As Geneva buzzed with watchmaking, four standout pieces from independent salons offered a distinct take on time, design, and ...

At Watches & Wonders 2025, Chanel confirmed what its haute horlogerie has quietly insisted for years: it doesn’t make watches to compete with the usual suspects. It makes them to tell stories. To ...

Not to be missed: JGAA unveils at GemGeneve a series of competitions and inspiring projects designed to offer a global platform for African talent. If you are planning to visit GemGeneve this week, be ...

In Valenza, a small but industrious city in northern Italy long regarded as the country’s jewellery capital, Bvlgari has unveiled a landmark project. With its newly expanded Manifattura — now the ...

When Louis Vuitton launched its first Tambour watch in 2002, few could have predicted the impact it would eventually have. Initially seen as a bold design from a fashion house, the drum-shaped Tambour ...

Venasho Phiri is a Zambian bench jeweller and goldsmith at Jewel of Africa, a Lusaka-based fine jewellery house. In 2025, he won the Expert Category of the “It’s All in Our Hands” competition at ...

One Rapelana is a Botswana-born designer and founder of Xita Designs, known for bold, sculptural jewellery crafted from recycled materials. A self-taught maker with a background in marketing, she ...

Mbako Baraedi is a Botswana-born jeweller known for translating cultural heritage into contemporary design. A graduate of Politecnico di Milano and winner of the De Beers Shining Light Award, he draws ...

Khumo P. Makwa is a Botswana-based jewellery designer and founder of 89 Carat Street. In 2025, she gained international recognition when her Mapula Brooch won the Emerging Designers category at ...

Founded in 2019 by Nigerian designer Olajumoke Oluwatunmibi, Jumoke Lagos is a fine jewellery brand rooted in storytelling. Driven by a desire to find deeper meaning beyond her corporate career, ...