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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Feb- 2025 -13 FebruaryRetailers
Pippa Small unveils new Chandra collection
British ethical jeweller, and founder of eponymous brand, Pippa Small has announced the launch of her new collection Chandra, inspired by the Hindu moon god. Playing with its classic old cut, Pippa Small created moulds of the hand-cut stones it frequently uses, but have created them in matte silver and…
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11 FebruaryRetailers
Bradley’s Jewellers celebrates record York Ice Trail competition entries
Bradley’s Jewellers is celebrating the successful running of its competition in conjunction with the York Ice Trail which saw 1,430 entries to win a prize. The prize was a York Daffodil pendant and chain in sterling silver, worth £1,000, frozen in place in an ice sculpture. The business’ life-sized ice…
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5 FebruaryDesigners
Emma J Shipley unveils Gilded Menagerie: Icons of the Wild collection
British graphic artist and designer Emma J Shipley has launched the Gilded Menagerie: Icons of the Wild collection in collaboration with jeweller Tomasz Donocik. Shipley’s new collection reimagines six of her “iconic” creatures – The Lynx, The Elephant, The Hare, The Dragon, The Monkey, and The Owl – in a…
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Jan- 2025 -23 JanuaryRetailers
Zedd unveils new brand website
British fine jewellery brand Zedd has announced the launch of its new website, with a consumer-facing stockist search and trade ordering platform for retail jewellers. The new digital home of Zedd has been developed with its UK and Irish stockists in mind. Visitors interested in the brand’s British-made and UK-hallmarked…
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20 JanuaryRetailers
Bradley’s instals 6 ft ice sculpture to celebrate York Daffodil collection
Independent jewellery business Bradley’s Jewellers is set to install a six-foot-tall ice sculpture on Low Petergate inspired by its York Daffodil collection. Taking place on 1-2 February 2025, the York Ice Trail consists of a series of elaborate ice sculptures positioned around the historic city centre of York. Bradley’s Jewellers…
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15 JanuaryNews
UK hallmarking falls 3.3% in 2024
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 3.3% in 2024. In total 7,763,014 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in 2024 compared with 8,031,340 in 2023, a decline of 268,326. Gold hallmarking dropped 1.8% from 3,521,940 pieces hallmarked down to 3,457,909. However, gold 999 saw…
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Dec- 2024 -12 DecemberDesigners
YSSO launches Mayfair pop-up
Greek demi-fine jewellery brand YSSO has announced the launch of The House of YSSO on New Bond Street, its first pop-up store in Mayfair which will be open until February 2025. The House of YSSO is open at 76 New Bond Street from 6 December 2024 to February 2025, with…
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3 DecemberRetailers
Bradley’s Jewellers adds new lines to Castle Howard pop-up
Bradley’s Jewellers York has added new lines to its fine jewellery concession at North Yorkshire-based stately home, Castle Howard. It has introduced its new Winter Pearls collection to Castle Howard, including freshwater cultured pearls in a trending shade of dove grey. Predicted best-sellers include single teardrop-shaped pearl pendants, drop earrings,…
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Nov- 2024 -28 NovemberRetailers
Missoma opens largest store to date on Carnaby Street
Missoma has opened its largest store to date on London’s Carnaby Street. The new 1,000 sq ft, split-level store will deliver the brand’s 100% certified recycled gold and silver products, spotlighting Missoma’s collaborations with the likes of Lucy Williams, Harris Reed, and Savi. The new store will be fitted out…
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27 NovemberRetailers
Bradley’s presents Arts and Crafts collection at York Art Gallery Event
Independent jewellery business Bradley’s Jewellers York has collaborated with York Art Gallery to present its Arts and Crafts Collection at a special private viewing of “The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. – a new exhibition exploring the archives of esteemed British textile designer, William Morris (1834-1896)”. The exclusive range…
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