Richa Goyal Sikri’s "No Stone Unturned: The Hunt for African Gems" reveals the people behind the sparkle of the African gemstone trade. The gemstone industry has always been cloaked in secrecy. While ...
The Boat Race is a historic fixture in London's event calendar as each June, Oxford and Cambridge rowing crews meet at Putney Bridge to vie for first place in the 4.25-mile race to Mortlake. The first ...
Jonathan Arndt has commanded a reputation for its breathtaking jewelry thanks to its many appearances on red carpets over the years. The attention to detail and exquisite design is evident in every ...
Softly spoken du Rose did not start out life as a jeweller but studied English at university. A visit to a bookshop in the Cotswolds, where he discovered a tome that brought him face to face with the ...
Founded in 1984 by Gary Wright and Sheila Teague, Wright & Teague's fine jewellery is handcrafted in gold, silver or platinum, with an artisan's fingerprint boldly evident on each piece. Having ...
Sometimes called a Gypsy setting, a burnish setting is similar to a bead setting, but after setting the stone in the depression, a burnishing tool is used to push the metal around the stone. When the ...
Edmond Chin is a Singapore-born jewellery designer who started his career working in the jewellery and jadeite department at Christie’s Hong Kong. He creates stunning one-of-a-kind fine jewellery, ...
After her diploma in Arts & Crafts in Paris, Estelle Lagarde started working at Van Cleef & Arpels where she practiced her gouache techniques for 5 years, painting some of the most exquisite high ...
Luxury fine jewellery designer Thomas de Montegriffo focuses solely on unique one-off pieces, which are designed to suit each client's specifications.
Based in London, Cece founded her eponymous brand Cece Jewellery that soon found a following with women lured in by the siren call of ancient talismanic symbols, folklore motifs and the rich visual ...
Founded in 1849 and still family-owned, Hancocks of London is one of the city's oldest specialist dealers buying and selling rare and collectable fine jewellery pieces. Offering bespoke services and ...
The fine jewellery created by Hans D. Krieger awakens the desire to wear and possess something special, to enjoy them and to hand them on for the next generation to enjoy.