“Ethical Jewellery” – what does that even mean?
Environmental 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...
Recycle | Re-make | Repair | Re-use – Jewellery and the Circular Economy
Advice 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...
The diamond world is at war. Whose side are you on?
Advice As demand slumps and prices drop, the diamond industry looks to be heading into a crisis phase — at least that’s what industry insiders are saying. Couple that with increasing competition between mine-origin and...
Diamonds ain’t diamonds
Advice The rise and rise of laboratory grown diamonds has ramped up competition in the jewellery industry. It has launched a war of words where each side of the natural vs man-made debate is using Climate Change as a club to...