Fine jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas has unveiled her new Crown collection. Launching in February 2017, Crown has been born out of the designer’s desire to evolve the popular ring stack into a more treasured, feminine form. The collection consists of five intricate crown-shaped rings in the following permutations – white gold with white diamonds; yellow…
Applications now open for Getting Started 2016
The Goldsmiths’ Company’s business development course Getting Started, aimed at supporting young graduate jewellers and silversmiths to set up successful creative careers, is now open for 2016 applications. Supported since 1981 by the Goldsmiths’ Company, thirty of the most talented UK designer-makers will receive a free, one-week introduction to business from leading industry experts –…
Annoushka makes US push at Saks Fifth Avenue
British jeweller’s range lands at New York and Beverly Hills stores. Fine jewellery brand Annoushka is set to launch its collections in the US from September 1, having partnered with Saks Fifth Avenue stores in New York and Beverly Hills. The British brand, founded by Annoushka Ducas in 2009, will make its US debut with…
Ask the Editor: Your questions to Annoushka Ducas
From creating a luxury brand from scratch to advising new generations. This month’s Professional Jeweller Guest Editor Annoushka Ducas is a leading British designer with a career in jewellery that has spanned more than 25 years. As part of this special issue, she answers your business and design questions. Has the way consumers shop for…
INTERVIEW: Pandora chief executive Allan Leighton
Annoushka Ducas grills Leighton on the brand’s provenance and growth. Allan Leighton became chief executive of Pandora in 2013, having led business giants Asda and Royal Mail. As part of our guest editor issue, Annoushka Ducas took the role of interviewer, grilling Leighton on his move to Pandora, its product provenance and global plans for…
BENCH FRESH: Payson Ni
Finely detailed jewellery inspired by fantasy, romance and violence. As Guest Editor, Annoushka Ducas was tasked with selecting an emerging jewellery talent for January’s Bench Fresh. She chose to feature the work of recent jewellery graduate Payson Ni, who produces finely detailed work that Ducas describes as "absolutely beautiful". Ni says her jewellery designs sit…
I came into jewellery with no formal training
Annoushka Ducas on making her name in the UK jewellery industry. By Annoushka Ducas What a privilege it is to be the guest editor of this month’s Professional Jeweller. Only a few years back I was an outsider and yet I know that the success of Links of London, the brand that my husband and…
Professional Jeweller unveils Guest Editor issue
Annoushka Ducas takes the reins for our special January 2014 edition. Professional Jeweller can reveal its latest Guest Editor issue, overseen by leading British luxury jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas. We launch the new year with this special edition of the magazine, dedicated to those outsiders making their mark in the UK jewellery industry, from the…
Question time for guest editor Annoushka Ducas
Put forward your questions to be featured in our January 2014 issue. Readers of Professional Jeweller now have the opportunity to pitch questions to Annoushka founder and designer Annoushka Ducas as part of her guest editorship of Professional Jeweller‘s January issue. To put a question to Ducas you can comment below this story, Tweet us…
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