Rachael Taylor is a freelance journalist specialising in jewellery who writes for a wide range of titles including The Financial Times, The Jewellery Editor and Retail Jeweller. In her 10 years reporting on the industry, she has travelled the globe to visit key trade fairs, descended a Fairtrade gold mine on top of a Peruvian mountain, toured silver jewellery factories in Thailand, and regularly has access to the most sparkling jewels and people in the business. She has also been a judge at the UK Jewellery Awards, EC One Unsigned and the Fairtrade Gold Design Awards, and was the founding editor of Professional Jeweller and WatchPro magazines.