Sweden
This coverage explores Sweden’s contribution to the international jewellery industry, highlighting its design innovation, sustainability leadership, and trade connections with the UK. Jewellery Focus reports on Swedish jewellery brands, market trends, and export activity shaping opportunities for collaboration. Coverage also includes insights into Scandinavian design principles, ethical manufacturing, and the influence of Swedish craftsmanship on contemporary fine and fashion jewellery sectors.
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Mar- 2025 -19 MarchFeatures
Poppy Elder on trends shaping the bespoke engagement market
Engagement ring sales have grown by 14% annually, driven by a resurgence in marriages that has reversed years of decline in the UK, according to a new analysis by online diamond retailer 77 Diamonds. Exclusive insights from 77 Diamonds suggest that this post-pandemic wedding surge has continued since 2022. As…
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Feb- 2025 -28 FebruaryRetailers
Engagement ring sales surge 14%, 77 Diamonds finds
Engagement ring sales have grown by 14% annually, driven by a resurgence in marriages that has reversed years of decline in the UK, according to a new analysis by online diamond retailer 77 Diamonds. Exclusive insights from 77 Diamonds suggest that this post-pandemic wedding surge has continued since 2022. As…
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Jun- 2023 -30 JuneRetailers
Flinn and Steel launches new ring collection
Sheffield jewellery brand Flinn and Steel has expanded its offering with a new ring collection combining Damascus steel and sterling silver. Flinn and Steel have previously crafted rings utilising the “very best” pattern welded damascus steel supplied by the world’s leading supplier, Damasteel from Sweden. For the latest collection, three…
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Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryDesigners
Maanesten enters UK market with new London store
Danish jewellery and accessories brand Maanesten has entered the UK market with its first UK store, which opened on Beak Street in London’s Soho this month. In the last few years, Maanesten has grown “at a record speed”. It was founded in 2010 by jewellery designer Lotte Callesen and creative…
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Oct- 2019 -3 OctoberAppointments
Edinburgh Assay Office’s CEO assumes international chairman role
The Edinburgh Assay Office’s chief executive and master, Scott Walter, will take up the role of chairman of the Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (CCMAPM) at the end of November. Walter held previous roles within the Convention sitting on the Standing Technical committee and…
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberFeatures
Understanding gold’s volatility
As any company reliant on a handful of large customers knows well, exposure can kill. Having a large contract pulled after investing in people or kit is a painful – and sometimes catastrophic – bump in the road. But it is not always possible to avoid this scenario – you…
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Jul- 2018 -13 JulyRetailers
Bumper June footfall sees record increase of 11.4%
UK retailers benefited from record month-on-month growth in footfall for June, with a 11.4% increase in high street traffic compared with May. Compared with the same period last year, footfall was 7.8% lower, but June did deliver a reduction in the year-on-year deficit for the fourth successive month, data from…
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Apr- 2018 -10 AprilRetailers
Counterfeiting hits nearly half of brands
Almost half (47%) of brands lose sales revenue to counterfeit or pirated goods, new research from brand protection firm MarkMonitor has revealed. In the study conducted by market research firm Virtuous World, one in three respondents also reported a loss of more than 10%. Respondents from the UK, US, Denmark,…
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Sep- 2014 -8 SeptemberInternational
Q&A with Mads Ziegler, STORY
Can you give us some background on the company? I started the company in 2003 and worked as a sales manager in Denmark. The original brand, along with my business partner, was called Kranz & Ziegler. My business partner left the company after three years because of poor health. By…
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Mar- 2014 -28 MarchInternational
Gecko increases international presence with return to Basel
Jewellery manufacturer Gecko is looking to increase its international presence having returned to BaselWorld for the first time in several years.Part of WB The Creative Jewellery Group, Gecko is showcasing alongside Domino at Basel, with collections from Fiorelli Costume and Fiorelli Silver, Fred Bennett and D for Diamond. Children’s range,…
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