Nick Hensman named joint New Zealand Top Apprentice 2012

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Congratulations to Nick Hensman who has been jointly named the Jewellery Industry Board of New Zealand’s Top Apprentice 2012.         

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A Fine Finalist

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Open Polytechnic Certificate in Manufacturing Jewellery (Level 3) student, Nick Hensman is well on his way to making a significant mark in the jewellery design and manufacturing industry.

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Finalist exposed

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Inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources. For Ian Douglas, the owner of Wellington's The Village Goldsmith, the design inspiration for a diamond ring that has reached the finals of the New Zealand Jewellery Design Awards took the form of a man strolling naked through the streets of Barcelona.

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The NZ Jewellery Show returns to the Capital

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The NZ Jewellery Show returns to the capital Organisers of The New Zealand Jewellery Show have announced they have secured the weeke...

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To be made for men

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The GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced details of the 2011 George A. Schuetz Jewelry Design Contest. The international competition, which recognises the best original men’s jewellery and accessories designs, is named in honour of the late men’s jewellery designer George A. Schuetz, Sr. Established in 1973, the comp...

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Goldsmiths Guild of New Zealand

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We were disappointed at the lack of response to our invitation to design a logo for the Guild. Instead, the committee pooled ideas from its individual members and from Craig Anderson and has settled on a logo that originated from an idea drawn by committee member, Karl Williams, of The Village Goldsmith, Wellington. It is a very simple, clean design which features gold on a white background. The logo has a certain NZ flavour with two stylised “6s denoting fish hooks. They have been shaped ...

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New Zealander Wins Global Jewellery Award

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Karl Williams, of The Inspired Collection, Wellington, has just been announced the winner of the Gemological Institute of America’s 2010 George A. Schuetz Design Contest. The annual competition is open to jewellers the world over and judges the best original men’s jewellery design.

The news of Karl’s win comes shortly after another Inspired jeweller, Nigel Wong, took top prize in the New Zealand Jewellery Design Awards. It was the second such success for The Inspired Collection wi...

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An Event Designed to Delight

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Jewellers participating in the fifth annual New Zealand Jewellery Show, held at SKYCITY in Auckland, told organisers they were delighted with the organisation of the show and are keen to return next year. Many reported good sales and good follow-up business and they were also delighted with the networking opportunities the show affords the industry. 

Officially opened by New Zealand Fashion Week’s founder, Pieter Stewart, this year’s Show successfully combined the Gala Preview...

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Goldsmiths in Action

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I would like to congratulate Nigel Wong on his winning this year’s Regal Castings Awards competition, held in conjunction with The New Zealand Jewellery Show. His win was no great surprise to me as Nigel is a fine goldsmith and was a runner-up in the competition two years ago with his tanzanite ring. The piece he made was very typical of Nigel — a very well engineered design with moving parts. I was almost expecting it to be motorised. 

I have known Nigel for ...

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