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Stephen Webster MBE is British jewellery’s rock’n’roll rebel — a Gravesend-born, Hatton Garden-trained goldsmith whose fearless designs have adorned everyone from Madonna to Machine Gun Kelly. Born in Kent in 1959, Webster found his calling at sixteen at Medway College of Design, trained under Tony Shepherd, and earned the De Beers honour in 1982 before stints in Canada and California, Read more…
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Pippa Small MBE is Britain’s foremost ethical jeweller — an anthropologist, human rights activist and designer whose bright pink Notting Hill boutique at 201 Westbourne Grove has become a pilgrimage site for those who want their jewellery to mean something. Trained in anthropology with a Master’s in Medical Anthropology from SOAS, Pippa worked with indigenous communities in Panama, Borneo, Thailand Read more…
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David Morris — Brand Bio David Morris, “The London Jeweller,” has been handcrafting magnificent and unique high jewellery since 1962, when its founder opened his first boutique on Conduit Street in Mayfair. Early international recognition came via the prestigious De Beers Diamonds International Award, and the house soon became a fixture of glamour, creating jewellery for Elizabeth Taylor and featuring Read more…
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Serena Ansell — Fine Gemstone Jewellery, London Serena Ansell is one of London’s most engaging young fine jewellers — a GIA Graduate Gemologist whose love of colour has earned her the nickname “the juicy London jeweller.” Jewellery genuinely runs in her blood: her great-great-grandfather designed and made fine pieces for visiting dignitaries and royalty from his Heddon Street workshop in Read more…
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Pleasance & Harper: Herefordshire’s County Jeweller Since 1879 About Pleasance & Harper Some jewellers earn trust over years; Pleasance & Harper has earned it over generations. Founded in 1879 in Wine Street, Bristol, and formed into the company we know today in 1919 when founder Mr Harper’s three sons joined the business, this proudly independent family firm has been trading Read more…
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Detrash: Watches Made With Trash About Detrash Detrash is the British watch brand on a mission to “make trash desirable” — and it’s winning fans fast. Designed in Dorset and founded by entrepreneur Guy Blaskey (who previously built and sold the ethical pet food company Pooch & Mutt), Detrash makes seriously good-looking mechanical watches from recycled materials: cases in around Read more…
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Heming: Nearly Three Centuries of London Jewellery Some jewellers trade on heritage; Heming has genuinely lived it. Founded in London in 1745, when master goldsmith Thomas Heming entered his first mark at Goldsmiths’ Hall, this quietly distinguished British house has been crafting fine jewellery in the capital for almost 300 years — making it one of the oldest jewellery names Read more…
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Garrard: The World’s Oldest Jewellery House If you’ve ever admired the British Crown Jewels — or the sapphire engagement ring worn first by Princess Diana and now by the Princess of Wales — you’ve admired the work of Garrard. Founded in London in 1735 by master silversmith George Wickes, Garrard is widely regarded as the oldest jewellery house in the Read more…
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Here’s the full Carat & Craft listing for Graff: Bio (approx. 250 words) Graff is Britain’s ultimate diamond house — a Mayfair-headquartered maison synonymous with the largest, rarest and most valuable gems on earth. Its story begins with Laurence Graff, born in Stepney in 1938, who left school at fifteen to apprentice in Hatton Garden and founded his own company Read more…