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Chris Ploof wins Luxury Lifestyle Awards’ Best Luxury Jewelry Honour in the USA

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1 year ago

May 14, 2025

The above engagement rings – Ella, Layla, Hailey, Chloe, and Emma – are hand-forged with precious metal mokume gane, at Chris Ploof’s solar-powered studio in Central Massachusetts.

Chris Ploof Designs, the eponymous brand of blacksmith jeweller Chris Ploof, has won the Best Luxury Jewelry in USA at the 17th Annual Luxury Lifestyle Awards (LLA), held in April. Previous jewellery winners include Tiffany & Co, Bvlgari, Boucheron, Buccellati, Chopard, among others.

The awards recognise the most exceptional experiences, products, and services that embody luxury in the global marketplace. Chris is recognised for his fearless creativity and technical brilliance, forged over decades of innovation, tradition, and uncompromising quality.

“I am extremely honoured to be recognised by the Luxury Lifestyle Awards,” says Ploof. “I love sharing my passion for creating beautiful wearable art with the world. Whether it’s making distinctive patterns in hand-forged Damascus steel or mokume gane, or turning meteorite and carbon fibere into luxury jewellery, my team and I enjoy the process of creation, especially when crafting really cool things from unexpected materials. And we do it all with sustainable business practices in our solar-powered Massachusetts studio.”

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GJEPC Steps Up UK Outreach Ahead Of IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026

GJEPC Visited Major Jewellery Trading Hubs, Meeting 20+ Jewellery Retailers and Wholesalers Through In-Person Interactions

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1 day ago

July 22, 2026

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GJEPC intensified its promotional efforts in the United Kingdom ahead of IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 through a week-long outreach programme in London that combined direct retailer engagement with the 2nd India-UK Jewellery Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM). The initiative was held from 6 to 10 July 2026 and aimed to attract more UK buyers while strengthening trade ties following the India-UK Free Trade Agreement.

As part of the campaign, Gaurang Vora, Manager, GJEPC, visited major jewellery trading hubs including Green Street, Southall and Wembley, meeting 20+ jewellery retailers and wholesalers through in-person interactions. He promoted IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026, distributed event information and registration details, and gathered market feedback on sourcing requirements and buying trends.

Based on feedback from UK buyers, the 2nd India-UK Jewellery Buyer-Seller Meet generated strong demand for 22-karat gold jewellery, diamond jewellery, lightweight designs, lab-grown diamond jewellery and silver jewellery. Buyers also expressed interest in sourcing from reliable, export-oriented Indian manufacturers and suggested that suppliers offer smaller minimum order quantities to better meet the needs of independent retailers.

The campaign generated new buyer enquiries, strengthened relationships with existing trade partners and provided GJEPC with market intelligence on consumer preferences and sourcing trends. The Council plans to continue engaging with buyers, assist with IIJS Bharat Premiere registrations and facilitate introductions between overseas buyers and Indian manufacturers.