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 Melinda Bailey | Nov 25, 2019 | Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Ideas, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
If you are in the market for a diamond engagement ring (or other diamond jewellery), the option of buying lab-created diamonds may be on your radar. Before about 2017 they barely rated a mention, but now in the early 2020s they’re commonplace in the mainstream...
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...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Sep 12, 2019 | Advice, Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Ideas, Trends
If you’re a fan of the circular economy philosophy, when it comes to jewellery, you might be wondering how you can participate.The idea behind a circular economy is all about creating closed loops where both waste and new inputs are minimised and existing...
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