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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Sep- 2017 -28 SeptemberDesigners
Winner named for Goldsmiths’ Fair Best New Design Award
Scottish jeweller Jonathan Boyd has won the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2017 (Week One) Best New Design Award for Weeds, a conceptually-driven series of works. More than 50 gold-plated silver brooches tell the story of the life-cycle of a small flower – from a little seedling to a full flower blowing in…
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21 SeptemberAdvice
3 sure-fire strategies for UK jewellers in uncertain times
Three big news topics that concern the UK jewellery industry have recently been debated in both mainstream and industry media: Brexit, a shifting economy and the challenge of marketing luxury goods to millennials. As a consequence, many UK jewellers feel that they now have to make strategic business decisions in…
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21 SeptemberDesigners
ChloBo changes pricing to match euro to pound
From Friday 22 September, UK jewellery brand ChloBo will be matching the euro to the pound sterling for its Irish customers. This price change will mean a reduction of up to 25% on all products on current pricing. The brand is stocked in 20 Irish stores. The solid 925 sterling…
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18 SeptemberDesigners
‘First eco-friendly jewellery store’ opens in Cleethorpes
Eco-friendly Salt & Silver Jewellery has opened its first store in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes. Setting up as an online brand three and a half years ago, the demand for the silver jewellery led to the owner deciding to open a physical store. Founder and owner, Katie Rudd…
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18 SeptemberDesigners
Henryka’s stockists reach over 50 following season’s trade shows
Silver and gemstone jewellery brand Henryka has opened three new accounts and replenished several existing stockists at this season’s trade shows, taking the number of stockists in the UK to more than 50. Henryka exhibited at the CMJ Autumn Trade Event in August and IJL in September, where it showcased…
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15 SeptemberDesigners
Raymond Weil unveils latest edition for Freelancer timepieces
Raymond Weil, luxury Swiss watchmaker, has unveiled its newest edition to the already established Freelancer line of timepieces. With the introduction of its new chronograph range, it aims to express the ‘youthful and dynamic spirit’ that the Freelancer range prides itself on. The new Freelancer chronograph was designed to combine…
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15 SeptemberDesigners
‘Top prizes’ secured for this year’s Make Your Mark Awards
This year’s winners of this year’s Make Your Mark Awards are set to receive ‘top prizes’ donated from different companies in the jewellery and silversmithing industry. Prizes secured to date include a coaching session with jewellery house Garrard, which will include a tour of its historic London workshop. Also, jewellery…
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15 SeptemberDesigners
Loveness Lee launches new collection ahead of LFW debut
British fashion jewellery brand, Loveness Lee has launched its second collection, Hermetics, which will showcase at London Fashion Week. Developed from the debut Patination collection, Hermetics features the brand’s signature aesthetic of jagged motifs and unique textures but in a simpler form, with muted hues of silver and gold. Gold…
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13 SeptemberDesigners
Nambé secures stockists across UK and Ireland
Designer lifestyle brand, Nambé, has secured new retailer partners across the UK and Ireland just months after its official UK launch event in June. From this month, a selection of Nambé homeware, giftware and sterling silver jewellery items will be available at independent department stores, including Voisins in Saint Helier,…
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7 SeptemberDesigners
IJL announces KickStart winner
Alice Barnes has received the IJL 2017 KickStart ‘Industry’s Choice Award’, and will return to the show with a complimentary stand in the Design Gallery in 2018. The ten KickStarters competed over the summer to gain as many votes as possible from the public via social media and an online…
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