From the Jeweller’s Bench

Welcome to the bench. This is where we spill the (ethically-sourced) tea on all things jewellery-related. Pull up a stool.
Why Jewellery Is So Damn Expensive Right Now?
Why Jewellery Is So Damn Expensive Right Now?
Gold and silver are having a moment and not the fun, trend-led kind. The nerve‑wracking, global‑economy-is-feeling-wobbly kind. If your jewellery have been feeling more expensive lately, you’re not imagining it.... READ MORE →
Personalised Gifts Handmade UK
Meaningful Personalised Jewellery Gifts (Without the Clichés)
Personalised jewellery has a reputation. Monogram necklaces. Heart-shaped lockets. Cheesy engravings that everyone secretly finds a bit much. Predictable, overdone, and painfully generic—these clichés rarely get worn. Modern personalised pieces... READ MORE →
Last-Minute Ethical Jewellery Gifts That Arrive Before Christmas
Last-Minute Ethical Jewellery Gifts That Arrive Before Christmas
Christmas panic is real. The list is long, the calendar is short, and the shops are full. But last-minute doesn’t have to mean thoughtless. The solution? Gifts that feel considered,... READ MORE →
The Best Sustainable Jewellery Gifts To Give This Christmas (Handmade in the UK)
The Best Sustainable Jewellery Gifts To Give This Christmas (Handmade in the UK)
Christmas gifting has the habit of tipping from calm to chaos in the blink of an eye. One moment everything’s under control; the next, there’s a half-wrapped candle, three missing... READ MORE →
Birmingham Independent Gift Guide
Birmingham Independent Gift Guide: Best Jewellery Quarter Finds
The last-minute gift scramble always starts the same way. A Secret Santa deadline creeping closer. A partner who already owns everything. A family member insisting they “don’t need anything” (but... READ MORE →
Sustainable Handmade Gifts
Ordinary Gifts Just Won’t Cut It: Ethical, Handmade Jewellery Will
Every year, the same scene unfolds: someone unwraps a novelty candle shaped like a reindeer and nods politely, another pretends to love a box of fancy bath stuff they’ll never... READ MORE →
Black Friday Shopping Tips
How to Shop Sustainably This Black Friday (And Find Handmade Gifts)
Black Friday used to be fun. Now it’s inbox mayhem, countdown timers, and “limited-time offers” that somehow last a week. Everywhere you look, it’s buy-now-think-later and before you know it,... READ MORE →
Sustainable Black Friday
Why We Don't Do Black Friday Sales
Black Friday is just around the corner, swiftly followed by Cyber Monday only three days later. This is the time of year when inboxes overflow with limited-time offers from brands... READ MORE →
Why Recycled Jewellery Makes The Perfect Gift
Why Recycled Jewellery Makes The Perfect Gift
Sustainable gifts have a bit of a reputation, don’t they? Reusable mugs, metal straws, bamboo toothbrushes. They’re thoughtful, practical, and unquestionably useful. But they're also incredibly boring. There’s zero joy... READ MORE →
Handmade Gifts
Jewellery Worth Unwrapping: Handmade Gifts That Don’t Disappoint
Every year, someone unwraps a novelty mug and pretends to love it. Someone else forces a smile over a glittery scarf they’ll never wear. But then there’s that person—the one... READ MORE →
Independent Handmade Jewellery Birmingham UK
Independent by Design: Handmade Jewellery from Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
In Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, where over 200 years of creativity, craft, and industrial grit collide, our studio sits somewhere in the middle—doing things a little differently (and having a lot... READ MORE →
Jewellery Gifts for the Impossible-to-Buy-For
Jewellery Gifts for the Impossible-to-Buy-For
We all have that person on our list. The one we dread having to buy for. They sigh at socks, have Opinions about candles, and seem to own everything already.... READ MORE →