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This time, it's personal: Gecko launch new Alphabet collection at Jewellery and Watch 2019

Personalisation was one of 2018’s most popular trends, according to the Business of Fashion- and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere this year as Gecko unveil their new ‘Alphabet collection’ at Jewellery and Watch event today.  Consumers, now more than ever, seek to define themselves. With the emergence and prevalence of social media platforms, people no longer see themselves as just consumers, but producers also. Self-image has never been more important, nor has the idea of one’s own ‘personal brand’.  The idea of creating ‘personalised’ items for those with the most popular names or initials is outdated, with a

Gabi Dziuba & Friends

Gabi Dziuba & Friends  Schmuck Museum, Pforzheim 25 February through 9 June 2024  Curated by Cornelie Holzach, Vera Gliem, Elisabeth Heine and Stephan Strsembski in collaboration with Pforzheim Arts Association  Matches or tablet cartons, coins, beans or letters of the alphabet, cast in gold or silver and slightly modified – Gabi Dziuba uses anything as a source of inspiration for her jewellery. The results of her experiments with shapes and materials are rigorously inventive, refreshingly unconventional, austerely minimalistic, glamorously sparkling, and progressively modern. Friendships, such as with Günther Förg for example, have a fundamental influence on her artistic work. Hence, the

News Edit: 21 April 2024

A round up of this week's national and international jewellery news... Tone Vigeland, Norwegian jewellery designer and sculptor inspired by nature and landscape – obituary Telegraph: Other influences included medieval chain-mail, traditional Viking crafts and arrowheads in the British Museum. www.telegraph.co.uk High jewellery – a study of the classics FT: Celebrating the style signatures of the very finest craft techniques. www.ft.com Bling things: 18 of the best jewellery pieces – in pictures The Guardian: Convertible earrings, wobbly alphabet studs... Make your jewellery work with sculptural shapes and mixed materials. www.theguardian.com Jewellery as a force for good Busines Cornwall: Ethica Diamonds,