Fine Jewellery news and archive

Tabayer appoints Maxim de Turckheim as CEO of global business

US independent fine jewellery brand Tabayer has named Maxim de Turckheim its new chief executive officer of global business, with immediate effect. The appointment comes as Tabayer continues to solidify its position as a leader in the luxury jewellery market, with the brand adding that De Turckheim’s expertise in global market fairs, strategic...

Fairs

NY Now launches emerging fine jewellery incubator

NY Now, the largest gift, home, and accessories wholesale trade show in New York, has launched its first-ever Emerging Fine Jewellery Designer (EFJD) incubator to support the next generation of design talent. The incubator, spearheaded by jewellery mentors and consultants Liz Kantner and Robin Kramer, will support 12 hand-picked international...

Fashion |Jewellery

Bucherer launches exclusive retail partnership with Mytheresa

Bucherer has announced that its jewellery brand Bucherer Fine Jewellery will be exclusively available with luxury online retailer Mytheresa, marking the brand’s first online retail partnership. The luxury e-commerce platform will offer a curated selection of Bucherer Fine Jewellery pieces from three different collections from today, September...

Fashion

Ebay UK expands Authenticity Guarantee programme to fine jewellery

With more than 600,000 listings of fine jewellery live on Ebay daily, the online marketplace is expanding its Authenticity Guarantee programme to vet and verify new and pre-loved jewellery pieces for items over 500 pounds. In collaboration with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Ebay’s Authenticity Guarantee programme will include top...

Retail |In Pictures Featured

Kimai opens its first retail store in London

Digitally native and traceable fine jewellery brand Kimai, which offers lab-grown diamonds, has opened its first bricks-and-mortar store in London. Located at 24 Chiltern Street, London, the retail space offers Kimai’s range of 100 percent traceable lab-grown diamonds and recycled 18k gold jewellery, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets and...

Fashion |Jewellery

Swarovski rolls out lab-grown diamonds across the US

Swarovski has confirmed that it is rolling out its lab-grown diamond collection ‘Created Diamonds’ in 200 stores in the US and Canada over the next year and online from November. The news follows a successful pilot in key locations across the US, where the collections have exceeded sales expectations. The Austrian crystal house has been offering...

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Balmain unveils debut fine jewellery collections

Balmain has unveiled its first fine jewellery collections during Paris Haute Couture Week, reflecting the historic fashion house’s signature audacious and inclusive spirit. There are two debut collections, ‘Emblem’ and ‘Labyrinth,’ which reference some of Balmain’s most well-known signatures, with classic motifs pulled from the fashion house’s...

People

Verragio appoints creative director of new fine jewellery division

New York City-based jewellery designer Verragio, known for its handcrafted diamond engagement rings and wedding rings, has appointed Sophia Macris as the creative director of its new fine jewellery division as part of its 2022 brand expansion. Macris joins from a twelve-year tenure at Roberto Coin, Inc. where she served as the senior vice...

BusinessFeatured

Kate Hudson and Rachel Zoe invest in Oscar Massin

Actress Kate Hudson and stylist Rachel Zoe have invested in French fine jewellery house Oscar Massin, which uses sustainable, traceable recycled 18k gold and man-made diamonds in its collections. Luximpact, the Paris-based investment firm that is reviving Oscar Massin, said that Hudson and Zoe, through her Rachel Zoe Ventures’ latest investment...

Fashion Featured

Balmain to launch gender-neutral fine jewellery

French fashion house Balmain is entering the fine jewellery category with a new gender-neutral offering set to be released this summer. Balmain Fine Jewellery is partnering with the Adorisa Group, established in Paris in 2021 and helmed by former De Beers Jewellers chief executive François Delage to design, produce, market and distribute fine...

BusinessFeatured

Fenton announces B Corp certification

British fine jewellery brand Fenton has confirmed that it has been certified as a B Corp business for meeting the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. The direct-to-consumer brand is one of only a few jewellers in the world to achieve this globally-recognised certification and comes...

Apparel

Fine Jewellery to open more Nirvana stores

Fine Jewellery (India) Limited, a Mumbai-based manufacturer of diamond studded gold and platinum jewelry, plans to open five more exclusive brand outlets (EBOs) under its retail brand ‘Nirvana’ during the next financial year. The brand recently opened their first EBO in Hyderabad. This was also their first exclusive store in south India and the...