Setting
Settings are a critical element of jewellery design, influencing both aesthetics and functionality. For UK jewellers, designers, and manufacturers, mastering setting techniques and understanding emerging trends is key to creating pieces that resonate with consumers. Jewellery Focus explores the world of jewellery settings, from traditional methods to innovations in CAD and 3D printing, as well as insights into consumer preferences and production challenges. Our coverage helps trade professionals stay ahead in design and craftsmanship.
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Dec- 2016 -12 DecemberEconomy
Footfall falls in November despite Black Friday sales
Retail footfall decline 1% in November compared with the same month last year, despite the popular Black Friday discounting event on 25 November. The latest monthly Footfall and Vacancies Monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard found the decline was a deepening of the 0.9% fall in October…
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Nov- 2016 -17 NovemberAuctions
Coloured diamonds steal show at Geneva auction
Coloured diamonds remain “highly desirable”, according to auction house Sotheby’s following its recent jewellery sale in Geneva. Leading the show was a 17.07-carat emerald-cut Fancy Intense Pink diamond that soared over its pre-sale estimate of 11.81m to 14.76m Swiss Francs (£9.5m-£11.8m) to sell for 20.8m Swiss francs (£16.7m). An Internally…
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Oct- 2016 -7 OctoberRetailers
Beaverbrooks to support Payroll Giving campaign
Beaverbrooks the Jewellers has announced its support for the launch of a new phase of the Geared for Giving campaign. The campaign, which is calling for every employer in the UK with over 250 employees to offer Payroll Giving to their staff, aims to double the amount raised for charities…
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Jul- 2016 -18 JulyRetailers
Argos to sell Fairtrade wedding bands
Argos has become one of the first major high street brands to sell Fairtrade gold wedding bands, which it will offer across stores nationwide. The new line of wedding bands will be available in four different styles and went on sale on Saturday, 16 July. A number of additional styles…
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8 JulyEvents
The British Craft Trade Fair to launch first London exhibition
The British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF), which takes place in Harrogate, has announced the launch of its inaugural London exhibition. The autumn exhibition, which will take place on Sunday 11 to Tuesday 13 September, will be located at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane London. The fair will still continue…
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Jun- 2016 -21 JuneManufacturers
Stephen Betts Group acquires Unity Wedding Bands
Precious metal specialist Stephen Betts Group has announced the acquisition of wedding band manufacturer Unity Wedding Bands. The sale will put Betts Metal Sales (BMS) in full control of all aspects of the manufacturing process for its wedding rings, as well as bringing a dedicated team of skilled, innovative designers…
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21 JuneCurrent Affairs
VIDEO: CMA warns businesses over price restrictions
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written an open letter to alert businesses that if suppliers restrict retail prices it can break the law. The open letter follows two recent cases in which businesses were fined a combined total of £3m for engaging in resale price maintenance (RPM), which…
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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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6 AprilAuctions
Rare blue diamond sells for £22.5m
The world’s largest oval fancy vivid blue diamond to ever go under the hammer has been sold for $31.8m (£22.5m). The De Beers ‘Millennium Jewel 4’ was auctioned at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale on 5 April, selling for the highest price ever paid for a jewel…
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Jan- 2016 -20 JanuaryAppointments
NAJ to propose Simon Johnson as chairman
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) says its current vice-chairman and co-owner of retail jeweller Marmalade, Simon Johnson, will be proposed as its new chairman at the next annual general meeting. At the association’s first meeting of 2016 – held on 14 January at the Birmingham Assay Office – current NAJ…
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