It's that time again. Every year we scour the world looking for interesting new designs and unusual "raw materials" to create new pieces of jewellery around. This year, not only have our artisans come up with some fantastic new pieces but we have also decided to do our bit for the British economy by supporting a selection of British jewellery designers and featuring a selection of pieces from "guest designers" based right here in dear old blighty.  More of that over the coming weeks, when I will take the opportunty to introduce you to each of these fabulous designers who will be gracing our pages from this summer onwards.

In the meantime, I am travelling round Asia finalising our own new designs and making sure every piece is as practical as it is beautiful.

So what's coming?

Well, building on the success of our Borealis jewelled rings and for those of you who have asked us for more colour in our range, we will be bringing you more sparkle with a jewelled bangle, gemstone bracelets and a lovely jewelled necklace, all handmade for us by the fabulous gemcutters of Jaipur. From the hills of Northern Thailand we will be bringing you more chain mail (we have a necklace that will blow your socks off!) and some really unusual chunky silver bangles with matching rings. From the team in Bangkok, we have some pretty variations on our popular Eros set.

Not to be outdone by the guys in Asia, the guys and girl in Mexico have also come up wth some stylish new silver pieces which I am sure will become classics.

Last but by no means least, and by popular demand, we will finally be doing something for the boys, with a range of gorgeous handmade silver cufflinks including 2 designs from one of our  British guest designers.

We'll be shooting the range in June and hope to everything online before the end of July. I for one, can't wait!

If you like our gorgeous Borealis jewelled rings, then you have to check out these stunning jewelled

bracelets by New York based jeweller Hassan Bounkit. Moroccan born Bounkit, who studied fashion design in Florence and started his career at Salvatore Ferragamo before moving to New York and setting up his own studio designng handmade jewellery inspired by his Moroccan heritage.

With 3 collections a year, there are dozens of stunning pieces to choose from, here are just 3 of my favourites:

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Starting at $550, there's the lovely light and dark Amethyst cuff. 13 amethysts set in a 2cm wide, 24k gold plated cuff. It's actually available in 6 different combinations but my two favourites are the amethyst and the turquoise and blue topaz.

If you like warmer colours, then how about this lovely faceted carnelian and white agate bracelet. Again, set in 24k plated gold, it costs $650.

Last but by no means least, there's the breathtaking faceted smoky topaz, green amethyst and lemon quartz cuff. A 6.4cm wide 24k gold plated hinged cuff, set with big, chunky gems, it comes in at a whopping $1195, but isn't it stunning?

Available from his New York studio, or his online store (and yes, they do ship internationally).