An Interview with Marta Tous

Our paths first crossed in the very early days of Adorn almost 10 years ago, when Maia and I had the privilege of meeting Marta, her sisters and her mother ...

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Couture's Exquisite Geometry

Back in the summer, I spent a glorious three days in Paris, immersing myself in the splendour and wonder of the High Jewellery showcases. I feel so lucky to be ...

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In conversation with: Vrinda Agrawal

With an ambition to disrupt material hierarchy by combining craft skills and technological processes in unexpected new ways, Vrinda Agrawal's jewellery practice is as intellectually stimulating as it is physically ...

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The Yellow Brick Road

Selfridges, London’s iconic department store on Oxford street,  makes great strides in its sustainability manifesto by unveiling the store’s ambitious plan to ensure 45% of all transactions come from ...

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Fluid forms and blue like liquid

There was a common theme across fashion and jewellery at the recent couture shows in Paris.

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Colour as a Brand Icon

Colour is a universally powerful form of communication. It transcends culture, language, age and discipline. It is personal, corporate, rich in symbolism and association, and relatable. It is arresting, powerful, ...

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Adorn My Home

Accessories are an essential category for the majority of successful luxury brands. From iPod cases and handbags to key rings and purses, these items facilitate consumer buy-in at entry-level price ...

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In conversation with Zuzana Bastian of Jevels

At the height of the Covid lockdown, fashion-loving pharmacist Dr. Zuzana Bastian made a couple of important realisations. She wanted to look as stylish during Zoom calls as she had ...

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The Radiance by Couture

Of all the amazing things we saw at the Couture show in Las Vegas this year, one of the most memorable and moving is The Radiance by Couture – a ...

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Intellectual symbolism

Juliet Hutton-Squire explores a fascination with the concept of jewellery wear and where the line begins and ends in terms of adornment.

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Interview with Muriel Piaser

Fashion industry veteran Muriel Piaser launched Precious Room by Muriel Piaser in January 2019 as a meeting place for fine and high jewellery designers. Adopting a novel showroom-meets-trunkshow-meets-consultancy model, Piaser’s ...

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Boucheron - modernising the Maharaja's jewels

When Boucheron released their New Maharajas collection earlier this year, the jewellery industry universally called it a triumph. A reflection on Boucheron's largest and most important commission, created for the ...

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Sabrina's world

I met Sabrina in 2017 when we curated our first Adorn jewellery exhibition, Ceramica during LFW. At the time Sabrina was experimenting with the possibilities of 3D manufacture in jewellery, ...

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(Form) re-imagined

New paradigms emerge as cutting-edge imaginings and technology replace gravity defining propositions in jewellery.

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XR x Retail = Opportunity

Exploring the consumer engagement opportunites through Extended Reality (XR).

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Jewellery’s new dictums: repair, rediscover, repurpose

Game-changing fashion jewellery brands are setting a new paradigm for sustainable practice.

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In conversation with Julia Maria Künnap

Julia Maria Künnap is an Estonian jewellery artist and self-taught gem cutter with the ability to alter the natural state of gem materials, transforming them into sweeping brush strokes, malleable ...

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In conversation with Oria Zhang

From collections inspired by Japanese fast food and Cyberpunk, to the role material innovation plays in sustainable practice, Oria Zhang’s delightfully subversive jewellery is designed to provoke, educate and amuse.

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East Splendour - driving sustainability

Conscious jewellery development across design and manufacture is the future of fashion jewellery.

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Knight in shining armour

Kim Jones unleashes the seductive power of jewellery by leveraging the expertise and creative direction of some of the most iconic jewellery designers and brand signatories of our time.

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Two sides to the story

One established, eponymous label; one recent CSM graduate:  two refreshing updates to the classic engagement ring and the notion of ‘timeless’and ‘forever’.

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Object & Dawn

Saida Mouradova, founder of Object & Dawn is a pioneer. In an exclusive interview with Ann-Marie Voina for Insight, she ...

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Adorn rebrand

For Immediate Release 01 / 07 / 2021 Leading independent jewellery consultancy Adorn Insight is rebranding with a new name, a new look and an exciting new diversification of ...

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Brand icons – investment assets

Building brand icons is key to future proofing brand recognition, consumer interest and loyalty. Hype culture, drops and limited editions add another layer of intrigue, excitement and expectation from a ...

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Street style - Shanghai pearls

Team Adorn hit the streets of Shanghai to capture the coolest, cutest and quirkiest pearl jewellery looks.

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Game on

The rise of the digitally native consumer and the product-specific brand opportunity within gaming.

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Iconic design: internet-era symbolism

A new branch of contemporary design has developed in the last years, and jewellery design has not escaped its effects. It combines the importance of the designer's own imagination and ...

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In conversation with Jules Kim

New York-based DJ turned designer Jules Kim is an active advocate for diversity and inclusion in the jewellery industry. In 2018, she launched the BIPOC Designers mentorship programme to help ...

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In conversation with Githan Coopoo

The emerging jewellery designer and sculptor from Cape Town uses clay to make statement pieces that speak to his lived experience as a queer South African of Indian descent who ...

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