The company has also joined the NAJ’s Created in the UK scheme, which recognises jewellers committed to British design and craftsmanship.

Founder and designer Lily Gabriella Elia launched the brand in 2015 after working in the jewellery department at Christie’s in Geneva. 

A graduate in fine arts from Brandeis University in Boston, she later qualified as a gemologist at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in New York.

Born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Monaco, Gabriella draws on a multicultural background and a family history steeped in art and jewellery collecting. She cites her grandmother’s jewellery collection as a formative influence.

Her designs are noted for their “sculptural forms and bold use” of colour. The Spira ring, a coiled gold piece, has become her signature.

In 2019, Gabriella collaborated with Sotheby’s Diamonds on a collection that reinterpreted high jewellery in her “graphic, modernist style”.

Lily Gabriella said: “These accreditations are more than just symbols: they reaffirm our unwavering promise to craft jewellery that is as meaningful as it is beautifully made, pieces designed to be cherished for generations.”

According to the London-based jewellery brand, founded in 2013 by environmentalist and columnist Sheherazade Goldsmith, each piece is crafted in 18-carat gold and designed to hold personal meaning.

New additions include the Cosmopolitan Charm, set with pink tourmaline, representing “laughter, loyalty, and lasting connections”.

The Cherry Charm is made with garnets and a diamond-studded leaf, while the Family Tree Charm features leaf motifs symbolising “roots, growth, connection, and love”. 

Another launch, the Diamond Baguette, is crafted in yellow gold and framed in pavé-set diamonds.

The new pieces are intended to be personalised and combined, with lockets designed to hold a variety of charms. 

All diamonds are conflict-free, and gemstones are responsibly sourced, with chains handcrafted in Italy. The brand works with an atelier certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council.

The Yorkshire Rose collection is based on one of the earliest designs created by founders William and Julia Shaw, who began their jewellery-making business in Barnsley in 1988.

The pieces will be handmade in the company’s Dodworth workshop and available in a range of precious metals with options for customisation.

Each item in the collection will be hallmarked by Sheffield Assay Office and accompanied by packaging designed specifically for the range. The business has also worked with manufacturers Curteis and Dahlinger to supply chains and presentation boxes respectively.

The launch will take place both in-store and online and will feature an invitation-only event, with gift bags for attendees.

The event will also mark the start of a charity raffle, with proceeds going to Barnsley Hospice and Barnsley RSPCA. The first prize is a white gold and diamond Yorkshire Rose necklace.

WJ Shaw was founded by husband-and-wife jewellers William and Julia Shaw and is now run alongside their daughter Heather Shaw. The company specialises in bespoke design, manufacturing and repairs, and operates with a team of six staff across sales and jewellery production.

The brand’s ranges will be launched online at Goldsmiths and Mappin and Webb this July, marking the first time Annoushka will be available through a national specialist watch and jewellery retailer.

The brand will also debut in a selection of showrooms through a phased rollout: beginning with Northern Goldsmiths in Newcastle from 21 July, Goldsmiths Birmingham Bullring and Goldsmiths Stratford from 18 August, culminating at Manchester’s new Mappin and Webb flagship jewellery showroom from 5 September.

Annoushka Ducas MBE, founder and creative director of Annoushka, said: “Jewellery is so much more than adornment. It is identity, memory and emotion. After founding Links of London, I wanted to return to the heart of design: storytelling through craftsmanship and creating pieces that are as versatile and playful as the wonderful women who wear them.

“I’m thrilled that our pieces will now be part of the Goldsmiths and Mappin and Webb experience, where they can be discovered in beautiful surroundings by clients who value creativity, quality and connection.”

Craig Bolton, president of The Watches of Switzerland Group, added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Annoushka to our showrooms across the UK. This partnership reflects our commitment to providing our clients with pieces that hold exceptional craftmanship, timeless design, and individuality.

“By being the only watch and jewellery specialist to offer Annoushka in the UK, this new partnership brings with it a new era of jewellery retail within our showroom portfolio.”

Annoushka was founded by Ducas in 2009 and focuses on 18ct gold designs adorned with diamonds and precious gemstones.

