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Our very first ‘An Evening with Alex Monroe’ has been and gone and we think it went rather well! Thank you to everyone who attended, we hope it surpassed your expectations. For all those that missed out on our May dates I can announce two more dates , 13th June and 18th July. The event will be held at our RIBA award nominated building (*blushes*), 37 Snowsfields, a short walk from The Shard and London Bridge station, from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Alex will be giving a small informal talk, a short jewellery demonstration and a general Q&A.

Below are a few snaps from the evening.

If you attended the event and have any pictures, we would love to see them! x

Suzy A and our newest member of the AM team Emily, headed to the brand new, luxurious fine jewellery room at Fortnum & Mason to check on our display! And as you can see from the pictures below it’s looking delightful!

It was also a chance to check out the special pieces we made for Fortnum & Mason to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation in June….

There are two pieces in this little set, available exclusively at F&M:

A necklace of a little chirping bird wearing a crown, with a diamond hanging from the branch, in gold-plate and silver mix. This piece is £180

The second piece is a charm bracelet, also featuring crowned birds, with a teapot and three hanging diamonds. This is £255

We think they are really special, and we hope you agree!

Special Coronation pieces, exclusive to Fortnum & Mason.

Emily enjoying a well deserved break

If you’ve seen AM displayed in your local stocklist and it looks rather lovely, please do send us pictures so that we can feature it!

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Wow, where has the year gone? The Pullens Yard open studios Summer event is just around the corner! From the 7th – 9th June you will be able to browse (and buy from) artists studios including our very own!It’s the perfect opportunity to stock pile those important future birthday and Christmas gifts (yes, Christmas is also just around the corner!). Our sample sale* will take place across the 3 days, and we do expect queues (orderly of course).

We are located at 9A Illife Yard. Opening times are Friday 7th June 6pm-9pm, Saturday 8th June 11am – 6pm and Sunday 9th June 11am – 6pm. Cash and card (no Amex) will be accepted but it maybe a good idea visit a cash machine beforehand to avoid the queues!

More information and directions can be found here

We look forward to seeing familiar and new faces! x

*All items purchased at our sample sale are non-refundable and non-exchangable.

It’s been a while since Alex has blogged so we’ve decided to share his picture diary from the past few days!

Alex was in a DIY mood and decided to put up our lovely new custom made wall cabinets!

Alex getting to work on our lovely new wall displays!

Our lovely new wall display

Sadly we had to say goodbye to our lovely Spanish cabinet however we do think these are just as lovely! What do you think?

After all that DIY’ing Alex and Denise headed to Planet of the Grapes for a wine tasting evening. Planet of the Grapes is a lovely bar /restaurant run by Katie’s (who helps with dispatch) husband, Matt.  Great wine accompanied by great food that left Alex very merry indeed.

Tommasi wines

We also have two special events coming up. ‘An Evening with Alex Monroe’. All details can be found here and can be purchased online here.

Till the next Alex adventure!

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After the success of Alex’s visit to Liberty earlier on in the month to celebrate his 25th Anniversary, we’ve decided to open our HQ doors for an evening (well two) with Alex. Our first event will take place on the 9th May from 6pm-8pm and a second evening on the 23rd May from 6pm-8pm. The evening will consist of an informal talk, a short jewellery demonstration as well as a little fizz and a chance to browse the boutique. So if you’re a budding jewellery designer, student or have any burning questions for Alex this is the perfect opportunity for you to ask away!

Alex demonstrating his workbench skills

Spaces are very limited and at £25 per ticket we do not expect them to be around very long! They are available to buy online or you can call Jutta our boutique manageress on 020 3117 0640.

Oh and how could we forget! The £25 you spend on the ticket is then redeemable in store on the evening of the event!

Much to our delight, our HQ/Boutique located at 37 Snowsfields has been shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize for Best Building of the Year 2013!  We have our fingers firmly crossed here at Snowsfields! The winner will be announced on the 26th September.

37 Snowsfields (picture taken by Dennis Gilbert)

Why not pop along to our boutique to see it in all its glory especially as the weather seems to be improving!

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Over the last few years, we have had more and more enquiries from customers who have wanted to extend their love of all things Alex Monroe into pieces of jewellery which they would truly wear forever, their engagement and wedding rings.

