Posts by Nicholas Pike
2022 PIKE Collection Pendant
Hello there, it’s been quite a while since I have written to you all – in fact it was a year ago. I can’t believe that my last blog and our last newsletter was shared in November 2021. It reflects that 2022 has been very busy and a bit of a blur, and with Christmas…
Read MoreRecent commissions
I would like to share some of our latest commissions – they have given us and our clients so much pleasure. Ruby and diamond ring The first commission which comes to mind was for a client who asked if she could have her ruby and diamonds incorporated in a ring design that combined her stones…
Read More2021 Christmas Collection
In so many ways 2021 has been a year like no other and one we won’t forget easily. I’m sure this heightened awareness of so many concerns is reinforced by some of the amazing documentaries we’ve been offered on screen and podcast over the past year. Maybe it’s no surprise then that my inspiration behind…
Read MoreDesigning engagement and wedding rings
Hello! The beginning of 2021 at PIKE Jewellers has been very busy, in particular in designing and manufacturing solitaire diamond rings and matching wedding rings, and I would like to share some with you. The Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring – clients never tire of them, always stunning and timeless. We are always very honoured to…
Read MoreHappy festive season
Hi everyone This is my last blog for 2020, and I am still amazed at the vast changes we have all experienced this year. This has been a year like no other! A long history of owning our own business and what it has experienced over the past forty-eight years, I live in hope and…
Read MoreOpals
Hello, I hope you are well and are coping through these most testing times. Very fortunately, jewellery making at PIKE’s has been very busy with many commissions involving setting customer’s existing gems, in particular coloured stones including October’s gemstone, opal. Whether you like them or not opal is an amazing gemstone, totally reliant on light…
Read MoreThe 2020 PIKE Collection
This year I wanted to create a continuous fluid form as a pendant capturing an elongated tapering shape about 6cm long. The highly polished finish and the classic shape gives the pendant a striking simplicity. The pendant can be worn at any length, and on a chain or a silk cord. The stunning pendant will…
Read MoreWhat to do with your old jewellery
Hello there During the last few months of very worrying events, a lot of people have been at home and the conversations we’ve had with customers often relate to finding the time to renovate or tidy up their homes and in turn discover jewellery they had not looked at for a while. From what has…
Read MorePhotographing pearls
Hello from one of the few jewellers in Adelaide who has been able to remain open during this very anxious time. As a jeweller, designer and an artist I have always been fascinated by portraying jewellery in glamorous and unexpected ways. This started in the ’80s when we used to photograph our jewellery to be…
Read MoreRemodelling while retaining original beauty
For many years I have been asked to pull apart beautiful and intrinsic pieces of old jewellery that are beautifully made and wonderfully realised due to their gemstone content and craftsmanship. I have often encouraged customers not to destroy them, but to let the beauty of the original design be kept and used in such…
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