The collection draws on longstanding themes for the house, including flowers, butterflies, the Mandarin translation of Hu, and serpents.

Hu collaborated with Parisian high jewellery workshops to realise the designs, combining traditional craftsmanship with experimental materials.

Highlights include the La Rose Gracieuse brooch, a tribute to Princess Grace of Monaco, featuring a 1.18-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond surrounded by spinels, rubies, emeralds, brown and brilliant-cut diamonds.

The piece was inspired by the annual Bal de la Rose charity gala founded by the princess in 1954.

Hu also introduced the Orchid Minuet collection, dedicated to Mu Guiying, a legendary heroine from Chinese literature and Peking Opera.

The series includes rings, earrings and brooches crafted in titanium and gold, treated with nano-electroplating pigments and hand-painted in pastel gradients. Centre stones include yellow diamonds, Paraiba tourmalines and yellow-orange diamonds.

Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie was founded in 2007 and is known for its bespoke designs and collaborations with leading museums and international art fairs. The house holds three world auction records, including two with Christie’s and one with Sotheby’s.

It follows the launch of the Fabergé x 007 egg safe locket with ruby heart surprise in October 2024.

The new piece is crafted from 18k yellow gold and takes its design cues from the Fort Knox gold depository, a key element of the Goldfinger film plot. 

The front features a six-prong combination lock with “007” at the centre. Rotating the lock anticlockwise triggers two bolts, allowing the safe door to open – a mechanism Fabergé said took months to develop and marks a first for the company.

Inside, a stack of gold bars is set amid 140 brilliant-cut yellow diamonds. The gold bars reference the film’s title song lyric, “He loves only gold.” The egg is mounted on an 18k white gold stem with 16 round brilliant-cut white diamonds, set on a carved black nephrite jadeite base.

The objet joins the wider Goldfinger capsule collection, which includes the earlier egg locket, and complements other creations in the Fabergé x 007 range, such as those commemorating Octopussy (1983).

Designed by Fabergé head of design Liisa Tallgren and overseen by creative director Josina von dem Bussche-Kessell, the collection incorporates references to the James Bond film archive.

The Fabergé x 007 Goldfinger egg objet, limited to 50 editions, is available to pre-order.

Von dem Bussche-Kessell said: “We’re delighted to present these bold Fabergé x 007 James Bond Goldfinger editions, which introduce an entirely new opening mechanism – miniature versions of the vault in the Fort Knox scenes of the film. It’s an honour for Fabergé to be able to continue to pay tribute to this legendary film in these eternally beautifully crafted Fabergé pieces.”

Tallgren added: “The glamour and appreciation of beauty and culture is where the worlds of Fabergé and Bond meet, a perfect place to create a collection of very special pieces that honour both Fabergé’s heritage and Bond’s storytelling.”

The collection aims to capture the “fleeting beauty” of nature through pearls and gemstones.

Each piece reflects the “gentle” motion of petals gliding across a breeze, with shimmering stones such as morganite and diamonds.

The collection features a range of necklaces, earrings, rings, a bracelet, a brooch and a head ornament.

One necklace in the collection features Akoya cultured pearls, morganite, tourmaline and diamonds set in 18K white gold. The necklace comes with a pair of earrings crafted from white South Sea cultured pearls and diamonds, also set in 18K white gold.

A pair of rings are made with a natural conch pearl and diamonds in 18K white gold, and a white South Sea cultured pearl and diamonds in the same setting, respectively.

Another necklace includes Akoya cultured pearls, morganite, garnet, sapphire and diamonds in 18K white gold. Matching earrings are made from Akoya cultured pearls, sapphires and diamonds in the same metal.

The collection also includes a necklace and bracelet set in 18K pink gold, each combining Akoya cultured pearls and diamonds to convey a sense of movement and refinement.

Additionally, one of the necklaces is adorned with Akoya cultured pearls, tourmaline, and diamonds set in 18K white gold. 

Its design “evokes the delicate motion of rose petals caught in flight, with carefully chosen colours and contours crafted to leave a striking visual impression”.

