jewellery

Show your loved one how much you care this Christmas by buying them a piece of jewellery crafted from a discarded 18th Century clay tobacco pipe.

Got lots of cash? Like novelty jewellery? Have fond memories of playing with Lego (or, indeed, still indulge in occasional construction play sessions?) Then LIsa Taylor’s Lego rings will appeal to you. The silver rings will sell for £50.00 each, available exclusively at Selfridges, from …

If you’re around central London this afternoon you still have a few hours to explore the Hatton Garden Festival, which has filled London’s shiniest street with food stalls, live bands and lots of interesting jewellery workshops that showcase every step of the design and manufacturing …

Photography by Chris Osburn On the surface, this seemed like one of the wackier press releases to land in ye olde Londonist inbox in quite some time. An invitation to a “breakfast showcase of the Cinnamon Club jewellery range.” Oh brother. Still, the prospect of …

Like a 21st century Aladdin’s cave, Goldsmiths’ Fair, set within the luxuriantly gilded interiors of Goldsmiths’ Hall, offers a dazzling array of some of the finest contemporary jewellery and silverware craftsmanship. Accommodating every personal taste, style and budget, the choice of treasures on offer is …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 7th September 1978: Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is stabbed in the thigh with an umbrella whilst walking across Waterloo Bridge. He soon develops a fever, is hospitalised, and dies three days later. A post-mortem reveals a metal pellet …

Six helmeted robbers broke into a Knightsbridge jewellery store last week and made off with £2 million-worth of swag (or half that, according to the BBC). A motorbike-gang pulled up outside the Mozafarian shop at 11am last Wednesday. Unlike their Mayfair predecessors, this troupe eschewed …

Police have picked up two suspects in connection with the record-breaking jewellery raid on 6 August. Armed thieves accomplished Britain’s biggest gem raid when they stole £40 million worth of bling from New Bond Street jewellers Graff. Police have now arrested two individuals but will …

The heist of the decade got one step weirder today. According to the Standard, the two main culprits had their faces altered by an unwitting make-up artist before the raid. The Covent Garden cosmetician was bluffed into thinking the duo were to star in a …