Three Birmingham City University School of Jewellery students have been shortlisted as finalists in an annual design competition run by Weston Beamor. Entrant of the Live Project design competition, which is open to all BCU students in their second year of a Higher National Diploma in Jewellery Manufacturing, had to design a wedding and engagement…
Cathy Stephens Jewellery prepares business for future growth
One of the East Midlands leading jewellery designers and manufacturers is planning for its future by bringing in fresh new talent whilst also updating its physical and online showroom. Founded in 1979 by its namesake, Cathy Stephens Jewellery has recently completed a showroom refurbishment and new-look website and welcomed a new jewellery maker into the business…
GUEST COLUMN: The future of British made jewellery
Dr Barbara Tipple is one of the most accomplished jewellers living in Britain today. The recipient of seven prestigious industry awards alongside an honorary PhD and Freedom of the City of London, she believes that when it comes to making jewellery in Britain, the challenges are real, but the future is bright… I’ve always been…
The Goldsmiths’ Centre receives Princess Royal Training Award
The Goldsmiths’ Centre in Clerkenwell has been officially selected as one of 40 organisations to receive the prestigious Princess Royal Training Award at St James’s Palace from HRH The Princess Royal and the City & Guilds Group this autumn. Now in its second year, this award honours major UK businesses including RBS, Barclays, and Waitrose,…
Design firm enters functional jewellery market with fragrance-infused range
British design firm Vanacci is introducing the UK to fragrant men’s jewellery with the launch of its Nightfall collection. The new range has been designed to feature phases of the moon and incorporates Vanacci’s patented lockstone material, an advanced technology that allows the wearer to spray their favourite scent onto the product, which will then…
Design graduates’ fears soar over Brexit and costs of London living
Graduates are planning to avoid the capital and are feeling uncertain about a post-Brexit future according to a new study from New Designer. The survey of the best design graduates from across the UK, exhibiting this week at New Designers in London, has revealed significant concerns about the cost of living in London, where, traditionally,…
Pandora CCO highlights shift in consumer buying trends
Pandora’s chief creative officer Stephen Fairchild says one of the biggest changes in the fashion jewellery industry is the way consumers have now become their own brands. Most consumers will no longer want to buy into a look they’ve seen online or in an advert, instead they want to create their own style, which reflects…
Stockists respond positively to Gecko’s ‘D for Diamonds’ range
Gecko Jewellery says it has had a “very positive response” to its recently-refreshed ‘D for Diamonds’ range for children following on from Jewellery & Watch in Birmingham. The company has added a number of new retailers to its list of stockists and seen a month-on-month increase in sales. The collection, much of which can be…
Swarovski collaborates in contemporary crystal collection
Swarovski has collaborated with innovative British artist Arran Gregory and acclaimed Japanese digital artist Yoshii Hiroshi to create two new collections. A modern take on the classic figurines first created by Swarovski in 1976, the company’s latest creative partnerships with Yoshii Hiroshi and Arran Gregory express each designer’s signature techniques using crystal. Arran Gregory is…
Upcoming jewellery designers to present at ‘game changing’ project
Five of Europe’s most keenly-anticipated new jewellery designers are to present their latest collections next week at a project event in Vienna. The groups behind the project, talent supporter Fab Atelier and global jewellery consultancy Adorn Insight, say the project is the first of its kind and will be a “game changing initiative that is…
