After quickly shutting the shop we hurried over to Islington Design Centre to join in the fun at 'New Designers' an annual exhibition of recently graduated students. We could of stayed all day looking through everyone’s work however with only a few hours we went straight to the 'One Year On' and Jewellery department to check out this years new emerging jewellery designers.

We were overwhelmed at the quality of work and the enthusiasm of the designers, here are a just a few designers we met on our way around the exhibition.

Julia Toledo is a Brazilian designer and uses the most beautiful Brazilian gemstones, she co ordinates the colours with the woven silk so that each piece works in harmony together.

Ieva Mikutaite won awards for her degree collection, Made by assembling lots of tiny rivets which allow each piece to move and expand to create completely new shapes that can be worn in different ways. This is a completely new and innovative way of making kinetic jewellery fun and wearable and the designing and work that went into each piece is hugely apparent.

Flora Bhattachary's work uses carved gems in rich colours and textured precious metals, Flora's designs have a unique style. Each design is hand crafted and carved in the UK combining traditional fine jewellery techniques with modern technology.

And here are some of the moments from the event......

Everybody engrossed in finding out more about the work.

Creepy crawlies come to life... by Beatrice Wall

Time to head to the pub for another drink to end the evening....

"My graduate collection was inspired by my travels to Tanzania and the
vibrant textiles, colours and patterns I experienced whilst there.
‘Threads’ explores and combines these visual qualities with my own
aesthetic identity."

Vote Now For Your Winner

Deciding to pop the question is a difficult and exciting prospect, especially if your not used to buying jewellery or not sure what her style of jewellery is. Here at Nude Jewellery we specialise in the unusual, quirky and contemporary engagement rings and love a challenge. Going bespoke is a great option because it means you can choose every aspect of the ring to make it special and unique.

This blog post will give you guidance on the initial proposal ring and different style options to consider when deciding on the design.

If you want to go bespoke but know your fiancé to be has a very distinctive taste that you usually get right but sometimes get very, very wrong, you might want to consider a stunt ring. Below are some humorous ideas such as 'The cable Tie,' rings by Ambre France or the 'Marry Me,' ring by Chris parry.

Simple Elegance Stunt Ring

 Organic Style Engagement Ring

In recent years more people are looking for a ring that you can't find on the high street, something unique that they wont see in the window of another jewellery shop. Organic styles are a great way to show personality whether it be a texture onto the metal, granulations or maybe rough cut gemstone.

Handmade Unique Platinum with Yellow Gold Engagement Ring

Unique Aquamarine Rough Cut Gemstone Engagement Ring

Handmade Silver With Yellow Gold Unique Zircon Engagement Ring

Dainty Engagement Rings

Dainty Rose Gold And White Sapphire Engagement Ring

Unusual Flower Diamond Engagement Ring

Unusual Curved Diamond Engagement Ring

Geo Flower Engagement Ring

Emerald Cut Diamond Engagement Ring

Why go for a simple solitaire when you could have one of these beautifully shaped unusual gemstones. Its the 21^st century and with it comes lots of new interesting gemstone and diamond shapes that can be used in the design.

Click To View Collection Of Unusual And Unique Engagement Rings