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Renowned jeweller Sir Michael Hill has died.

A ‘true visionary’: Renowned jeweller Michael Hill dies at age 86

Hill began a jewellery empire with his wife Lady Christine in 1979, eventually operating more than 200 stores across New Zealand, Australia and Canada.

  • Nell Geraets

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Franck Muller chief executive Nicholas Rudaz at the new Sydney boutique wearing a $352,400 Gravity Skeleton Tourbillion and Crazy Hours watch.

The luxury store where customers spend $15,000 a visit

Global luxury watch brands are pivoting to Australia in search of sales as the market shifts.

  • Damien Woolnough
Contemporary jewellery may not involve massive diamonds and 24-carat gold, but the unique pieces – such as this collection by Lisa Roet – can still demand considerable sums.

‘Plain gold is soulless’: Why collectors love contemporary jewellery

Contemporary jewellery may not involve massive diamonds and 24-carat gold, but the unique pieces can still demand considerable sums.

  • Stephen Crafti
“As women, we can be really hard on ourselves because we’re expected to perform so many different roles,” says Emma Addams.

ADHD, limited sleep and Coke Zero: What fuels artist Emma Addams

A new documentary cracks open the chaotic, hyper-creative mind of one of Australia’s most interesting artists.

  • Michael Lallo
Folk wears Lucy Folk “Odin” dress, Lucy Folk jewellery. Lala wears Lucy Folk sarong. Malon wears Ziggy Zaza.

‘It’s the little things that keep you balanced’: Designer Lucy Folk

The peripatetic designer and mother of two shares how her parents’ marriage has inspired her own relationship, save for one difference.

  • Myffy Rigby
The soaring price of gold is impacting on the jewellery industry and its clients.

The price of your engagement ring is going up. Here’s why

A volatile trading market has seen the price of gold surge to dizzying heights. But not everyone has welcomed the news.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Daniel English, pictured with his son, is selling an engagement ring on Facebook Marketplace.

Relics of broken hearts for sale on Facebook Marketplace

A $39,500 diamond ring is among the haphazard collection of things for sale on the social media site.

  • Frances Howe
Shafira Huang, the multimillionaire Instagram influencer who had over £10million worth of jewellery stolen from her Primrose Hill mansion, London.

Burglar crept through Instagram influencer’s mansion ‘like Spiderman’ in $21m jewellery heist

A masked thief struck at a 21-bedroom house in London while an Instagram influencer and her billionaire husband were out of the country.

  • Martin Evans

‘Why I give everything away’: How this perfumer achieves her enviable French style

Perfumer Marie du Petit Thouars reveals the unusual move she makes with her wardrobe twice a year.

  • Georgie Gordon
In 2020, Sener Besim launched a jewellery line

The fashion designers thinking beyond the clothing rack in remarkable ways

From futuristic engraving to re-using fabrics, four fashion designers reveal how they adapt to an ever-changing world.

  • Jane Rocca

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