We now have a bespoke department and regularly make wonderful bespoke pieces for lovely customers who come and see us here at Snowsfields.

But what if you want a piece of solid gold Alex Monroe jewellery that isn’t bespoke?

This is where the idea for ‘Goldcrest‘ was born, our first major outing into fine jewellery.

Making existing designs in solid gold didn’t seem exciting enough….and the dramatic rises in the price of gold, would mean that even pieces in Alex’s delicate style would be incredibly expensive….so we decided to go even smaller, and came up with the ‘Teeny Tinies’ – recreating some of our most iconic pieces in miniature!

To give you an idea of scale, here is the gorgeous ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Emilia Clarke, wearing our Teeny Tiny Bumblebee:

Emilia Clarke on the front row wearing a Teeny Tiny!

And we now offer a selection of pretty wedding and engagement rings, which you can purchase ‘off the peg’ so to speak!  Made in Alex’s trademark detailed style, you can chose from sparkly diamonds, or gorgeous gemstones in mouth-watering sorbet colours ….

In addition to our website and the Alex Monroe Boutique, you can also view and purchase Goldcrest pieces in the following stockists:

BHLDN

Charles Fish, Canary Wharf, London

Ede & Ravenscroft, Chancery Lane, London

Fenwick, Bond Street, London

Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly, London

Harrods, Knightsbridge, London

Liberty, Regent Street, London

Room Nine, Bonn, Germany

Silverado, Brighton

Sweet Pea, Primrose Hill, London

We LOVE Goldcrest and hope you will too.

Emma x

PS: If you are getting married this year, watch this space, as we have some wedding events coming up very soon!

As a further promotion of our new fine jewellery range, Goldcrest, and of our exclusive Bespoke service, we are offering one lucky person the chance to win £1000 towards a bespoke commission, where you can design your own piece of Alex Monroe jewellery!

The competition is with Elle Uk, and you quite simply just need to click through below…..

You have until the end of the year to enter – Good Luck!

Emma x

We are well and truly in the festive spirit here at AMHQ now, but we have reason to believe that a lot of you are feeling rather romantic out there….

Our gold-plated ‘I Love You’ spinner necklace was featured in December’s Elle, and now everyone has sold out!

But fear not, we have some here at our boutique and can take telephone orders, just give us a bell on:

020 3117 0640

Our 'I Love You' spinner in Elle's Christmas gift guide.

Additionally, the Fine Love Ring from our ‘Dream of Me’ collection was featured in Grazia and has sparked a frenzy of customers trying to track it down….

Sooooo pretty!

We do have stock of limited sizes, so again, give us a call and we’ll see if we can help out.

We have also struggled to keep up with demand for our Fine ‘Love’ Bracelet which is incredibly pretty worn on it’s own, or perfect for layering with other fine bracelets….

Fine 'Love' Bracelet.

Lastly, the Little Heart Ring again, from our ‘Dream of Me’ collection has also proved to be a big hit….

Little Heart Ring in a mix of Silver and Gold-Plate.

Net-A-Porter have it in an exclusive mix of Rose Gold and Silver, and it is available from us in Yellow Gold and Silver.

We make all of our rings to order, so as we are getting very close to Christmas now, time is of the essence! Please give us a call on 020 3117 0640 to see what we have in stock, or so that we can point you in the direction of your nearest stockist.

We hope that you receive your heart’s desire this Christmas…..!

Emma x

That time of year has come around again for our open studio sale over at Pullens Yards (our studio is located at number 9a Illife Yard). Our summer open studio sale saw people queuing outside before the we had even opened and we are pretty sure it will be super busy again! The studio will be open this Friday (30th Nov) from 6.30pm till 9pm, Saturday 1st December 11am – 6pm and Sunday 2nd December 11am till 6pm.

Now here’s the formal part:

We accept CASH and card (expect for AMEX). There will be only one card machine on site and it will be quite busy, so it maybe worth visiting a cash machine beforehand to avoid queuing!

We do not accept gift vouchers. All sales are none refundable.

If you cannot make the Pullens Yards open studio sale, fear not, we have another on the 8th December from 10am till 6pm at the Primrose Hill Designer Sale located at St Mary-the-Virgin, Elsworthy Rd, Primrose Hill, London, NW3 3DJ.

We hope to see you there!

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