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The Jewellery Fort: a blanket fort where we sit and casually talk about contemporary jewellery! @thejewelleryfort
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The Jewellery Pod is the first Gem and Jewellery podcast of the Middle East & India. The host Krishna Raj is a Certified Diamond Graduate and a Jewellery insider based in Dubai, UAE . He brings up the experience and knowledge of amazing Educators and specialists, business owners, designers and anyone who contributes to the industry on this platform. The emphasis is on innovation, embracing technology, unlearning and adapting with a fresh sustainable approach.
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There will be lots of tips for you to try in your own business. Advice on marketing, selling and making your jewellery, using tools and materials for you to become a better jeweller. Learn about our mistakes and how we overcome them. Andrew is a leading authority on jewellery tools, techniques and the world's local jeweller having spent the last 35 years in jewellery retail, repair and manufacturing and he really knows a thing or two. Louise has a long background in retail and healthcare man ...
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In today's fast paced world, it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and forget to take care of ourselves. But just like physical health, mental health is crucial to our over all well-being. Attitudes and awareness have improved vastly in recent years but there is still a lot of unanswered questions and general misunder…
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Do you accept and undertake jewellery repairs, commissions, melting down clients gold or silver to make jewellery? If you do then you need to listen to Andrew and Louise talk all about the take in procedure. This is a crucial customer interaction that will give you the opportunity for you or your team to demonstrate knowledge and professionalism. I…
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Most of us have experienced feelings of doubt and unworthiness at some point in our lives. But when our accomplishments are a result of our own knowledge, hard work, and preparation and we still feel inadequate ... we're probably suffering from impostor syndrome. The impostor “syndrome” is a feeling that if we've achieved something it is not becaus…
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None of us like complaints but they do happen but there are a lot of ways to stop complaints escalating. In this podcast Andrew and Louise talk about the principles of handling complaints. But there’s another way to see complaints, you can call them ‘unprompted, positive feedback’. A complaint from a customer is a direct response from your customer…
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In business you have to realise that failure is by no means the end of the world. The sooner you realise that failure is temporary, and something good will happening as a result. Also it is your persistence and dedication to your goals that will eventually be rewarded with success. Every time you fail, you are learning, and you are growing. We reco…
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Ambitious New Year’s resolutions often end in disappointment and 2023 brings the opportunity for fresh starts and resolutions and with that new year approaching, you may be making a list of resolutions. Resolutions can be great for motivation, but many of us put too much pressure on ourselves within days of making our goals. Andrew and Louise chat …
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It’s tough to maintain the workforce as the operations are affected by corona virus (COVID-19), as retaining the artisans & employees is turning harder for the companies there are ways to balance this out in a planned way. In episode 10 of The Jewellery Pod, my mentor, ex-boss & CEO of VD Jewels Artison Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Deepak Jain joined to give cons…
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In Episode 9 of The Jewellery Pod, Ms. Akshra Dalal, Director of J D Institute of Fashion Technology is in conversation with me & Mr. Anil Prabhakar. As one of the panelists of the webinar happening on the 12th of September 2020 on the luxury in the new world order she will be talking about how technology has a crucial role to play in times of outb…
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Episode 8 is a tribute to the devastating blast in Beirut in August 2020. We spoke with Beirut born Dubai reigning multi-talented jewellery designer & entrepreneur Nadine Kanso where she reveals that her art is about believing in “me” & aimed at imparting a strong identity to the Arabic culture across the globe. She dives deep into the meaningfulne…
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Hey beauties! This is the last of the season :( The title is really self explanatory, we talk of the joys and beauty of doing jewellery, and of thinking about it and of talking. This is the last of the season and we will take a short break, but we shall be back stronger than ever! follow on ig @thejewelleryfort…
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Hey! Hope you are all having a lovely summer. Today Ana and Constanza talk about masks, it was supposed to be a mini episode but the topic is very interesting so it got extended. We are reaching the end of our first season, soon we will take a short break and reorient ourselves, so if you have suggestions or ideas of what we can talk about or how t…
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Hello babies, As you know we are full of opinions and assumptions! This talk is about spaces, galleries and fairs and rooms and things and meaning. Of course take it lightly, its about our personal opinion and (as you may have noticed) we don't have that much experience. Hope you enjoy! please follow ig @thejewelleryfort…
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As leading luxury brands review their strategies & revolutionizing the approach with an onslaught of COVID19, experts from the jewellery world came in sync to talk about the new world order & to share relevant information with an understanding of consumer’s mindset. Dr. Mahul Brahma is a seasoned speaker & the author of The Luxe Trilogy, E-commerce…
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Hello dears, sorry for the delay in uploading the new episode, you know school got in the way. In this segment we talk about the body, and how that defines jewellery and what you make and how you see things. Hope you enjoy! Follow on ig @thejewelleryfort and/or us: @constanzasalinas__jewellery @ana_bellagamba and @tamia.dellinger…
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Hello my dears, in this mini episode Ana and Coni discuss gold, diamond ashes, and some other ways of recycling materials in the jewellery world. Did you know that there are only 171,300 tonnes of gold in the entire world? Most of it we re-use and give new life according to our desires. Enjoy and follow ig: @thejewelleryfort (we post things there a…
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Hello friends! After attempting to record this episode or a variation of this episode for about 3 times, we finally did it. Yes it is true, it is amazing, why do we wear jewellery? So many reasons, we focus of two (I think), the jewellery we wear "outside" and/or the jewellery we wear inside (as in your soul, ahah joking). Listen and judge our idea…
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Hi! So Tamia and Ana had a small chat about something that they found interesting, weapons and jewellery and jewellery and protection, they talked about guns (not cool) and amulets (so cool)! two different realms that can come together through jewellery. These small episodes will start coming up in between the longer ones, so that we have a bit mor…
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Hello! On this episode we drank beer while talking about jewellery in pop culture, we talked about Breakfast at Tiffany's, Gentlemen prefer Blondes, Harry Potter, Adventure Time, many others and of course Lord of the Rings! I guess we mainly focused on movies, but listen and tells us what you think! Follow us on instagram @thejewelleryfort We are A…
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If you haven’t decided to come down on one side of the fence or the other, you need to listen to this podcast where the networking pro & the publisher of the Retail Jeweller Media Mr.Samit Bhatta gave a sneak peek into the upcoming trade shows, domestic & international buying and selling behaviors. His impression of market recovery is promising. He…
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In the second episode of our very fresh podcast we will discuss value, be it economical, emotional or material, what makes a piece valuable? Does it all come down to money? Be aware that we sometimes digress but some points have been made. Please follow us on Instagram @thejewelleryfort where we will post pictures and other stuff about our episodes…
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Episode 5 Nature has been the greatest inspiration for Ann Ong, whose one-of-a-kind handcrafted clutches and jewelry are sought after by fashion enthusiasts. The internationally acclaimed award-winning Jewellery Designer is known for her sustainable approach. Ms.Ong talks about her inspiration & how she is continuing the process of creation by stay…
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What is jewellery? Seems like a harmless question. On this first episode we try to explore the concept of what jewellery is and can be. We start with a definition given by Marjan Unger on her book Jewellery in Context and go on to discuss and expand it based on our own understandings as makers. In this episode we reference some artists like David H…
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