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News Briefing: 20 April 2025
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A curated edit of this week's national and international jewellery news...
Cooksongold accelerates bespoke jewellery design with Artec 3D’s Micro 3D Scanner
James Devonshire, 16 Apr 2025 for The Manufacturer: Cooksongold, a premier UK supplier of precious metals, tools, and services for the jewellery industry, has revealed that adopting Artec 3D’s Micro 3D scanner has halved the time it takes to create high-accuracy 3D models.
Rising gold prices spark boon for jewellery and bullion retailers
Mohamed Dabo, 14 April 2025 for Yahoo: The past week ended, on Friday, 11 April 2025, with gold prices reaching a record high of $3,237.98 per ounce, driven by escalating trade tensions between the US and China, a weakening US dollar, and increased demand for safe-haven assets.
Deaf university student wins international competition to design unique hearing tech jewellery
Sarah Sarsby, 14th April 2025 for At Today: Gargi Agrawalla, a final-year Product Design and Technology student at Loughborough University, has won an international competition to design jewellery for use with cochlear implants and hearing aids and raise vital funds for a UK-based charity supporting deaf children.
Inside Queen Camilla's £9million jewellery showcase in Italy: From royal heirlooms to sentimental family pieces
Rebekah Absalom, 15 April 2025 for The Daily Mail: King Charles and Queen Camilla have just wrapped up their first major engagement of the year - a state visit to Italy.
The seven jewellery trends to try this spring
Lara Owen, 17 April 2025 for The Independent: From high shine and heavy pendants to natural, organic shapes – here are the coolest jewellery trends.
This British Jewellery Brand Went From A Side Project To One Of Meghan And Kate’s Favourites
Laura Antonia Jordan, 15 April 2025 for Grazia: Trends can be divided into two camps.
Inside Bvlgari’s super-sized jewellery production site
Laure Guilbault, 17 April 2025 for Vogue Business: The expanded facility will enable the LVMH-owned brand to double its production capacity by 2029. How will it maintain a pipeline of talent?
Community gem of a jewellers closes after 50 years
Simon Thake, 16 April 2025 for BBC News, Yorkshire: A Rotherham jeweller which has been a fixture in the town centre for half a century is closing its doors for the final time.
I wish this bridal jewellery had been around when I got married
Penny Goldstone, 12 April 2015 for Marie Claire: A timeless memento you'll wear again and again.
Princess Margaret's granddaughter Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones on style, jewels and her royal heritage - exclusive
Sophie Hamilton, 14 April 2025 for Hello Magazine: The young royal opens up about her jewellery line Matita and how her family heritage inspires her
Viking gold jewellery found in cauliflower field in Cornwall
Nick Irving, 17 April for Falmouth Packet: A Viking hoard of gold objects was found in the corner of a ploughed cauliflower field in Cornwall by a metal detectorist.
"We're beyond excited": Luxury jewellery brand set to open Manchester store - here's all you need to know
Jessica Lees, 16 April 2025 for Manchester World: The well-known and trendy Monica Vinader jewellery store will be opening in Manchester on the 2nd of May offering amazing new services and exclusive offers.
Kim Kardashian will testify at Paris jewellery theft trial: lawyer
14 April for Paris (AFP): US reality television star Kim Kardashian is to testify in person at an upcoming French trial over an armed robbery of her jewellery in Paris in 2016, her US lawyer Michael Rhodes said Monday.
Meet the ex-Balenciaga designer who has made her name in jewellery
Jessica Beresford, 16 Apr 2025 for AFR: Paris-based Charlotte Chesnais, who is marking 10 years of business, is known for creating sculptural jewels loved by fashion insiders.
What’s really inside Bvlgari’s most ambitious creation
Christine Pasquier, 17 April 2025 for The Jewellery Editor: Bvlgari unveils the world’s largest jewellery atelier—powered by clean energy, shaped by craft, and built for the next generation.
‘King of jewellers’: Cartier’s enduring relationship with the Royal family
Rachel Garrahan, 14 April 2025 for The Telegraph: The V&A’s new exhibition reveals how royal patronage turned a Parisian jeweller into a symbol of British luxury.
Nature Inspires the Latest Crop of High Jewellery Releases
Stephanie Ip, 14 April 2025 for Prestige Online: From weeds and roots to lovebirds and bamboo, nature is at the heart and centre of this year’s high jewellery collections.
Sparkle into Spring: The most dazzling jewellery pieces for April 2025
18 April 2025 for Prestige Online: Once again, we invite you to delve into our carefully-selected collection of elegant jewels from the likes of John Hardy, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Bvlgari, and Chopard.
The Round Up: Beaded Jewellery
Sheerlux: Once again, we invite you to delve into our carefully-selected collection of elegant jewels from the likes of John Hardy, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Bvlgari, and Chopard.
Why have gold prices hit record highs?
17 April 2025 for SKY: Gold is a tangible commodity - a physical good that can be bought and sold. An estimated 3,000 tonnes of gold are mined each year. But why is it going up in value?
When the gold price is soaring, we should all be afraid
Kamal Ahmed for The Telegraph: Donald Trump is at war with himself – and putting the might of the US economy at risk
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/13/when-the-gold-price-is-soaring-we-should-all-be-afraid/
Diamond industry in crisis as Trump tariffs rock market
Diamond Market Reality Check: Why 2025’s Probate Valuations Look Different
17 April 2025 for Today’s Wills and Probate: If you’re working on a probate case with diamond jewellery in 2025, don’t be surprised if the valuations look different to last year’s. The diamond market has shifted sharply, and not in favour of sellers.
The Diamond Heist review – Guy Ritchie’s thrilling tale of the failed Millennium Dome jewel robbery
Lucy Mangan, 16 Apr 2025 for The Guardian: This three-part documentary about the attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of diamonds is pacey and stylish – but it definitely didn’t need to glamorise the real-life violence
Open the Secrets of Quantum Gravity
Hina Dinoo, 11 April 2025 for Sustainability Times: In a groundbreaking experiment that blurs the lines between science fiction and reality, researchers at Purdue University have successfully levitated and spun tiny diamonds at unprecedented speeds, unlocking new avenues in the exploration of quantum physics and its potential connection to gravity.
