Nicholas’ Blog

This blog post was written in collaboration with Nicholas and the clients. The commission began with Pike Jewellers being recommended to our clients through a friend and diamond setter Stephen Webb. I first met with the husband and what was a lovely coincidence was that I had made jewellery for his wife’s mother and sister.…

Hello to you all. This month we are celebrating many things – the commencement of our sixth year at Highgate, completion of two very complex and lengthy commissions that were initiated earlier in the year and over the past five years at Highgate, the processing of over three thousand client requests. Wow! It is also…

The beginning of another collection for PIKE The weather may be dreary and cold but I find it an energizing time for designing. Sitting in a warm room with a glass of wine, Helen nearby, our dogs Coco and Mimi relaxing on their warm beds and me with pen in hand, it’s something I love…

Tourmaline –  and my alternative birthstone for October. It is really hard to believe that it’s nearly the middle of the year; I have had an amazing beginning to this year with the thrill of seeing some of my most complex designs come to fruition through Matthew’s outstanding skill of interpreting my drawings. I will…

We love to hear from our clients about how much they enjoy their PIKE jewellery, and we have just received a fantastic email from one of clients who is travelling in Croatia: Dear Nick, P and I are holidaying in Croatia. We are cruising around various islands and one of the island we stopped at…

Hi everyone! At last, some decent rain, hasn’t it been wonderful! Recently, we flew to Sydney to celebrate the wedding of two very special friends, and I had an opportunity to look in some of the city jewellery windows, which I haven’t done for years. Some of the styles made me reflect on the many…

As you are aware from my previous blogs, something I love to do is remodel existing jewellery, to re-imagine a group of often forgotten pieces and give them a new life. The perfect challenge for me is to take existing jewellery and loose gems, and after a brief consultation with our client, design new pieces…

Firstly congratulations Matthew on your great blog last month, it was exciting to share and enjoy your first story and I’m looking forward to many more. Your perspective and ability to convert my concepts to reality is awesome; we are a great team.  Your work includes some beautiful engagement rings, and I wanted to share with…

I wanted to share a recent commission I did for a client who first visited me at our Fullarton Road store in 1978 and has remained a long-standing client and friend.   She asked about having a ring made and after a brief conversation, she chose to commission the combining of two of her existing diamond rings into one contemporary ring for her index finger.  The…

Happy New Year everyone and I wish you good health, happiness and prosperity over the year ahead. I want to share a beautiful story with you, with the blessing of our gracious clients. Over four years ago, I sold a round brilliant cut pink Argyle diamond to a client, and he commissioned a striking solitaire…