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News Briefing: 23 February 2025
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A curated edit of this week's national and international jewellery news...
EU produced €4,363 million worth of jewellery in 2023
EU Reporter Correspondent, 18 February 2025 for EU Reporter: Italy was the leading producer, with a production value of €1,559m in 2023, or 36% of the EU’s total. France followed with €1,444m (33%), ahead of Germany with €507m (12%).
EU produced €4 363 million worth of jewellery in 2023
14 February 2025 for EuroStat: In 2023, the total production of jewellery in the EU reached €4 363 million, marking a 1% increase from €4 321 million in 2022.
Pandora, Swarovski 'most prominent' jewellery brands in UK based on search data
Sandra Halliday, 17 February 2025 for Fashion Network: A new study of search data shows that premium jewellery brands Pandora and Swarovski are two “most prominent” jewellery names in Britain, easily beating the world’s top luxury names.
Just Fix It repair café launches jewellery pop-up in Hexham
Andrew Cunningham, 19 February 2025 for Hexham Courant: Transition Tynedale's Just Fix It repair café is launching a new jewellery pop-up service.
Pandora and London Fashion Week designer Ahluwalia announce an exclusive jewellery collaboration (and it’s available to shop now)
Kitty McGee, 20 February 2025, for Stylist: Ahead of London Fashion Week, designer Priya Ahluwalia has collaborated with Pandora on six engravable charm and pendant designs that pay homage to her Indian Nigerian heritage.
Revolutionary Apple icon designer Susan Kare unveils a playful jewellery and objet collaboration with Asprey Studio
Hannah Silver, 20 February 2025 for Wallpaper: Asprey Studio's new collection, Esc Keys, brings digital artworks by Susan Kare to life.
Scrap metal merchants: How Pandora is turning your old cutlery into jewellery
Scarlett Dargan, 17 February 2025 for Daily Mail’s You Magazine: Would you pay hundreds of pounds for the junk metal in this picture? Not likely, you’re probably thinking – but you might like to reconsider.
Chopard rethinks the cube in a new high jewellery collection
Hannah Silver, 18 February 2025 for Wallpaper: New Chopard high jewellery turns a signature house motif into a glittering marriage of light and form. Enter the ‘Ice Cube’ collection.
The hottest trend in Jewellery? Fragrance.
Edwina Ings-Chambers, 18 February 2025 for Vogue: From Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali to Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama, artistic collaborations have been long considered table stakes when it comes to building a brand.
Gabrielle Greiss reinterprets the secret lives of animals in jewelled form
Hannah Silver, 16 February 2025 for Wallpaper: Gabrielle Greiss looks at legendary fables with a painterly eye in her new jewellery collection.
Richemont Elevates Jewellery Bosses in Fresh Executive Shakeup
14 February 2025, Bloomberg: The luxury conglomerate promoted Catherine Renier, who runs the Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery brand, and Cartier chief executive Louis Ferla to Richemont’s senior executive committee.
Not All Jewellery Is Created Equal - These 7 Elegant Trends Matter the Most in 2025
Avalon Afriyie 17 February 2025 for WhoWhatWear: As a jewellery fiend, I've been deciphering what might be the biggest trends to come in 2025 and you're about to be pleasantly surprised.
'I create meaningful jewellery with foraged finds and ashes'
Kate Langrish, 19 February 2025 for Country Living: Jessica Collin casts foraged finds in silver and gold to create unique pieces of jewellery that tell a powerful story
Famous actor slammed by fans over 'out of touch' prices in his luxury jewellery collection: 'Read the room'
Maria Okanrende, 18 February 2025 for Mailonline: The star's luxury jewellery line features diamond and emerald encrusted pieces.
