Silver
Silver continues to be a vital material in the jewellery trade, valued for its affordability, versatility, and enduring popularity with consumers. For UK jewellers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers, the silver market presents both opportunities and challenges, from price volatility to increasing demand for ethically sourced and recycled materials. Jewellery Focus offers comprehensive coverage on silver, including market trends, regulatory updates, design innovations, and sustainability initiatives. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals stay ahead in a competitive sector where silver plays a key role in both fine and fashion jewellery.
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Jan- 2022 -25 JanuaryAdvice
How to manufacture in the UK?
When I founded Augustine Jewels over 10 years ago, I searched around for manufacturing in England. I was determined that Augustine Jewels would be Made in Britain. I hope that the key learnings from that period might help others to manufacture in the UK. Step 1 – Manufacturing Strategy The…
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21 JanuaryDesigners
White Haathi launches ‘Eye See You’ collection
Jewellery brand White Haathi has launched a capsule collection named the ‘Eye See You’ line. The new capsule is a luxury silver jewellery collection that the company said “amalgamates heritage, minimalism and timeless fashion that creates jewellery as unique as you”. It is crafted with consideration to contemporary, modern Indian,…
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20 JanuaryRetailers
Hallmarking climbs 46.8% in December
The total number of hallmarked pieces climbed 46.8% to 863,843 in December 2021, up from 588,575 for the same period in 2020.According to the Birmingham Assay Office, gold went up 26.5% to 370,853 in December, against last year’s 293,269. Silver saw the largest increase in hallmarked pieces, jumping 69.4% year-on-year.…
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13 JanuaryDesigners
House of Alyssa Smith launches HONDA collection
The House of Alyssa Smith has announced the launch of a new collection in collaboration with Honda. The officially licensed motorsport jewellery collection comprises a Honda red enamel tag charm in sterling silver, a Honda charm bracelet in sterling silver, and a Honda red enamel necklace in sterling silver. The…
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12 JanuaryRetailers
CME launches new ‘Goddess’ collection
CME Jewellery has announced the launch of its new “Goddess Range” jewellery collection. The CME design team have created a range of pendants and studs in sterling silver and yellow gold-plated silver. The collection is inspired by the elemental Goddesses: Earth, Air, Fire and Water and it has been designed…
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11 JanuaryRetailers
White Haathi launches ‘Eye See You’ collection
Fine silver jewellery brand White Haathi have launched its pre-fall collection “Eye See You”. The collection is a “a luxury range of delicately designed bracelets, rings and pendants sets encrusted with zircon diamonds.” White Haathi said that its jewels “tap into the age-old desire for protection and reassurance talismanic jewellery…
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10 JanuaryEvents
Hamilton and Inches sponsors The Flourish Jewellery Project
Hamilton and Inches has sponsored The Flourish Jewellery Project which will be in exhibition from 22 until 25 January 2022 at Custom House in Leith. The project is in partnership with North Edinburgh Arts and Four-Square’s Womanzone as well as jewellery artists, Lisa Arnott and Jessica Howarth. It aims to…
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6 JanuaryRetailers
Winsor Bishop announces refurb plans with £2m sale
Norwich-based jewellers, Winsor Bishop, has announced the biggest refurbishment in its 187-year history, with plans to open-up access to the Norwich store’s first floor and create further retail space, subject to landlord’s consent. Much of the work will focus on bringing the plumbing and electrics up to date, and there…
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5 JanuaryRetailers
House of Alyssa launches collection with The Shard
The House of Alyssa has released a new jewellery collection, ‘The Top of The Shard’, in a partnership between British jeweller, Alyssa Smith, and The Shard. The collection features the sights that can be witnessed at the top of The Shard, including a miniature silver double decker bus with spinning…
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4 JanuaryRetailers
Lucy Quartermaine launches ‘Melody’ collection
Jewellery brand Lucy Quartermaine has launched a new collection entitled ‘Melody’, which was reportedly inspired by music and rhythm. The new silver collection, which starts at just £50, includes two rings, two pairs of studs, one bracelet as well as two classic pendant necklaces. It is also finished with the…
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