by Benn Harvey-Walker | Feb 22, 2021 | Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fair Trade, Gold, Industry, Metals, Platinum Group Metals
If you’re concerned about the climate crisis and what difference your purchasing decisions can make, there’s a really strong argument to prefer jewellery makers who only use recycled precious metals. Recycled gold produces up to 99.8% fewer greenhouse gas emissions...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Nov 20, 2020 | Design, Fine Jewellery, Gemstones, Ideas, Industry, Moissanite, Trends
Moissanite is often considered little more than a low cost diamond alternative, but we think it deserves a lot more than just a passing thought. If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll have seen we regularly showcase engagement rings featuring moissanite....
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Apr 23, 2020 | Design, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fine Jewellery, Ideas, Industry, Metals, Trends, Wedding Rings
Recently, while researching the do’s and don’ts of choosing a wedding photographer for a possible blog article, I happened across a line in a magazine article that really got me thinking. It was a caption under a wedding photo and it read: “Your wedding photos are the...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Jan 9, 2020 | Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fine Jewellery, Ideas, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
A few short years ago lab-created diamonds weren’t even on people’s radar, much less considered a serious option for engagement ring buyers. That situation is rapidly changing. Since about 2017, they’ve become readily available in the general diamond jewellery market...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Oct 23, 2019 | Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Ideas, Industry
Over the past couple of decades, we’ve witnessed what might be described as a tectonic shift in consumer’s attitudes towards concepts like sustainability, environmental responsibility, human rights, Fair Trade and the like. Let’s face it, last century hardly anyone...
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