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  • Dec- 2024 -
    12 December
    DesignersYSSO launches Mayfair pop-up

    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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  • Oct- 2022 -
    24 October
    NewsRishi Sunak to become next PM

    Rishi Sunak to become next PM

    Rishi Sunak is set to become the next leader of the Conservative party and the UK prime minister after becoming the sole candidate to surpass the threshold of 100 votes. Penny Mordaunt announced she was withdrawing from the race only minutes before the nominations deadline at 14:00 BST today (24…

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  • Jun- 2022 -
    17 June
    RetailersSupernaturae announces first pop-up in Piccadilly Arcade series

    Supernaturae announces first pop-up in Piccadilly Arcade series

    Supernaturae, a nature based artistry and design brand, has announced its first pop-up in a new series will open in 12 Piccadilly Arcade for one month only, which will feature a jewellery collection from Oraik. It comes as Supernaturae will be producing a series of rotating events around nature, beauty,…

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  • May- 2022 -
    16 May
    Product LaunchesBradley’s Jewellery unveils Twinkle Toes collection

    Bradley’s Jewellery unveils Twinkle Toes collection

    Bradley’s Jewellery has launched a capsule collection of precious jewellery pieces, named Twinkle Toes, to raise funds for Steps Charity Worldwide and The Miscarriage Association. The non-profit, charitable collection comprises a disc pendant, a heart-shaped locket, and a foot-shaped charm set with diamonds and multi-coloured stones. Created by jeweller and…

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  • Apr- 2020 -
    30 April
    Coronavirus‘Lack of urgency’ in handing out Covid-19 grants to SMEs, says Colliers

    ‘Lack of urgency’ in handing out Covid-19 grants to SMEs, says Colliers

    Colliers International said it is concerned about the “lack of urgency” many local authorities are showing in paying out “much needed” grants to businesses. Colliers said that according to the latest data published by the Government, five weeks after the grants were announced 38% of the amount allocated to local…

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  • Feb- 2020 -
    11 February
    AnalysisYes, the trade barriers are coming

    Yes, the trade barriers are coming

    I think both Leavers and Remainers probably expected this in the long run – Michael Gove announced yesterday that businesses should “accept” that frictionless trade with the EU will be impossible whatever agreement is finally reached by the deadline of 31 December this year. This is the cost, he says,…

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  • Aug- 2019 -
    2 August
    CrimeHatton Garden heist ringleader sent back to prison 

    Hatton Garden heist ringleader sent back to prison 

    One of the ringleaders of the Hatton Garden jewellery heist, John Collins, has been jailed for three years after failing to pay back millions of pounds that were stolen during the robbery. Collins was originally ordered to pay £7.3m, but Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard he had “neglected to co-operate”, according…

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  • Mar- 2019 -
    20 March
    CrimeDiamond tycoon Nirav Modi arrested in UK

    Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi arrested in UK

    Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi has been arrested in the UK, after being accused of “cheating” state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) out of nearly $2bn (£1.5bn) last year. Modi, 48, was arrested in London on Tuesday and appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court today (20 March), with the BBC saying the arrest…

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  • Jun- 2018 -
    5 June
    UncategorizedKundan Jewellery – Reviving a dying Mughal art

    Kundan Jewellery – Reviving a dying Mughal art

    “Kundan jewellery just isn’t good business anymore, so people are finding other lines of work”, said Ali Azeem, a Kundan craftsman in Lahore. “You work hard all day, only to earn a 1000 rupees (£7) at day’s end. If only our own people value it as much as the foreigners do.”…

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  • Dec- 2017 -
    15 December
    AnalysisBCU ADM

    The telling of time at the School of Jewellery

    The eagle eyed amongst the readership of Jewellery Focus will perhaps have caught the recent broadcast on Channel 4 telling the story of the renovation work currently being undertaken on Big Ben, or The Queen Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock of Westminster as it is more properly known.  This…

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