The collection also features a brooch capturing the moment when two roses shed their petals, rendered in natural conch and Akoya cultured pearls, with sapphire and diamonds set in 18K white gold.

Completing the ensemble is a head ornament that depicts a rose in full bloom, its design echoing the grace of petals dancing in the wind. It is embellished with Akoya cultured pearls, rubellite, and diamonds, all set in luminous 18K white gold.

This latest insight direct from Gold Bank London takes into account the retailer’s sales from across the country, which includes both online and in-store transactions.

Consumers continue to invest in gold bars more, with gold prices continuing to remain high while impacted globally by ongoing conflicts and political unrest.

The Israel-Iran crisis boosted safe-haven demand in the month of June, as investors always typically respond to times of uncertainty, with the ceasefire causing short-term shifts in the global marketplace.

Faisel Ali, founder and managing director, said: “If Israel-Iran tensions had not been de-escalated swiftly it could have escalated to an all-out nuclear war, which would have seen gold prices reaching astronomical heights. History tells us that the yellow metal has always held itself up even when faced with the most disastrous global wars and economic downturns.

“The global economy is now changing faster than people can possibly predict. People that stand any realistic chance of protecting their future must be willing to make decisions quickly. We have seen, during the last 12 months, a significant increase in gold purchasing and investment, which can be attributed to market conditions – which can shift very quickly as a knee-jerk reaction to what is happening in politically unstable parts of the world.”

He added: “As troubles in Gaza are now headlining the news, gold prices stand firm, near to the record highs we have seen so far this year, with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East of course constantly having a heavy influence on fluctuations.”

The collection draws on Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship, with designs inspired by architecture, history and nature. It showcases five key gemstones, including ruby, emerald, sapphire, diamond and pearl.

Each piece is crafted by Tasaki’s master artisans and aims to present jewellery as sculptural art. The designs feature “detailed” craftsmanship and “bold forms”.

The collection includes, Éveil de la nature, which features necklaces, earrings, and rings, focuses on “emeralds and evoking natural harmony”, while Rouge Sublime uses rubies that are paired with white gold to symbolise “passion and energy”. 

Grâce Éternelle features pearls with yellow diamonds symbolising “sunlight and vitality”, and Symphonie de Lumière, celebrates the “brilliance of diamonds”.

Additionally, Tasaki has also introduced new pieces in its Ritz Paris par Tasaki collection, developed in partnership with the hotel. 

The 2025 range continues the theme of “Nouvelle ère (New Era)”, combining traditional and modern design.

Designs draw on the heritage of the Ritz Paris and imagine how historic icons might wear jewellery today. 

The collection includes Lumineux, inspired by Ritz founder César Ritz and featuring flowing metal, diamonds and Akoya pearls, Scintillement, based on the Ritz’s spiral staircase and featuring canary tourmaline and mandarin garnet, Unisson, honouring the women of 1920s Paris with lace-like forms and asymmetric stones, and Harmonie, blending pearls and coloured gemstones to reflect a “bold”, “sophisticated spirit”.

Founded in 1954, Tasaki is known for its use of pearls and diamonds, and its blend of traditional techniques with contemporary design.

Unveiled during Paris Haute Couture Week, the collection draws inspiration from the cultural and aesthetic energy of the 1960s. It comprises a necklace, bracelet and earrings set with a total of 7,790 oval, baguette-cut and round diamonds, weighing more than 129 carats.

Each piece features a pattern of concentric ovals designed to evoke the era’s psychedelic art and fashion.

Baguette-cut diamonds line the edges of the white gold settings, while a discreet row of pavé emeralds, the house’s signature green, is concealed within the design.

Graff said the suite reflects both the company’s heritage and its pursuit of innovation and technical precision.

CEO Francois Graff said: “This is one of the most intricate, complex and technically challenging high jewellery suites we have ever created. While the design is inspired by the decade in which Graff was founded, each jewel also represents the journey and evolution of our brand, our expertise and our future potential. We pursue absolute beauty and perfection in everything we do, and ‘1963’ is the ultimate representation of those values.”