Karin De Figueiredo 
Replacing wedding veils with scrubs, Romantic Dreams – a bridal boutique in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter – has become the local centre for Brum Scrubs with thousands of scrubs being created for local medical professionals. The Scrub Hub network began a few weeks ago in Hackney Wick in London but has spread to include volunteer groups up and … Read more Romantic Dreams Becomes Brum Scrub Hub
The Jewellery Quarter is renowned for its creativity and independent makers. Whether it’s diamond setters and jewellery designers, or needleworkers and book printers, the Quarter is bursting with talent and bespoke products. Many of the businesses occupying the nooks and crannies of the historic properties are micro-businesses, often operated by a handful of staff or … Read more Buy Directly From JQ Makers On Etsy!
Read more articles from issue 8 of our JQ Life Magazine. The century-old Victorian factory now has a new lease of life as a stylish boutique hotel. Starting life in 1903 as a purpose-built factory, the building has a rich history of creating a number of significant items behind its stunning exterior. Today, behind the … Read more Changing Spaces: Sleep well at Selina
To say a huge thank you to our amazing frontline NHS staff for all their dedication and incredible work during the COVID-19 pandemic, award-winning salon Hazel & Haydn in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is offering the public the opportunity to purchase a Pamper Package for NHS staff to use once the salon is re-open. The Hazel … Read more Hazel & Haydn Lets Customers Buy Vouchers for NHS Staff
In every issue of JQ Life Magazine, we invite members of the JQ community to tell us about their JQ in their own words. In this issue, Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, shares his favourite things about the JQ and his vision for its future. Read the full version of JQ Life Issue … Read more In Their Own Words: Andy Street
The Jewellery Quarter contains many fascinating buildings, one of which is the landmark Argent Centre. This Grade II* listed gem, originally known as Albert Works, has a unique history. It was built in 1862 by local architect John George Bland for William Edward Wiley as a factory making pens and pencils. The building also housed … Read more The Argent Centre: Restoring a key historic cornerstone for modern use
The Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) is adapting to the COVID-19 way of life, by transforming the next issue of their JQ Life Magazine into a purely digital offer, ensuring support for the business community is continued to be shared far and wide without any physical contact! Issue 9 of JQ Life will focus solely … Read more JQ Life Magazine Goes Digital In Response to COVID-19
*Update* – We’ve updated this article as of 29 May 2020 to include the latest opening dates for Jewellery Quarter businesses as well as new delivery and takeaway options. ——————————— When you speak to most people these days the words they use to describe the current situation usually include, unbelievable, surreal and what do I … Read more Jewellery Quarter Businesses Keep Going
Read more articles from JQ Life Issue 8 on our website. EC Williams started life in 1923 when Jewellery Quarter based electroplater, Charles Edwin Williams, set up his own electroplating business. Born and raised in Hockley, Charles, known as Ted, was a true JQ native, and so building a business in the area he knew and … Read more EC Williams – Built on lucky bricks
The Fellows “family” have come together in the current unprecedented climate to pull one of their most successful Jewellery auctions of 2020 out of the bag. Fellows Auctioneers’ Jewellery Auction, which took place on Thursday 26th March, achieved a hammer total of £210,000, and was operated in full from the home of the Whittaker family … Read more Fellow Organise Successful Jewellery Auction from Family Home
