The Jewellery Editor

Summer tomes for jewellery lovers

Maria Doulton — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:17:16 +0000

Summer is a time to slow down, and catch up with all that you may have missed in the rush of the first half of the year. Here are three ...

The Best High Jewellery Collections of July 2026

Christine Pasquier — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:58:09 +0000

Paris Haute Couture Week is where the jewellery world sets the tone for the year ahead. This season once again showcased exceptional creativity, craftsmanship and gemstones. Rather than ranking the ...

Chanel brings on Signes & Symbols High Jewellery Collection

Maria Doulton — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:18:26 +0000

You could read all 368 pages of the brilliant biography of Gabrielle Chanel by Justine Picardie to understand the mercurial genius of Mademoiselle Gabrielle. Or you could take a look ...

Shout it out: Nada Ghazal unveils Whispers of Joy

Maria Doulton — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:12:30 +0000

Whispers of Joy is Nada Ghazal’s latest collection of jewellery, and like all her creations, they are deeply personal and linked to her life. Fluid sculptural gold shapes finished in ...

Designing Africa's future: the winners of JGAA's Design Dynamic Competition

Christine Pasquier — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:07:49 +0000

At GemGenève 2026, the Jewellery and Gemstone Association of Africa (JGAA) unveiled the winners of its Design Dynamic Competition, an initiative inviting designers from across Africa and the African diaspora ...

RoughDiamonds.dk teaches us to 'Love it like it is'

Maria Doulton — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:14:13 +0000

As its name suggests, RoughDiamonds.dk Fine Jewellery by Maya Bjørnsten, uses only unpolished, raw diamonds, precisely as they were found after their long journey from deep within the Earth’s mantle.

Copenhagen-based Maya Bjørnsten has pioneered ...

All hail Alexandria: a men's high jewellery house is born

Maria Doulton — Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:01 +0000

New York-born Ryan Bernell (below) is on a mission to revolutionise men’s jewellery by establishing a new category of high-end pieces worthy of history’s greatest names. Now based in London, ...

Jewelry Creators, the must-have book for jewellery lovers

Beth Bernstein — Tue, 19 May 2026 12:27:12 +0000

If you look back at the most storied jewelry houses throughout history, their success has often been rooted in family ties, generational continuity, and creative partnerships. These relationships helped define ...

Bvlgari enters the inner circle of the Venice Biennale

Christine Pasquier — Wed, 06 May 2026 17:23:14 +0000

Founded in 1895, La Biennale di Venezia is one of the world’s oldest and most influential art fair staged in Venice every two years. It is widely regarded as one ...

Ones to watch from Watches & Wonders 2026

Maria Doulton — Tue, 05 May 2026 10:57:27 +0000

The word ‘considered’ comes to mind to express the mood at Watches & Wonders 2026, the largest and most important watch show of the year. Gone were the excesses and ...

Time is no longer the subject: Chanel 2026

Christine Pasquier — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:34:12 +0000

At Watches & Wonders Geneva 2026, Chanel did not attempt to compete on technical escalation. Instead, it continued to refine a distinctive approach, treating time as secondary to form, identity ...

Bvlgari Gold & Steel: the return of a radical idea

Maria Doulton — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:13:56 +0000

Stark, contemporary and edgy, the pairing of steel and gold brings a fresh energy to the house's classic designs. The move is not a rejection of the opulence and colourful ...

Daniel Brush, the Art of Line and Light: a Landmark Exhibition at L'École in Paris

Maria Doulton — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:56:57 +0000

"Daniel Brush, the Art of Line and Light" that runs from June 8th to October 4th in Paris, brings together more than 75 jewels, paintings and sculptures, some of which ...

Father Thames Keeps Time: Chanel's J12 and The Boat Race

Maria Doulton — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:05:19 +0000

There is something deeply elegant about a partnership that feels inevitable rather than engineered. When Chanel became title sponsor and official timekeeper of The Boat Race in 2025 and renamed ...

Bvlgari Eclettica: the high art of eclecticism

Maria Doulton — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

As its name suggests, the collection's richness of inspiration and styles expands the definition of daring. From neoclassical to art deco, or modernist to Moorish, the narrative behind Eclettica reveals ...

Vescovi Milano: high jewellery to wear every day, every which way

Maria Doulton — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:31:32 +0000

Odea, the maiden collection, is one of those ideas that makes you wonder why it hasn’t been done before. Brilliantly simple, it is in fact a masterclass in what the ...

Bvlgari’s Eclettica revealed at the Oscars

Maria Doulton — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:04:36 +0000

There is no red carpet quite like the Academy Awards, and no jeweller with deeper roots in Hollywood's most glamorous night than Bvlgari. The Roman jeweller has dressed generations of ...

Doris Hangartner: specialising in GemWealth

Maria Doulton — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:05:10 +0000

I visited Doris Hangartner’s light-filled studio in Zurich’s old town to discover a new approach to wealth management through the creation of a GemWealth portfolio of colour gemstones. Sitting behind ...

Azza Fahmy: A Contemporary Dialogue with Egyptian Heritage

Maria Doulton — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:04:26 +0000

Once seen, Azza Fahmy’s jewellery cannot be forgotten, thanks to a unique combination historical depth with contemporary style, they are imbued with an unmistakable air of the richness of the ...

Bright New Gems Marks 20 Years of Talent-Spotting

Maria Doulton — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:56:01 +0000

The 2025 Bright New Gems award winners join a distinguished group of jewellers who, over the past twenty years, have benefited from the career boost the award provides. In addition ...