Feb 16, 2009

Human rights group Survival International held a protest last week outside Graff Diamonds flagship London store, to demand that Laurence Graff pulls out of a controversial diamond mine planned on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana.

Posted under: Conflict Free Diamonds, Ethical Diamonds

Jul 29, 2008

A recent report from Reuters suggests that the soaring price of gold has led to a highly dangerous rise in illegal mining.

Posted under: Conflict Free Diamonds

Jul 23, 2008

We are pleased to announce that Ingle & Rhode will be moving into new offices just off Bond Street.

Posted under: Ethical Jewellery

Mar 25, 2008

At a time when the jewellery industry is troubled by serious ethical problems, there seems to be no limit to some consumers’ appetite for bling. More and more designers use precious stones and metals to add a sense of luxury to what used to look like sensible, everyday items.

Posted under: Bespoke Engagement Rings, Bespoke Jewellery, Conflict Free Diamonds, Custom Engagement Rings, Ethical Diamonds, Ethical Jewellery

Mar 24, 2008

It is more than five centuries since Archduke Maximilian I of Austria gave the first recorded diamond engagement ring to Mary of Burgundy, and since then rich and famous men have indulged their fiancés with some quite incredible gifts.

Posted under: Bespoke Engagement Rings, Bespoke Jewellery, Custom Engagement Rings, Ethical Jewellery

Feb 15, 2008

London's Natural History Museum is currently showing some of nature's rarest treasures, including gems, crystals, and metals. Amongst them is 'The Aurora Collection', two hundred and ninety-six naturally coloured diamonds.

Posted under: Ethical Diamonds

Jan 16, 2008

Recently ‘Ingle & Rhode’ visited several alluvial mines in the Jujuy province of Argentina – that’s up north, close to the high Andes at 12,000 feet and light years away from the glamour of a fine jewellery showroom. 

Posted under: Bespoke Jewellery, Ethical Jewellery

Nov 29, 2007

Of ten high-end brands surveyed in this week’s ‘Deeper Luxury’ report by the WWF, none scores higher than C+ for ethics.

Posted under: Ethical Jewellery

Nov 15, 2007

This week Georges Marciano, the founder of Guess clothing, spent just over sixteen million dollars (£7,900,000) on a single diamond at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva. The price fell just short of a new world record.

Posted under: Ethical Diamonds

Nov 05, 2007

Recently there have been articles posted on environmental sites suggesting that, since all gold mining is inherently damaging to the environment, consumers should boycott gold products. Both these views are wrong. 

Posted under: Ethical Jewellery