During the pandemic, jewellery designer Anabela Chan and her friend Francesca Grima, daughter of the influential British jeweller Andrew Grima, were helping out at Notting Hill Community Church in London. Their task was to intercept and repackage…
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‘Paint allows you to be more experimental’
Jeweller Thelma West is happy. She is surveying her new first-floor studio in Clerkenwell, a stone’s throw from Smithfield Market and near London’s diamond district, Hatton Garden.
Two weeks in, and her entrepreneurial spirit is kicking in as…
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Watchmaker’s superbike collaboration shifts diversification drive into higher gear
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Luxury watchmakers have long experimented with motorcycle tie-ins, but most have stopped short at limited collaborations…
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Buyers tune into radical styles of modern vintage jewellery
From sautoirs swinging with ease over floral blouses to oversized gold cuffs gleaming against sharp tailoring, the jewels of the 1960s through to the 1980s embody a spirit of experimentation and confidence that feels as fresh today as it did half…
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Moser lures fresh audience in metaverse match-up
When a metaverse-based community sells out a $2.7mn collection of Swiss luxury watches in minutes, it tells a story of more than just a quirky collaboration.
The release of 100 limited-edition pieces over the summer — born of a partnership…
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Scientists just recreated a wildfire that made its own weather
On September 5, 2020, California’s Creek Fire grew so severe that it began producing it’s own weather system. The fire’s extreme heat produced an explosive thunderhead that spewed lightning strikes and further fanned the roaring flames, making…
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Scientists directly visualize protein clusters linked to Parkinson’s for the first time
Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualized and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s, marking a major advance in the study of the world’s fastest-growing neurological disease.
These tiny…
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Taylor Swift Album Includes ‘Interpolation’ of George Michael Song
Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album will in fact feature “an interpolation” of George Michael’s 1987 hit “Father Figure.”
The fourth song on the tracklist for The Life of a Showgirl, which is due Friday, is…
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‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all
For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibres, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks”. Some researchers even called it…
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