London Jewellery School tutor Penny Akester recently wrote about sourcing fair trade metals now she turns her attention to gemstones in her final article on more sustainable jewellery making. If you’re working in gemstones, (and this applies to a lot of other materials too) – don’t be afraid to ask your suppliers where their stones […]

Following her look at going green in the workshop LJS tutor Penny Akester investigates how you can ethically source precious metals and a new scheme to make access to Fairtrade metals easier for small jewellery businesses. Although the jewellery industry by the very nature of the precious materials we use, automatically recycles a vast amount […]

On Friday, Penny Akester suggested some easy changes you can make to make your jewellery hobby or business greener. Now she looks at items specifically used in the workshop… Pickle The pickle usually used to clean your metal is safety pickle, despite it’s name, it is still a polluting chemical and if you’ve ever got […]

Latest news from LJS Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Job Opportunity : Freelance Designer A new contemporary fashion jewellery start-up is looking for a designer to join them on a freelance basis to help develop their collections. They are looking for someone who is familiar working with silver […]