Stone Setting

Pomellato launches Nudo 2025 collection

Pomellato has expanded its Nudo range with the launch of Nudo 2025, featuring four collections namely Nudo Goes Mini, Nudo Toi et Moi, Nudo High Jewellery, and A Classic Is Born. Launched in 2001, the original Nudo design combines Pomellato’s goldsmith artistry with a visionary approach to gemstones, featuring the…

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Ernest Jones launches lab-grown diamond collection

Ernest Jones has announced the launch of its new lab-grown diamond collection Bloom. There are seven different fashion-inspired collections named after European cities. Six of the pieces are distinguished by the shape of the fancy cut stones and one for the seamless, smooth stone setting. The Florence piece has a…

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Pomellato acquires Valenza setting lab

Pomellato has announced that it has acquired the Valenza setting lab, a stone setting laboratory based in Valenza. Through this acquisition, Pomellato aims both to reinforce its manufacturing capabilities, specifically in the diamond and precious stone setting sector. It also hopes that the move will support the international expansion of…

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Scottish jewellery school secures £45k loan for expansion

Scottish independent jewellery school Vanilla Ink CIC has received a £45,000 loan from Social Investment Scotland. As a result the company has added a new studio space at its Brook Street Studios which has increased its capacity. It now has dedicated teaching space for its 10-month INKubator Programme, as well…

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NAJ approved as end point assessment organisation

The National Association of Jewellers has announced that it has been approved as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO). As a result of this the NAJ can now formally assess apprentices who have completed their Level 3 Jewellery, Silversmithing and Allied Trades. As an approved EPAO, the NAJ must ensure…

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UK jeweller sees record sales after going viral on TikTok

Susannah King, the fourth generation goldsmith at Susannah King London, has sold £20,000 worth of rings in under a minute, after having recently gone viral on TikTok. Launching live to her social channels, the 28 rings received over 2,000 messages and were all purchased in less than 60 seconds. This…

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BAJ students embark on Fuli Gemstones project

The collaboration between Fuli Gemstones and the British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has officially begun, as level five students at the BAJ are currently in the process of manufacturing peridot jewellery for the project. The students have been developing their stone setting skills and creating peridot jewellery using stones donated…

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Unique & Co launch Dimensions collection

Unique and Co has announced it has relaunched its Dimension Silver collection – originally launched in 2019- and will now even include a number of new designs. The collection features a mix of details, such as trees, leaves and hearts in Sterling silver with rose gold or yellow gold plating…

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British Academy of Jewellery announces Final Show winners

The British Academy of Jewellery has announced the names of students who won awards at the opening night of its Final Show 2021 in London. Hosted at exhibition space Koppel 540, this year’s show featured pieces produced by students at the academy’s London campus over the last 12 months, with…

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BAJ opens admissions for three short courses

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced the opening of admissions for three short courses at its Birmingham campus.  Prospective students can now sign up for BAJ’s Stone Setting for Beginners, Wax Carving: Practice and Casting Theory, and Jewellery Manufacturing for Beginners programmes. Courses can be attended by both…

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