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Fair Luxury Conference

Reflections on the Fair Luxury Jewellery Conference

The State of Sustainability in the Jewellery Industry at The Goldsmiths’ Centre, 9 June 2025 Last Monday, I had the pleasure of attending the Fair ...
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June birthstones

June Birthstones: A Celebration of Beauty, Meaning, and Ethical Craftsmanship

June is one of the few months honoured with not just one, but three birthstones. Each one is rich in meaning, beauty, and history. Traditionally, ...
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Responsible mining vs recycled gold

Responsible Mining vs. Recycled Gold

As a goldsmith and designer working with precious metals for over two decades, I am often asked: “Why do you choose Fairmined gold over recycled ...
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corporate gift: Brooches

More Than Just a Corporate Gift: Jewellery That Honours, Connects, and Reflects True Value

Corporate gifting is often reduced to a checklist. Something nice and useful Perhaps branded with a logo and handed over during a toast or team ...
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WOMED Award

The WOMED Award: Celebrating Women Who Make a Difference

The WOMED Award – short for Women in Enterprise and Development – honours women entrepreneurs who dare to dream, take bold action, and build impactful ...
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A Day in the Life of a Goldsmith - Jewellery Blog

A Day in the Life of a Goldsmith

A Day in the Life of a Goldsmith: Behind the Scenes Insights Behind the scenes in my goldsmith studio. My workshop sits tucked away in ...
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Alternative Engagement Rings - Jewellery Blog

Alternative Engagement Rings: Unique, Ethical & Stunning – Featuring non-traditional stones

A New Perspective on Engagement Rings Traditionally, engagement rings feature solitaire diamonds. The first recorded diamond engagement ring was commissioned in 1477 by Archduke Maximilian ...
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Bespoke aquamarine - Jewellery Blog

March Gemstone: Bespoke Aquamarine Creations

Aquamarine is a gemstone of serene beauty, rich history, and deep symbolism. Known as March’s birthstone, it embodies the tranquillity of the ocean, the clarity ...
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Transforming Heirlooms: Giving sentimental pieces a modern twist - Jewellery Blog

Transforming Heirlooms: Giving sentimental pieces a modern twist

Preserving the Sentimental Value of Heirlooms Transforming heirlooms allows you to preserve their emotional significance while giving them a fresh, contemporary twist. By remodelling an ...
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Valentine’s Day - Jewellery Blog

Ethical Love: Sustainable Jewellery for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day celebrates love, affection, and meaningful gestures. Every year, people exchange gifts as symbols of devotion. Jewellery remains one of the most treasured choices. ...
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What Fairmined Means to Me

What Fairmined Means to Me

What Fairmined Means to Me A Commitment to Responsibility Fairmined eco 18ct yellow gold and Akoya pearl earring and pendant set Fairmined is more than ...
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Commemoration jewellery - Jewellery Blog

Commemoration jewellery

image caption: grandparents wedding rings melted down and turned into the couple’s wedding rings. Celebrating their union and commemoration their grandparents. Commemoration jewellery creates a ...
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gemstone inclusions - Jewellery Blog

Gemstone Inclusions

Gemstone Inclusions: Nature’s Unique Touch Gemstone inclusions are natural imperfections that make each gemstone one-of-a-kind. Often called “nature’s fingerprints,” they tell the story of a ...
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Celebrating 25 Years of Craftsmanship - Jewellery Blog

Celebrating 25 Years of Craftsmanship

A 25 Year Journey of Passion and Crafstmanship This year, I am proudly celebrating 25 years of craftsmanship in jewellery. It’s a milestone that gives ...
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Meeting Diamond Miners in Liberia - Jewellery Blog

Meeting the Diamond Miners in Liberia

What do Diamonds For Peace do? Diamonds For Peace was set up in 2014, founded by Chie Murakami, in Japan. There aim is to improve ...
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sustainability in diamonds versus labgrown diamonds - Jewellery Blog

