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Stephen Webster MBE is a renowned British jewellery designer celebrated for his bold, edgy creations that push the boundaries of conventional jewellery design. Born in Gravesend, Kent, Webster’s journey to becoming one of the most respected names in luxury jewellery began with his education at the Medway College of Design. Under the guidance of Tony Shepherd, the Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Webster honed his skills and set the foundation for a career

Stephen Webster MBE is a renowned British jewellery designer celebrated for his bold, edgy creations that push the boundaries of conventional jewellery design. Born in Gravesend, Kent, Webster’s journey to becoming one of the most respected names in luxury jewellery began with his education at the Medway College of Design. Under the guidance of Tony Shepherd, the Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Webster honed his skills and set the foundation for a career

Founding Years (1946 - 1957) Christian Dior was a big believer in jewellery being an integral part of a complete outfit. With the “New Look” collection in 1947, Dior has been credited with redefining women’s fashion in the post-war period. He considered the entire outfit within his couture collections and jewellery was an important component. Starting in the late 1940s, Dior started to design jewellery to go along with his couture collections. Jewellery to go with the ready-t

Murrle Bennett & Co. is a wholesale jewellery company which opened in London as Siegele & Bennett in 1884 by Ernst Mürrle and J.B. Bennett. The firm was renamed Murrle Bennett & Co. in 1891 and advertised as 'manufacturers and importers of British and Foreign jewellery also at 39 Bleich-Strasse, Pforzheim'. In 1916 the firm was purchased, and the business continued at the same address under the name White, Redgrove & Whyte. The company is widely known for their production of

What is Uranium Glass? Simply put, uranium glass is glass that has had uranium added to it. The effects of this create colourful glass that, when put under an ultraviolet light, turns fluorescent. Controversially, uranium is the same chemical element that is used in nuclear bombs and power stations. However, there is no need for concern as uranium glass contains considerably less uranium, in fact, only about 2% is used and it is perfectly safe to handle if done so safely and

Rene Lalique (1860 – 1945) was a renowned French designer, best known for his innovative glasswork and jewellery. Starting as a jewellery apprentice at the age of 16, he studied under the renowned Louis Aucoc. Aucoc was a leading Art Nouveau jeweller and goldsmith. As a freelance designer, Lalique worked with several high-profile names, such as Cartier and Boucheron. In 1887, Lalique opened his first jewellery shop on Rue du Quatre-Septembre in Paris. His intricate, creative

Georg Jensen (1866–1935) was a Danish silversmith and designer renowned for founding the prestigious company that still carries his name....

The late 19th century was a dynamic and exciting time in the western European art world. Boundaries in artistic hierarchies were pushed...

The first colour that everyone thinks of when you say garnet is the intense red-to-purplish colour, typical of almandine and pyrope...

Jewellery has long been a medium for artistic expression, personal adornment, and cultural symbolism. Animal Jewellery representations...

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Theodor Fahrner jewellery is best known for its typical Art Nouveau designs of the late 19th and early 20thcenturies. Theodor Fahrner was...

2024 is coming to an end, and Christmas is well on its way! Many of us either are or have friends who were born in December. Tanzanite ...

The Aesthetic Movement stood as a bold and transformative period in art and design history. Rooted in the principle of “art for art’s...

Small, beautifully crafted and often surprisingly complex, these decorative boxes were the height of fashion in the 18th century, and...

Small, often beautifully framed and with an air of mystery, silhouettes are an intriguing field for collectors, and look striking placed...

During the second half of the nineteenth century, Paris was the scene of an extraordinary flowering of jewellery design and manufacture....

Charles Horner (1837 – 1896) from Yorkshire, was a prominent jeweller in the late 19th. Born to a local weaver in Ovenden, his business...

Founding Years (1946 – 1957)  Christian Dior was a big believer in jewellery being an integral part of a complete outfit. With the “New...

Spiders, as a general rule, are not well-loved by humans. Arachnophobia is one of the most common fears that people deal with. I would...