Now Showing: Jon Dibben Fairtrade Gold Designs
12 Dec 2011
All our latest Fairtrade and Fairmined designs are now featured here on the Jewellery page of our website.
They include these two rings, which are our debut pieces in 18ct ecological red gold, extracted without the use of chemicals, with minimum ecological disruption and ensuring environmental restoration.
Christmas Opening Times
21 Nov 2011
Our normal hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 5
Additional Christmas hours:
Sunday 18th December 11 - 4
Christmas Eve 9 - 2
We will be closed between Christmas
and the New Year, and will reopen on Tuesday 3rdJanuary.
If you can't make it within these hours, please Contact us and we will try and arrange a mutually convenient time.
Don’t forget you can order by email or phone and we can post anything to you, boxed and gift wrapped. We also keep records of past purchases,
so we can help with your choice.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for on our website, just Contact us and we can email additional images and details to you.
Let us know if you need help choosing!
Open Workshop Weekend November 2011
20 Oct 2011
Saturday 12th 10 till 5
Sunday 13th 11 till 4
Following the success of last year's open workshop weekend, we have decided to throw open our doors again! We are inviting you to have a look behind the scenes and view Jon’s new designs in Fairtrade gold, including his striking debut ring.
Many of you will know Rachel, but you may not know that she is a trained gemmologist. We will be showing an array of our newly sourced gemstones and fair trade sapphires and rubies, with Rachel on hand to share her expert knowledge.
Jon and the goldsmiths will reveal some of the secrets of their craft. You can watch them create Jon's latest designs or discuss that special piece of jewellery you’ve always dreamed of owning. Please bring in your own treasured piece and we'll review its condition, give it a clean for you and tell you more about how it was made.
There will also be a draw to win a ‘morning at the bench’. You and a guest will learn how to file, shape and forge precious metal, the aim being that you leave with something you’ve made yourself - with our expert tuition of course!
If you would like an invitation and you are not already registered, then please leave your details on our Contact Page, tick the box to be emailed about future news, and quote OWW within the message. You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time in the future.
Breast Cancer Care Show
15 Oct 2011
Congratulations to the team at Breast Cancer Care for a very successful night!
Paul and Jon's mum survived breast cancer twice during their childhood, so it has always been a charity that they have been keen to support. It was our fifth year donating a workshop experience day in the silent auction, and this time it raised the most money it has ever done. Rachel and Jon were on hand to meet the guests and we even had a case of our work to tempt prospective bidders. It was a great experience to be present on the evening and see the wonderful models on the catwalk, all of whom had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Find out more about the support they give to men and women living with breast cancer www.breastcancercare.org.uk
Our First Fairtrade gold ring.
16 Aug 2011
We are proud to present our first ring made in 18ct white Fairtrade and Fairmined gold. It uses metal from the very first batch of certified gold to enter the country, originating from the Cotapata mining co-operative in
It is set with eight, rare, sea-green Tourmalines from
See more images of this and other Fairtrade designs on our Jewellery Page, or gain an insight into how it was made on the Blog.
Two for One Tickets – Treasure at London Jewellery Week
3 Jun 2011
If you're tempted to come along to London Jewellery Week, we are now able to offer you the opportunity to purchase two tickets for the price of one. Simply click on this link to download and print a voucher 2 for 1 Tickets.
Jon will be exhibiting some of his latest designs in the Essence Pavilion, a showcase for ethical jewellery set in the heart of Treasure. There will be a lot to see but please come and say hello.
You'll find Treasure at Victoria House in Bloomsbury, WC1B 4DA. Visit their website for more details.
Jon to exhibit at London Jewellery Week
18 May 2011
10th _ 12th June,
In recognition of Jon’s key role in launching Fairtrade gold and platinum, he has been asked to exhibit at Treasure, London Jewellery Week, an exhibition of the country’s most exciting contemporary jewellery designers. Jon will be showcasing his first designs in Fairtrade gold in the Essence Pavilion- a section dedicated to ethical jewellery.
We would really like to invite you all to come and visit us there, and we have a limited number of tickets to give away. So, if you would like to win a pair, please enter your details on the Contact page, stating ‘Essence’ in the message section, before Tuesday the 7th June and you will be entered in to a draw.
Heirloom talk at The Kennels, Goodwood
15 Apr 2011
Last week, Jon and Rachel visited The Kennels at Goodwood to present a talk on Heirloom Jewellery. It was one of the first surprisingly hot and sunny spring days which set the stones and the Sussex countryside in the best possible light.
The theme was the sentiment and meaning of jewellery, identifying heirlooms of the future in contemporary pieces, demystifying inherited pieces and how to look after your jewellery to keep it in tip top condition.
With lots of questions from the floor and Jon’s infectious enthusiasm, we covered everything from Royal jewellery from the time of King Arthur, the myth of using gin to clean stones to the comparative cost and relative merits of dress rings versus a set of high performance tyres!
Rachel advised a number of attendees about the pieces they had brought along and touched on ways in which pieces could be remodelled to breathe new life into them and make them wearable today.
The morning was rounded off with a lovely lunch in the Members’ Library.
Our next Kennels visit is on Wednesday 25th May when Jon will be hosting an Open Jewellery Workshop, bringing a jeweller's bench and illustrating the lifecycle of a piece of jewellery from the initial drawing to its final incarnation.
For membership enquiries and details of the events calendar at The Kennels please call 01243 755132 or visit their website.
Jon Dibben launches Fairtrade gold
14 Feb 2011
Jon Dibben is proud to be one of only twenty designers and jewellers in the UK selected to offer Fairtrade and Fairmined gold and platinum. Today, Valentine’s Day, is the official nationwide launch of the new Fairtrade initiative, which will gradually be developed and expanded.
It’s an initiative that Jon was really pleased to sign up to. “When you hear about how hard the miners’ lives are, it’s very exciting that we can be involved in such a positive way to make those lives better.”
The majority of the world’s gold is mined on a large scale, but employs only 10% of miners, and can have an equally large scale environmental impact. The other 90% of labour represents artisanal and small-scale miners, who struggle to produce 10% of global gold, often living and working in difficult and underpaid conditions. The Fairtrade initiative has made a commitment to improve conditions for this huge majority, with the added aim of environmental controls.
Fairtrade gold will guarantee a payment, to all certified miners, of 95% of the London Bullion Market Association’s gold fix. The fix is the internationally agreed price of gold, and this new percentage is a notable increase on what most miners have been used to. Perhaps even more importantly, the miners involved will also receive a premium to invest in democratically agreed community projects. The programme aims to reduce environmental impact to a minimum, and is offering the additional incentive of an ‘Ecological Premium’, paid to miners who ensure their methods do not use toxic chemicals, and who actively restore the landscape. Another commitment is to work towards the elimination of child labour.
Because the initiative is newly launched, and the checks by the independent certification body are stringent at every level, the Fairtrade metals are expected to arrive in the UK at the end of February.
The photo shows Jon with the President of the Peruvian National Small-Scale Mining Association, Manuel Reinoso Rivas, at the Fairtrade gold press launch
Please register your details on our Contact Page to be kept up-to-date and to see the progress of Jon’s Fairtrade designs.
Visit the Fairtrade Foundation website to find out more about Fairtrade gold.
New website launch
9 Feb 2011
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website.
We hope the new site will give you more of a taste of the style of jewellery we create at Jon Dibben and that this will encourage you to come and see us to have a chat about what you are looking for.
We would love to know what you think so let us know!
We look forward to welcoming you on the website and at the workshop soon.