Sustainability in Diamonds versus Lab-grown Diamonds

Exploring Sustainable Diamond Mining and Lab-Grown Alternatives On October 28, 2022, Artemis GEO hosted an event featuring guest speaker Iris Van Der Veken. Iris shared ...
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My Trip To The Fairmined gold mines - Jewellery blog

My Trip to the Fairmined Gold Mines in Peru

Why I Choose Fairmined Gold for My Jewellery   As a Fairmined licensee, I believe it’s important to know exactly where the gold for my ...
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Next generation of craftspeople - Jewellery blog

Next generation of craftspeople

Introduction to the Next Generation of Craftspeople My family has a history of craftsmen and women. It is no wonder that in my generation, there ...
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Celebrating twenty years as a jeweller - Jewellery blog

Celebrating twenty years as a jeweller

Introduction to my 20 Years as a Jeweller Proudly announcing celebrating twenty years as jeweller. In 1999, is the year I established my jewellery business. ...
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My Family History

My Family History

Introduction to My Family History Instigated by being nominated to the final 10, for Belgian Craftsperson of the Year Award 2019, I decided to research ...
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Famous blue diamond - Jewellery blog

Famous blue diamond

The Royal Bleu Did you know that most of the French Crown jewels or ‘Diamants de la Couronne de France’ have been destroyed over the ...
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Diamond for life - Jewellery blog

Diamond for life

Diamond for Life: A Story of Grief, Memory, and Jewellery that Lasts Forever Introduction Some of you may have already read my previous blog post, ...
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Little pleasure

Little pleasure

Personal choices First of all, choosing jewellery is an extremely personal affair. The choices we make, are influenced by our taste, mood, purpose and occasion. For ...
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interview with BRUZZ International

Interview with Bruzz International

My inspiration I love the simplicity of a line or the curve it makes. There is an elegance in the way a line flows, look ...
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perspective

Perspective

Design September month First of all, what is Design September? Design September is an organisation with a strong reputation. It engages a multitude of venues to ...
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handmade silver ring with pink tourmaline

The Chosen Silver Ring

In the featured image you see a handmade silver ring. It is set with a beautiful large oval shaped, pale pink tourmaline. The tourmaline is ...
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International arts crafts design awards

International Arts Crafts Design Awards

The international Arts Crafts Design Awards are upon us again Exciting news received today! Saskia Shutt Designs has been nominated by the International Arts Crafts ...
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wedding bells & confetti

Wedding bells & confetti

Spring, Love, and Wedding Bells Marriages are a beautiful reminder of love, new beginnings, and cherished promises. With spring in full bloom. There’s a special ...
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New website

New website!

Celebrating 16 Years in Jewellery In April 2015, I celebrated 16 years as a jeweller by launching a fresh, vibrant website design. This redesign highlights ...
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Selected Awards

Craft & Design Awards

These highly regarded national awards, first launched in 2009. It is a public online vote for British and Irish designer makers whose work is represented ...
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International Arts & Crafts Design Awards

Arts & Crafts Design Awards 2014 Saskia Shutt Designs is exited to announce that she has recently been nominated to for the International Arts & Crafts ...
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Topaz ring

Topaz birthstone November

November’s birthstone Each month of the year has its own gemstone. According to history there are many theories and we even find different birthstones for ...
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Saskia Shutt

Salon Made in Belgium

Ontdek 100% Belgische Producten De “Made in Belgium” beurs biedt een unieke kans om 100% Belgische producten te ontdekken, allemaal verzameld op één locatie in ...
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Portes Ouvertes

Design September 2014

Design September month Brussels is alight with a multitude of events.  Venues, shops, galleries and pop-ups are celebrating Design this month.  There will be open ...
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birthstone month september

Birthstone for the month September

Sapphire: The Birthstone for September Sapphire, the birthstone for September, has long been associated with wisdom, loyalty, and nobility. For centuries, blue sapphires symbolized these ...
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