Interview with 2019 KickStart Winner Lukas Grewenig of Lukascaspar Jewellery

Lukascaspar Jewellery is a London based fine jewellery brand that merges innovative technologies with traditional craftsmanship to create ‘moments of surprise’. A third generation jeweller, Lukas Grewenig grew up surrounded by the craft. Innovation, though, played a big role in ... Read More

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How the Lockdown Has Transformed Jewellery Trade in Italy, India and Thailand

The lockdown has created vast new challenges for jewellery trade around the world – including in Italy, India and Thailand, three of the world’s leading suppliers. David Brough attended the trade shows held in those three countries in the final ... Read More

IJL Extend Deadline for Revitalised KickStart 2020 Initiative in Response to Industry Feedback

The deadline for online applications for the eleventh annual IJL KickStart mentorship competition has been extended to 1 June 2020. Andy Ventris, IJL Show Director, explained: “Extending the deadline is to ensure that we are giving all designers who wish ... Read More

IJL 2020 Inspire Seminar Programme Now Open for Industry Submissions

International Jewellery London, the premier trade event at the heart of the global jewellery industry, is offering professionals the chance to shape the debate at IJL 2020. Submissions are open for seminars, talks and ‘In Conversations’, to take place in ... Read More

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How to Drive Forward Your Jewellery Business During the Lockdown

By David Brough Jewellers need to devise tech-driven strategies and prioritise customer service to take advantage of a potential surge of “revenge shopping” after the coronavirus-driven lockdown. This period of confinement is also an opportunity for jewellery designers to test ... Read More