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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
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      The sci-fi innovations taking jewellery into the stratosphere

      Designers are embracing new materials and technologies – from Nasa aerogel to VR moodboards

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      Mini watches that make a big statement

      What could be chicer for evening – or day – than a tiny timepiece?

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      The most creative engagements start with an uncut gem

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      Magical jewels with a maharaja in mind

      A legendary commission has inspired the new collection from Boucheron

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      Take your jewellery to the max

      Flower corsages, big pearl chokers and massive statement earrings are de rigueur this winter

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      How do you know if your stones are ethically sourced? We look at traceability and sustainability in the ‘Wild West’ of the jewellery industry

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      Joséphine Bonaparte’s jeweller, Chaumet, gets a modern makeover

      The 240-year-old Parisian maison has glittering ambitions

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      Smell of success – the FT perfume guide
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      How to mark the centenary of one of the world’s bestselling fragrances? With a dedicated collection of jewels, of course

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      Happy faces: how Chopard made time smile

      Why would you add floating diamonds to a sports watch? Why not? 

    • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
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      Gilt trip: Goossens and the golden legacy

      The trailblazing brand that – together with Coco Chanel – blurred the line between costume and couture jewellery is on the move

    • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
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      Tiffany in Technicolor

      A dazzling high-jewellery collection uniting past and present kicks off a new era for the LVMH-owned house

    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
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      A true rock star: remembering the visionary Elsa Peretti

      A look back on the life and legacy of the most important jewellery designer of our times

    • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
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      The ice pack: how hip-hop jewellery became big business

      Rap stars have transformed the fine-jewellery market and become some of its biggest clients. We talk to the creatives bringing the OTT into the everyday

    • Monday, 8 February, 2021
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      Why the padlock is the perfect symbol of now

      Safety. Security. Love. This jewellery trend makes all the right connections

    • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
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      Tiny dancers: how mini jewels became huge news

      Playful, versatile and liberating – the diamond has been downsized to magnificent effect

    • Monday, 30 November, 2020
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      Calculated wrist: what do your bangles say about you?

      We stack up the current status symbols

    • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
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      The power of the brooch

      The statement jewel has a history of speaking its mind

    • Saturday, 24 October, 2020
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      Gem-eration game – antique jewellery gets a modern makeover

      Meet the designers reviving ancient treasures to turn heads again today

    • Monday, 5 October, 2020
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      Gem up – why luxury clients are reaching for fine jewellery

      With a market in flux, gemstones and gold are proving rock-solid investments

    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
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      Louis Vuitton in the sky with diamonds 

      The house is entering the space race with a high-jewellery expedition to the planets 

    • Monday, 24 August, 2020
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      An exclusive look at Fabergé’s first high jewellery collaboration

      London-based James Ganh is the first featured designer to collaborate with Fabergé on a high jewellery collection – one that’s full of surprises

    • Friday, 19 June, 2020
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      How chain jewellery is linking us together

      Chains are being used as a symbol of connection – uniting masculine and feminine, romance and rebellion, old and new

    • Friday, 3 April, 2020
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      Shaun Leane – three decades of wild jewels

      As the jeweller marks 36 years in the business, we get the first glimpse at the celebrations

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