The Diamondthrills Blog

13 Apr

A life without wheels: update

In January I blogged about the news that we had sold our car and were trying to a life of ‘rentalism’ – getting around with the help of Zipcar, Whipcar, taxis (more…)
05 Apr

Russians dig carats; De Beers digs dollars

I like numbers (it must be my engineering background). They can tell stories, if you know where to look (more…)
17 Mar

Diamondthrills on tour – in India

I’ve been a bit quiet on the Blog for a while because I’ve been busy with other projects, and one of those projects has brought me to India for 10 days (more…)
17 Feb

Looking for trends in De Beers’ 2010 results

Diamond mining giant De Beers announced its 2010 results last Friday, and the headline numbers were impressive: sales up more than 50%, diamond prices (more…)
10 Feb

Chopard unveils rare and mysterious 85 carat diamond

Chopard have unveiled an impressive 85 carat emerald cut diamond, but they’re being unusually coy about its provenance and exact characteristics (more…)
09 Feb

Exemplary brand-building, the Virgin Atlantic way

From time to time this Blog veers away from diamonds and jewellery and weddings and suchlike, and takes a look at some of the very best work being done (more…)
27 Jan

Our diamonds shine at the National Television Awards

I spent more time than I would recommend glued to live coverage from the O2 of the National Television Awards on ITV last night (more…)
26 Jan

Living ‘rentalism’: Now we’re hip Zipsters

At Diamondthrills we’ve taken a high-value product that is traditionally owned and turned it into something borrowed (more…)
17 Jan

Fabergé NOT making a diamond spider brooch

I love it that this is news: something isn’t happening… somebody isn’t doing something (more…)