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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May- 2017 -30 MayDesigners
Vitae London launches new ethical watches
Watch brand Vitae London has released a new range of ethical watches. Season IV is the latest iteration from the brand that started with the backing of ยฃ20,000 from Richard Bransonโs Virgin Startup initiative. The firm has promised that a portion of each sale will go towards providing a child…
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30 MayCurrent Affairs
Daisy London introduces new chakra chokers
Jeweller Daisy London has announced the release of a new collection of Chakra chokers. Building on the collection which was launched in 2011, the new chokers continue to focus on the practiceโs idea of โwellbeingโ and the โuse of our bodiesโ energyโ. The seven Chakra symbols originate from eastern philosophy…
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26 MayCurrent Affairs
Goldsmithsโ Company donates ยฃ250,000 to Westminster Abbey
The Goldsmithsโ Company has contributed ยฃ250,000 to a new project at Londonโs Westminster Abbey. The Queenโs Diamond Jubilee Galleries, which are set to open in 2018, will display the Abbey’s silver plate and other key treasures reflecting the buildingโs โrich and varied historyโ. The gallery sits 70ft above the abbey…
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18 MayCurrent Affairs
Jacobs the Jewellers launches Young Designer Competition
Readingโs oldest independent jewellery retailer has launched its third installment of its Young Designer Competition. Jacobs the Jewellers will hold the competition at its store between 6 – 30 June and will feature the work of ten designers from the competition collaborators Bishopsland Educational Trust.. The competition is in also…
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17 MayAppointments
Woman named boss of Goldsmiths’ Company for the first time in its 700-year history
For the first time in 700 years, one of the most respected City institutions is appointing a woman to its top job. Today marksย the installation of trailblazing Londoner, Judith Cobham-Lowe OBE, as the first woman Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company. The Goldsmiths’ Company, which received its first Royal Charter…
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16 MayEconomy
Hallmarking down 13% compared to last year
Hallmarking figures for the month of April has shown a 13.2% decrease when compared to the same period last year. Figures from the Birmingham Assay office showed there was a decrease among all metals apart from silver, which saw an increase of 19.2%. There were 62,636 more silver pieces hallmarked…
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16 MayEvents
Registration opens for IJL
Free registration to International Jewellery London (IJL) has been opened in which early registrars can gain fast-track entry and early show planning for the event. Sam Willoughby, event director, said: โEarly birds who register now for IJL 2017 can plan their show down to the last detail. Free entry is…
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10 MayDesigners
Minute and Azimut to feature at London Fashion Week Menโs
British watch brand Minute and Azimut will showcase their pieces at this yearโs London Fashion Week Menโs. The upcoming brand will feature their Bisham range at the event, which come with a choice of alligator, calfskin and lizard straps. The Bisham watch is named after Bisham Woods in Berkshire and…
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5 MayCrime
Historic Roman jewellery stolen from York shop
Police have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a theft at a York-based jewellery shop. Distinctive, historic jewellery was stolen from The Red House Antique Centre in Duncombe Place. The incident happened at 9.55am on Saturday 22 April 2017. Police say…
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Apr- 2017 -20 AprilDesigners
Alyssa Smith and RetroGP.com team up for jewellery collection
Independent jewellery brand Alyssa Smith has teamed up with motorsport company RetroGP.com to create a jewellery collection. The โHesketh by ASJโ collection is a small range of miniature sterling silver pieces featuring the Hesketh Bear mascot. The bear is known as the mascot for the 1974 Rock โnโ Roll Formula…
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