Posts by Nicholas Pike

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 have always been fascinated about the origin of New Year’s Resolutions, a tradition started centuries ago that was as an attempt to make the fresh…

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 different this year. My design capabilities have been really tested in 2017, as I have had the most challenging of jewellery makes and ‘make overs’…

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 Chinese word encompasses a meaning for abundance and affluence. Native Americans consider it to mean long life and wisdom, and it is also the symbol,…

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 have created a range of jewellery especially for Christmas each year. We have researched what we think customers will like, what they will wear, what…

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 as my cousin confirmed ‘her proudest achievement was the birth of her two children.’ This is such a beautiful comment. As a teacher, she devoted…

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: Your dedication as a teacher to the many children who you taught during your career and the positive impact you had on their lives. Your…

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 express my heartfelt thanks to the clients who have chosen to find us at our new address.  It is through the support of established customers…

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 I am sure you can tell that I really enjoy sharing my topics and stories based on past and present experiences. For me, the past…

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 April was good for holidays, it broke our concentration level a little bit. Happy to say that now we are back on track. We are…