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Gardens and Floral Inspiration
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…
Read MoreInspired by flora
Nature has been a source of inspiration for artists including painters, sculptors and jewellers for hundreds of years. Flowers, in particular, have been a strong theme for jewellery. Here are some of the more recent floral-inspired jewellery pieces made by well-known international jewellery houses: Nicholas has always been inspired by leaves,…
Read MoreFour stone beauty
How did Nicholas and Matthew turn the four diamonds from these old rings and earrings into this beautiful ring? Follow their process here: Matthew starts every piece by melting gold, and rolling it out: The four bezel settings for the diamonds are all made individually. The process starts by bending the gold by hand, soldering…
Read MoreWendts, Bell & Brunt, and Julius Schomburgk
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…
Read MoreWeddings and anniversaries
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 weather and more often than not includes the Easter holidays. Many of my April events and celebrations come to mind but the very special ones…
Read MoreDiamonds, diamonds, diamonds
From studs to stunning drops
From simple diamond studs to a pair of stunning drop earrings: These beautiful earrings were created by Matthew using over 20 individual processes of hand making. Here, we share some photos from the provenance report that we create for every single piece of jewellery we make at PIKE, to show how involved, unique and fascinating…
Read MoreThe magic behind remodelling at PIKE
Mad March in Adelaide! We are so lucky to live in such an amazing city. It’s a wonderful and vibrant place to live particularly at Festival time when there is so much on offer. I hope you have had an opportunity to experience a show that is uplifting, exciting and entertaining. In my last blog…
Read MoreAquamarines, aquamarines, aquamarines
It’s the month of March, which means it’s beautiful Aquamarine time. Aquamarine has always been one of our favourite gemstones to work with, and is also one of most requested stones from our customers. This month, we’re sharing some of our aquamarine designs with you – enjoy! If you would like to know more…
Read MoreMaria Felix and Cartier
There have been some famous collaborations between creative artists and famous jewellery houses over the years, and one that has resulted in some very unique jewellery is that between Mexican actress Maria Felix and Cartier. Read more about the relationship here. The actress came to Cartier with the idea of creating wearable reptiles and Jeanne…
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