JANET FITCH
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Vittoria Street Gallery presents a
fascinating exhibition of jewellery and objects
celebrating Iron in the City of Birmingham, co-
curated by visiting Professor Elizabeth Turrell
and Professor Stephen Bottomley at the School
of Jewellery, Birmingham City University.
FERROcity showcases and explores iron as a
catalyst, material and fundamental element
of life, alongside gemmological samples
and photography on specialist microscopes
commissioned from the School’s Gemmology
department, capturing the transformative
effect of iron on the colouration of gemstones.
The work of 22 distinguished contemporary
makers features in the exhibition, arriving at
Vittoria Gallery on 1 April – 18 April, fresh
from its’ opening show in Munich in tandem
with the March jewellery events.
(www.bcu.ac.uk)
The London Artisan is a quarterly curated
marketplace in the East End of London for
artisanal craft from independent producers
and makers. The spring show takes place
from 13-14 April, with 60 designer makers,
Pusaka, meaning treasure or heirloom in
Sanskrit, is a beautiful recycled silver filigree
jewellery collection inspired by Indonesian
batik iconography and craftsmanship. It is the
brainchild of Indonesian born Edwin Charmain
Out with the old, in with the new. Make 2019 the
year you stock Luke Stockley Fine Jewellery.
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by Alice Cannat. Based on lithotherapy, the
belief that all stones emit healing vibrations and
energy, the collection combines natural stones
with the principle of wellbeing, featuring lapis
lazuli for connection, friendship and mental
clarity, aventurine for serenity and pink quartz
for kindness and reassurance.
(www.aurabijoux.com)
This is the year to spend the day at
the Victoria & Albert Museum. As well as
two outstanding and contrasting fashion
exhibitions: Christian Dior: Designer of
Dreams, now extended to 1 September, and
Mary Quant, from 6 April to 16 February
2020, there is the exciting reopening of the
William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, home to
the Museum’s world-class jewellery collection.
Among the eighty new pieces joining the
display will be Queen Victoria’s sapphire
and diamond coronet, recently acquired by
the V&A. The Gallery charts the history of
jewellery from Ancient Greece to the present,
with the Glenn Spiro Papillon ring gifted to
the museum by Beyonce, and the first piece of
Fairtrade Gold – a stunning hand sculpture by
Ute Decker. (www.vam.ac.uk)
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Coloured stones are still immensely
popular, especially blues and greens as the
seaside and ocean theme is so topical, while
rubies, the king of gems, are much sought
after for their intense colour and rarity. GFG
Jewellery by Nilufer is a London based fine
jewellery company established by Nilufer
Kizilkaya in 2014.
To celebrate her 20th year of living in
London Nilufer introduced a collection,
PROJECT 20/20 featuring responsibly
sourced Zambian emeralds, the gemstone for
20th anniversaries, with white diamonds set
in 18k gold. The Lara collection of delicate
rings showcases blue sapphire, Zambian
emeralds, black diamonds and G+/VS natural
white diamonds.
The Eline collection has three variations
– black diamonds with white sapphires, blue
and white sapphires or Gemfields unheated
Mozambique rubies with diamonds.
(www.gfgjewellery.com)
Aura Bijoux is a new French brand,
introduced to the UK this year at Scoop London
including many jewellers. Artisan & Fox
is a company that works ethically in developing
countries with skilled independent artisans,
local groups and social enterprises to sell
their products internationally. The jewellery
fuses contemporary style with traditional
craftsmanship, as in the Lapis Lazuli collection
handcrafted in Afghanistan and
the latest capsule Collection of geometric
smooth and hammered textures in brass
recycled from old instruments, made by
artisans in Kenya. (www.artisanandfox.com)
(www.thelondonartisan.com)
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