Catching up with Hera Jewellery

Hera Arkarakas is a people person. Although she works behind the scenes most of the time designing her jewellery collections, getting out in front of consumers is an opportunity she is quick to jump on. The interaction and feedback are invaluable, she says.
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Tom’s Tool Tip

The bench jewellers I know, myself included, have a tendency to use their tools for purposes other than for what they are intended. I, for instance, tend to grab a pair of diagonal cutters when I want to snip through a piece of binding wire or lift a worn...
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Orange you happy? A bright spot on the colour chart

Always an attention grabber, the colour orange is particularly hot, hot, hot right now and if you can actually remember the acid-drenched 1970s, you'll recall it was fashionable back then, too. This citrus colour dominated the collections from major couture houses just this past spring and summer, and its...
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