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This blog post was written in collaboration with Nicholas and the clients. The commission began with Pike Jewellers being recommended to our clients through a friend and diamond setter Stephen…

Hello to you all. This month we are celebrating many things – the commencement of our sixth year at Highgate, completion of two very complex and lengthy commissions that were…

The beginning of another collection for PIKE The weather may be dreary and cold but I find it an energizing time for designing. Sitting in a warm room with a…

Tourmaline –  and my alternative birthstone for October. It is really hard to believe that it’s nearly the middle of the year; I have had an amazing beginning to this…

We love to hear from our clients about how much they enjoy their PIKE jewellery, and we have just received a fantastic email from one of clients who is travelling…

Hi everyone! At last, some decent rain, hasn’t it been wonderful! Recently, we flew to Sydney to celebrate the wedding of two very special friends, and I had an opportunity…

As you are aware from my previous blogs, something I love to do is remodel existing jewellery, to re-imagine a group of often forgotten pieces and give them a new…

Firstly congratulations Matthew on your great blog last month, it was exciting to share and enjoy your first story and I’m looking forward to many more. Your perspective and ability…

I wanted to share a recent commission I did for a client who first visited me at our Fullarton Road store in 1978 and has remained a long-standing client and friend.   She asked about having…

Happy New Year everyone and I wish you good health, happiness and prosperity over the year ahead. I want to share a beautiful story with you, with the blessing of…

Hi everyone, December is here and what a year 2018 has been for us. We have completed some of the most rewarding contemporary, classic, simple and complicated pieces, all of…

Hi everyone I hope you’ve had time to visit our great new website and discover all the amazing content we have showcased. We worked hard as a team to make…

So, we’re past the winter solstice and although we need lots more rain, I really love this time of the year. It’s conducive for my design work because I’m invigorated…

It’s June –  shorter days and quite cold, so I can think of nothing better than a hearty meal in warm surrounds with family and friends or maybe sitting in…

Hello everyone. I have been sitting at my computer for about an hour writing a list of interesting things that I enjoy and have noticed a strong consistent thread in…

Hi everyone I love this time of year because the weather seems more constant and the public holidays have given us more time to spend with family and friends. And…

Well, it’s Mad March in Adelaide and there is so much happening. The weather has been glorious and it must be gratifying for all the organisers of particularly the outside…

I hope your New Year has begun well and if you had the chance to take a Xmas break, I hope you are refreshed and willing to take on whatever…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a very happy festive season and got to spend time with your loved ones doing fun things. When starting a new year, I…

Can you believe it’s nearly Xmas! December each year seems to be a time that I reflect back and celebrate the amazing pieces that have been commissioned. It is no…

Fascination with Fish I have been on a voyage of discovery this month and it’s all about fish. My research into the historical meaning of fish has been intriguing. The…

Hi everyone It is October already, and I am excited to tell you we have just launched this year’s Christmas Collection! You may remember that since opening at Highgate we…

Hello, and I want to thank everyone who has sent me sentiments of sympathy after the death of my mother Kitty in early July. She was a lovely mum, and…

My dearest mother Kit I will miss you terribly, but I want at this time to truly celebrate your life. I celebrate your many achievements over your ninety one years:…

Hello everyone It’s July already, and we have just celebrated our third birthday at Highgate. Can you believe that we established this new business three years ago? I’d like to…

Hello everyone Thank you to the readers who have taken the time to contact me about my blogs. I am happy that so many of you write and comment, and…

Hi everyone Easter is over, and the cold weather is suddenly upon us. I hope you all enjoyed the break – we were commenting at work only recently that although…

The month of April has always been special to me and my family. Helen’s birthday is in April, as is our wedding anniversary and this month always heralds beautiful Autumn…

Hello to you all, I hope you are getting through the extreme hot weather. It’s February and birthday time for two members of my family. I wish them both a…

As we start 2017, I wanted to share some of my dream designs. I have always loved designing artistic, out-of-the-box jewellery pieces, which I was reminded of when I was…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here we go – 2017. Recently so many of our television channels showed events representing 2016 and focused on so many awful and heart wrenching stories. I…

Can you believe it’s December again? PIKE Jewellers is celebrating its third Christmas in the new location at Highgate. Wow the time has flown! It seems like it was only…

I cannot believe it is only five weeks to Christmas, it seems only a few months ago that I was writing my blog leading to the festive season of 2015.…

Hello to you all. It’s Saturday and I have just come inside after sitting in our back garden having a most relaxing brunch. After the last few weeks of extremely…

Hi everyone I hope you are all well and avoiding the change of season colds and flu and now surprisingly Spring hayfever! Thank you for your favourable comments over the…

Hello to all my readers and I hope you found it interesting reading about my early years as I began my journey into adulthood and into the world of creating…

Firstly, thank you to all the participants of our first 2016 Design Workshops, which we held in May and June in our studio at Highgate. The format for the evenings…

Hello everyone I hope you are all well and avoiding the change of season illnesses. From what we have experienced personally and from the news our clients bring, there have…

Welcome to my May blog. I hope you are all enjoying this change in the weather, and although it is beautiful I know there are many people wanting lots and…

Well it’s already April, and I really struggled with what topic I would cover this month as I find some months the words don’t always flow easily. But then it…

Hello and I hope you are all enjoying this amazing weather and the beginning of Mad March. As we all know, 2016 is a leap year and I hadn’t realised…

Hello to you all and a Happy New Year 2016. I hope you had a relaxing joyful and rewarding Christmas and January. I had a wonderful Christmas day with my…

Hello faithful readers, I would like to open by wishing you all a safe and meaningful festive season. So here we are, it’s December and the end of 2015! What…

Hi to all of you who take the time out of your busy day to read my blog. With Christmas just around the corner, I am convinced this year has…