Lovely little mention in this month's @RetailJeweller about my business trends talk at the UK Jewellery Festival last month. It was indeed a packed-out session. Thanks, as always, to you all for showing up.

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Everyone - from young apprentices to professionals looking to expand their knowledge - can benefit from new training initiatives that are responding to industry needs. I've rounded up some of the best in the UK for this month's retailjeweller

Luxury watch brands are stepping up investment in heritage artisan crafts as collectors place value on age-old skills, such as engraving and enamelling.

Read more in my latest story for the Financial Times

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We love to talk about investing in a piece of fine jewellery as a way to justify our spending, but what actually does make for a good investment? I seek out some experts for advice on how to curate a collection that will deliver returns.

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“It’s quite an interesting time in the market at the moment. There is definitely a feeling of the levelling-up process just starting to take shape.”

Read more on the luxury boom up North in my story for Retail Jeweller

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Are we ready to say goodbye to monograms? Designers tell me that personalised and one-of-a-kind signet rings with designs that look to the future (rather than connect to the past) are leading the pack.

Read more in my story for Rapaport

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Eleonor Picciotto, a watch editor and founder of The Eye of Jewelry, has teamed up with The 1916 Company to give timepiece aficionados a gateway to jewels.

Find out more about her innovative approach in my interview for Rapaport

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B-Corp is making it tougher for companies to get its stamp of approval — a move that has pros and cons for jewellers.

Find out more in my story for Rapaport

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Super excited to share details of an upcoming talk with the brilliant Cecilia Fein-Hughes of Cece Jewellery at The Goldsmiths' Centre next month.

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Do celebrities still sell diamonds? I put forward an alternative to A-list ambassadors in the Rapaport podcast with SES

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As the Russia-Ukraine conflict marks two years, I speak to Stanislav Drokin about renewing awareness with jewels made from shrapnel, and why he chooses to stay in Kharkiv. Read my interview with the Ukrainian jeweller in The Jewellery Editor

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It is definitely not grim up North, as luxury and watch retailers invest millions in new stores and refurbs in the north of England.

Read more in my story for the April issue of retailjeweller

Jewellers have always been at the forefront of reuse and recycling, but now this long-held practice is becoming the star of designs.

Read more about how designers are incorporating and celebrating discarded objects in my story for Iconic magazine:

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Congratulations to Isabel Rhodes on her appointment as the new CEO of The The Houlden Group. Really looking forward to introducing her to members and suppliers in a live interview at the Houlden Conference tomorrow.

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Just one week to go until The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council Awards. Tune in to the YouTube livestream from 4.55pm GMT on March 4th at the link below.

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What an absolute joy to speak to Robert Klara for his brilliant article in the Smithsonian Magazine on a very weird moment in Tiffany & Co.'s history... when Charles Lewis Tiffany cashed in on the Trans-Atlantic Cable craze.

Definitely worth a read...

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What are some of the more unusual materials being used by jewellery and watch brands to hit their sustainability goals? Find out in my story for retailjeweller this month.

Subscribers can read the digital issue here: retail-jeweller.com/digital-editio…

Rachael Taylor and The Goldsmiths' Centre thank you for an interesting evening, hearing from David Doyle. My heart goes out to David and his family. 💖

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Next month I'll be giving an evening talk at The The Goldsmiths' Centre about Rolex (based on my book). If you fancy learning about the history of the brand and how it came to be the most famous watch on the planet, do come along.

🎟️ Get your ticket here: goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on/rolex…

I am thrilled to be opening this year’s retailjeweller UK Jewellery Festival content programme with a trends talk with a difference, focusing not just on design and product trends but also business directions we should all be aware of.

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