Nikki Stark Jewellery

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Recent commissions

This month I made a ring for my cousin Caroline's birthday. It's based on my orbit stacking rings, but enlarged to a custom size. This ring is handmade in solid sterling silver, and set with a M...

New Orbit Rings

Last week I delivered some stock of my new orbit stacking rings to Tuk in Old Street. I have made rings with a similar design to this for many years, but recently I have updated these to make them ...

Baguette Rings

Last year when I visited New York I tried on a teeny little ring set with a rectangular clear stone. It was gorgeous, but as a jeweller myself I felt I couldn't anywhere near justify the price tag ...

Rose Gold Wish List

Rose gold is an alloy consisting mostly of gold and copper. The copper gives it it's lovely reddish edge, mixed with the yellow of the gold. Technically rose gold should have less copper than red ...

Sally Rings

New on the website, these cute rings swirl across the front of your finger in sterling silver or 9ct gold, and in full or knuckle sizes. I hand make each of these rings individually from silver ...

A bespoke engagement ring

Last year I made a bespoke engagement ring for my friend Holly. Her fiancée suggested she might like something art deco in style, white gold and a diamond. I came up with this simple design, a rou...

Collect 2014

I went to the Collect exhibition organised by the Crafts Council at the weekend, and thought I would share one of my highlights. Sabrina Cant makes incredible cast glass sculptures, using a colo...

Gemstones for beginners

There are a huge variety of natural gemstones regularly used in jewellery. Most are minerals of some kind, the definition of a mineral being that it is solid and stable at room temperature, and th...

Bands of silver and gold

New to my shop this week are these flat band rings in sterling silver and 9ct gold. I have had a few special orders for these in the last few weeks, so have decided they need a permanent place in t...

Silver Sailboats

The first silver boat necklace I made was an experiment. I had some odd shaped pieces of silver left from cutting the circles for my Stella rings, I tried doming and shaping the pieces and decided ...

An April Wish List

I thought I would share a few images of other peoples lovely things I am currently coveting.                        1. Watches from Olivia Burton, who make really pretty vintage style designs. I'm...

Cityscape - a contemporary wedding ring

Just before Christmas I created a special set of my Cityscape rings in 18ct gold, as an unusual and contemporary wedding ring. My cityscape rings were inspired by a trip to New York last year. Ski...

Gemstone Jewellery - Topaz

I've had a lot of requests for rings with topaz in recently, it is one of my favourite stones against both gold and silver. Pure topaz is colourless, and white topaz was often used as a diamond sub...

The Victoria & Albert Museum Jewellery Galleries - Wax Seals

If you're looking for some jewellery inspiration, the V&A Bollinger galleries are an amazing place to visit.  The gorgeous, intimate space is packed with beautiful historical jewellery, from An...

Midi Rings

One of my favourite current trends are teeny little rings which sit above your knuckles. Midi rings, mid finger rings, or knuckle rings, however you describe them, they add another element to a han...

Gold Jewellery

As someone who considered herself totally devoted to sterling silver, I have recently been converted to gold jewellery.  If you haven't purchased any gold before, the few notes below should give yo...

Welcome

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