A Broadstone-based jewellery retailer spread the love this Valentine’s Day by fundraising for a local charity. Forum Jewellers ran a competition inviting visitors to the store to write a message to their loved one on a heart and tie it outside the shop for all to see whilst making a donation to the charity. The…
Jacobs the Jewellers crowns young design winners
Jacobs the Jewellers and the Bishopsland Educational Trust, together with sponsors the Goldsmiths’ Company and HS Walsh, announced the winners of the third edition of the annual Young Designer Competition. Nine young Bishopsland designers – Annemarie Reinhold, Jessica Jue, Rebecca Black, Gina Burgess, Rachel Hewison, Rebecca Burt, Lauren Braithwaite, Olivia Cosh-Hall and Korrin Franklin – took part…
The Goldsmiths’ Company commissions competition-winning artist
The Goldsmiths’ Company is to commission an artist to create its Ambassador Diamond Necklace, after she won a competition hosted by the firm. Artist jeweller Daphne Krinos has won the Ambassador Diamond Necklace Competition and will create the necklace for the company’s contemporary jewellery collection, with financial contribution from Boodles. This commission echoes the 1961 British…
Hockley Mint opens curtains for design competition in style
Jewellery house Hockley Mint officially launched its design competition at the Jewellery & Watch show yesterday, marking its 25th year in business. A Champagne reception was held in celebration of the launch by the Birmingham-based manufacturer, which is inviting jewellery designers to create a unique, one-off piece of jewellery. The winning jewellery piece will be…
Hockley Mint to nurture next generation of jewellery designers
Hockley Mint has launched a jewellery design competition in an effort to support of young talent in the industry. The launch is to mark the company’s 25th anniversary and will see jewellery designers invited to design a unique, statement piece of silver jewellery that “represents Hockley Mint’s standing in the industry”. The competition will officially…
18 days left to enter IJL’s Editor’s Choice 2016
Interested parties have 18 days remaining to enter International Jewellery London’s Editor’s Choice exhibitor competition. The deadline for 2016 entries is Monday May 9. The annual initiative recognises the most innovative and commercial jewellery and watch collections at IJL. This year IJL has added two new categories. The seven categories of the competition are… German…
The Diamond Store shortlisted for UK Blog Award 2016
Luxury online jeweller, The Diamond Store, has made the second stage for the 2016 UK Blog Awards. The store’s new publication, The Diamond Store Magazine, has been shortlisted for the UK Blog Awards competition in the company category for Beauty & Fashion. The UK Blog Awards are Britain’s biggest yearly tribute to the nation’s best…
Goldsmiths offers WestQuay customers timeless prizes
Goldsmiths and boutique.Goldsmiths offered customers a chance to win an extra special Christmas gift at the WestQuay store on Saturday December 12. Leigh Branson and Sarah Rennison, who are from Portsmouth, took part in the newly-refurbished Goldsmiths and brand-new boutique.Goldsmiths’ store’s golden envelope competition, to mark the celebration of its recent £1m luxury refit. The…
Brighton jeweller wins 15 seconds of fame
Stef Warde, the owner of Brighton jewellers Peculiar Vintage , has won the opportunity to advertise her work on national TV for one week in November. In October, Warde entered the ‘15 Seconds of Fame’ competition hosted by mobile payments company, iZettle. Warde had to submit a 15 second video in order to be in with a chance…
COLLECTIONS OF THE YEAR: Endless on winning Charm and Bead 2014
In the lead up to Collections of the Year 2015, Professional Jeweller have caught up with some of last year’s winners to see how the achievement impacted them. Next in line, Endless Jewelry founder Jesper Nielsen shares how he felt when the brand’s Jennifer Lopez range was crowned Charm and Bead Collection of the Year 2014. …
