolen watches
Seven men including a Hatton Garden jeweller have been jailed for 64 years for their varying involvement in 10 smash and grab raids across London. Reece Dunford, 31 of Osprey Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, played a role in all the robberies at high-end shops in the West End. Sometimes he carried…
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May- 2012 -10 MayEvents
Jewellery brands get creative for the Diamond Jubilee
To commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, a host of the world's finest jewellery and fashion brands will showcase exclusive crown and ballgown creations in Harrods.
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