Meghan Markle left jewellery designer 'shaking and screaming' after Invictus Games appearance
Dorothy Reddin, 19 February 2025, for GB News: The Valencia Key 'Joy' bracelet, priced at £99, sold out within four hours
Meghan Markle sparks frenzy as small jewellery brand sells out in hours
Web Desk, 20 February 2025 for The News: Meghan Markle’s surprise fashion choice sent a small jewellery brand into a frenzy
The Most Dazzling Jewellery At The BAFTAs 2025
Funmi Fetto, 17 February 2025 for Vogue: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo wearing custom-made Louis Vuitton gowns, Demi Moore and Selena Gomez adorned in sequin-encrusted form-fitting dresses (by Alexander McQueen and Schiaparelli respectively), Mikey Madison wooing us in her cream Prada dress – a lesson in super chic, understatement dressing… The glitz and glamour from the 2025 BAFTAs red carpet did not disappoint.
The Best Jewellery of the 2025 BAFTA Awards
Hannah Militano, 16 February 2025 for natural Diamonds: Discover the dazzling diamond jewellery worn by stars at the 2025 BAFTA Awards, featuring iconic pieces from Tiffany & Co., De Beers, Cartier, and more.
The Best Jewellery of the 2025 BAFTA Awards
18 February 2025, Diamond World News Service: Discover the dazzling diamond jewellery worn by stars at the 2025 BAFTA Awards, featuring iconic pieces from Tiffany & Co, De Beers, Cartier, and more
Why signet rings are making a comeback
Charlie Boyd and Amy de Klerk, 18 February 2025 for Harpers Bazaar: No longer just for aristocrats with family crests, signet rings are being reimagined by fashion and fine jewellery designers.
Mock bridal jewellery film highlights marriage rights in Pakistan
Staff Reporter, 19 February 2025 for Campaign Asia: The film is styled as a launch video for a new jewellery line from Pakistani designer Fahad Hussayn before revealing that the ornaments are studded with thorns, making them unwearable.
Brooch found among worthless gems sells for £20k
Maisie Lillywhite, 20 February 2025 for BBC News, Gloucestershire: A tiny brooch discovered among other worthless costume jewellery has sold for almost £20,000 at auction.
Tiny brooch adored by Royals found hidden with 'worthless' jewellery sells for record sum
Harry Leach, 20 February 2025 for Birmingham Mail: The 3.8cm pin brooch was discovered in a box of mixed costume jewellery in Warwickshire.
Crafting jewellery in a country where it is considered rude to show your wealth
Deirdre McQuillan, 16 February 2025 for Irish Times: Wild Geese: Michael O’Dwyer, Stockholm
Inaugural jewellery-based Vicenza Symposium scheduled autumn 2025
20 February 2025 for PIM International: September 2-4, 2025, will mark the inaugural Vicenza Symposium, an event focused entirely on technologies and manufacturing trends in the jewellery sector.
Independent jewellery brand opens shop at award-winning Shrewsbury Market
Harriet Marshall, 20 February 2025 for Shropshire Star: Easthope Studio, the independent jewellery brand known for its playful yet thoughtful designs, is thrilled to announce the opening of its brand-new shop in the award-winning Shrewsbury Indoor Market.
Plume de Chanel brings a lightness of touch to high jewellery
Maria Doulton, 18 February 2025 for Jewellery Editor: Light-as-air feathers dominate Chanel’s 2025 Plume de Chanel high jewellery collection.
Prehistoric jewellery has cosmic origins
Mark Milligan, 20 February 2025 for Heritage Daily: A study of prehistoric jewellery from the Częstochowa Museum collection has revealed meteoric iron in three bracelets.
Pandora x Ahluwalia: See The New Customisable Jewellery Collection Everyone Will Be Wearing At Fashion Week
Augustine Hammond, 17 February 2025 for Elle: Priya Ahluwalia’s signature motifs take on a new form in the latest collaboration with Pandora.
How to protect your luxury brand’s reputation
David Bennett, 20 February 2025 for WTW: Luxury brands attract consumers through shared values. This article explores risks when expectations fall short and offers strategies to prevent reputational damage and maintain trust.
