Category: Collections

1. Update from International Jewellery London Exhibition 2011

   Posted on 10:35am Monday 12th Sep 2011

   

   Last Sunday saw the launch of 2011's International Jewellery London trade show. For those who haven't been, this bustling exhibition is an opportunity to meet designers, view new collections, buy gemstones, learn some new skills and uncover new talent.

   

   Apart from being great for our health – we walked up and down the aisles for 7 hours! - the show is a fantastic opportunity to catch up with our designers and find out what new collections they have for us to adorn the shop! Walking onto Babette Wasserman's stand was like Christmas – there are soo many great new pieces heading our direction we're going to need help clearing some shelves! We also managed to meet a new addition to the Nude team and that's Sushilla – keep posted on the website for her fantastic collection of colour – just what we need in the dull winter months.

   We loved so many of the new designers work that we would need to build an extension onto the shop in order to house it. That being said we picked up on some real gems that will compliment the body of work we already exhibit. More than anything IJL has left us excited about the next few months and more confident that you'll love the new wave of handmade contemporary jewellery we will soon have to offer....

2. Nude loves....... Coloured Diamonds

   Posted on 2:08pm Monday 22nd Aug 2011

   .....Coloured Diamonds

                                                              

   A large sparkling diamond never fails to capture the attention and love of most women. Whether it's one diamond perched on a band of white gold or a collection of diamonds dancing out from a yellow gold setting, they have never lost their appeal......they do say after all that “diamonds are forever”. 

   Naturally we want the best and this is often considered to be a flawless diamond, one that is completely colourless and free from inclusions or blemishes but sometimes the rarest and most exclusive diamonds are vibrant blue or canary yellow – remember the Jennifer Lopez pink diamond engagement ring given to her from Ben Affleck. Coloured diamonds are distinctive and difficult to find which is possibly why their popularity continues to soar.

   There is no doubt that colourless diamonds will continue to symbolise gifts of love and timeless tradition but coloured diamonds are desirable in their own right and at Nude we absolutely love them which is why we've sourced some that we think are truly exquisite.