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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      HTSI
      Dior’s secret jewel garden

      An exclusive visit to the closely guarded workshop – where ambition has no limit

      Dior Joaillerie Les Jardins de la Couture ring
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      FT SeriesIcons only – the HTSI autumn arts special 2023
      Why biggest is best at Boucheron

      The high jeweller’s Memphis collection is an ode to joy – and absolutely massive baubles

      White-gold, diamond, hyceram, spessartite, mandarin garnet, rock crystal and titanium Just An Illusion necklace, POA
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Stone rarities show scale of Tiffany’s newfound ambition

      Brand aims to restore its ‘aesthetic excitement’, signalled by arrival of spectacular yellow rough diamond and emerald

      Alexandre Arnault with actress Gal Gadot and Anthony Ledru lead the ribbon cutting at a luxury goods store
    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      HTSI
      The power of jade

      It’s not called the Stone of Heaven for nothing

      A selection of Asprey’s new jadeite jewellery
    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      HTSIThe HTSI wedding special 2023
      Want a more adventurous engagement ring?

      Try something with colour instead

      Harry Winston yellow- and white-diamond New York Collection Eagle ring set in gold and platinum, POA
    • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
      HTSI
      The Lebanese jewellers finding inspiration amid crisis

      A diaspora of makers are forging dazzling new paths

      Noor Fares gold, amber, amethyst, aquamarine, carnelian, citrine, tourmaline, moonstone, pink hex, quartz and tanzanite Rainbow necklace, £9,500
    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      HTSI
      The sci-fi innovations taking jewellery into the stratosphere

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

      Wallace Chan titanium, diamond, tourmaline, tsavorite garnet, pearl and Wallce Chan Porcelain Time Travel brooch, POA
    • Monday, 21 November, 2022
      HTSI
      Mini watches that make a big statement

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

      Diana, Princess of Wales, and King Charles (then Prince of Wales) in June 1983
    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      HTSI
      It’s swing time for accessories

      Pocket watches are back in fashion

    • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
      HTSI
      In a quiver about kinetic jewellery

      These rings, bracelets and pendants are poetry in motion

      Messika’s Summer Vibes collection
    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      HTSIThe complete guide to wedding style
      Why everyone wants a diamond in the rough

      The most creative engagements start with an uncut gem

    • Sunday, 23 January, 2022
      HTSI
      Magical jewels with a maharaja in mind

      A legendary commission has inspired the new collection from Boucheron

    • Saturday, 18 December, 2021
      HTSI
      Take your jewellery to the max

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

      Sarah Jessica Parker filming in New York, July 2021
    • Monday, 18 October, 2021
      HTSIHow To Spend It. . .  wisely: the green issue
      The good gem guide

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

    • Monday, 28 June, 2021
      HTSI
      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
      Putting on the spritz: Chanel No 5 at 100

      How to mark the centenary of one of the world’s bestselling fragrances? With a dedicated collection of jewels, of course

    • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
      HTSI
      Happy faces: how Chopard made time smile

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

    • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
      HTSI
      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

      Goossens gold-plated brass, freshwater pearl and crystal charm, £185. Gold-plated brass clover charm, £140. Gold-plated brass and freshwater pearl charm, £170
    • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
      HTSI
      Tiffany in Technicolor

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

      Tiffany gold, diamond, beryl and morganite necklace and earrings, both POA
    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
      HTSI
      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

      Elsa Peretti with Tiffany & Co chairman Henry Platt, 1978
    • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
      HTSI
      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

      Aurora Anthony wears Johnny Nelson gold Her Freedom and Four Fingers of Def rings, from £480
    • Monday, 8 February, 2021
      HTSI
      Why the padlock is the perfect symbol of now

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

      Givenchy silver necklace, £1,590, silver and opal G earrings, £450, and cotton coat, £2,390
    • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
      HTSI
      Tiny dancers: how mini jewels became huge news

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

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

      We stack up the current status symbols

      From top: Dior rose-gold, diamond and lacquered ceramic Rose des Vents bracelet, £1,500; gold, diamond and malachite Rose des Vents bracelet, £1,750; and gold, diamond and lapis lazuli Rose des Vents bracelet, £1,750. Margaret Jewels gold and diamond Name Tag bracelet; and white-gold and diamond Name Tag bracelet, both POA. Chaumet yellow-gold and brilliant-cut diamond Bee My Love bracelet, £12,200. Messika white-gold and diamond Move Noa bangle, £4,310. Chopard fairmined ethical rose-gold bangle, £3,740; fairmined ethical white-gold and diamond bangle, £6,930; and fairmined ethical rose-gold and diamond bangle, £6,930, all from The Ice Cube Collection. Garrard white-gold, diamond and mother-of-pearl Fanfare bangle, £10,000. Tasaki gold and Akoya pearl Danger bracelet, £2,380. Pippa Small gold Snake bracelet, £1,950. On finger: Cartier gold Juste un Clou bracelet, £2,900
    • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
      HTSI
      The power of the brooch

      The statement jewel has a history of speaking its mind

      Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, 10 November, 2019
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