Jewels are the starting point to discuss past eras, romance, lost fortunes, revolution, precious stones and personal histories. This podcast explores every facet of jewellery – from who makes it, to who wears it, and why – and is a must-listen for everyone who loves jewellery or might be buying a piece of jewellery; anyone interested in design and history; and all those who love a rollicking real-life story. Carol Woolton is Britain’s leading authority on jewellery and gemstones and has ente ...
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Carol speaks to journalist and author Richard Wallace about the jewel-laden and controversial subject of his bestselling book, The King's Loot. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative di…
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Carol paid a visit to Muriel Balensi's workshop on Murano, Venice, to discuss the history, art and ethos of glass bead-making, Murano style. https://www.instagram.com/murielbalensi/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by …
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In the first of two special Venetian episodes, Carol sits down in the family run Nardi store with current helmsman Alberto Nardi, and with antiquary and TV presenter Steven Moore, to discuss Venice's role in the world and history of jewellery. https://www.nardi-venezia.com/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com …
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Carol has a fascinating chat with a fascinating figure, British fabric sculptor, designer and campaigner Daniel Lismore. https://www.daniellismore.com/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Cre…
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Carol has a wide-ranging discussion with Suzanne Martinez, founder of the Antique Jewelry University and co-owner of the Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry store in San Francisco. https://www.langantiques.com/university/ https://www.langantiques.com/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolw…
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Carol has a lively conversation with visionary designer Elie Top at his classic Paris salon. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social me…
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Carol is in Milan, at the world-renowned Pennisi store, where she discusses with Emanuele Pennisi the history of the boutique and its current dazzling collection. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwt…
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Carol is in Palm Beach, Florida, to speak with her old friend Joan Parker, who worked for De Beers for more than thirty years and was the Director of the Diamond Information Centre. As such, she knows more about marketing diamonds than anyone! They speak about the industry then and now, and Joan tells Carol some of her stories from her many decades…
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Carol travels to Venice to visit the Casa Codognato, HQ of the Venetian family business that has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. She speaks to jeweller Francesca Amfitheatrof about her new role as head of creative at the timeless firm. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carol…
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As we say goodbye to season 6, Carol delves into the mailbag and answers some of your questions. Thanks to all who contributed! Coming soon... season 7... This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Music & editing by Tim Thornton @timwthornton …
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In this very special episode, Carol speaks to 2014's Miss China, Du Yang, about her jewellery style, China's current jewellery trends and how China is reshaping the online jewellery shopping experience. https://www.instagram.com/misschina_duyang/?hl=en-gb This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolto…
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Harry Winston is generally regarded as America's greatest jeweller. Carol is granted a rare interview with his son, chemist and businessman Ronald Winston, who also wrote the biography of his father, The King Of Diamonds. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natas…
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Carol goes to Venice to speak about all things Buccellati with Alba Cappellieri, curator of the immersive exhibition The Prince Of Goldsmiths - Rediscovering The Classics, which is showing in Venice until June 18, 2024. https://www.buccellati.com/en_us/the-prince-of-goldsmiths This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.c…
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Carol speaks to inspirational jewellery designer and entrepreneur Jen Meyer about her soaring business, built from the ground up and now wowing stars from Jennifer Aniston to Kate Hudson. https://jennifermeyer.com/ This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowa…
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JEANNE TOUSSAINT AND CARTIER'S PANTHER
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Carol travels to Paris for a fascinating conversation discuss one of the most inspirational figures in Cartier's history, Jeanne Toussaint, with Cartier's Director of Image, Style and Heritage, Pierre Rainero. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @ta…
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Celebrated psychotherapist Julia Samuel talks to Carol about why jewellery can be important to managing anxiety and stress in today's world, while jeweller Charlotte Garnett tells her how this can be put into practice. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha …
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For the second of our Oscar specials, Carol talks to her friend Frank Everett, Vice Chairman Sotheby’s Jewellery, about the enduring but ever-changing love affair between Hollywood and fine jewellery. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash …
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In our first special episode for Academy Awards season, Carol speaks to author Maura Spiegel Ph.D., teacher of literature and film at Columbia University in New York City, about the changing role of jewels in Hollywood, both in the films themselves and on the red carpet. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Fol…
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Carol heads to Paris, where she has an in depth conversation with the groundbreaking and inspirational polymath, designer and entrepreneur Michèle Lamy, about her life, her taste, her outlook and her obsessions. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones https://fuligemstones.com Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @…
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For an altogether different gem experience, Carol heads to California to visit the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, and speaks to Mineral Sciences Curator Dr Aaron Celestian and jeweller Robert Procop about their fabulous new exhibition, 100 Carats: Icons Of The Gem World, which runs until April 21st. You can find information about the e…
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Carol is back for season six! To kick things off, she has a wide-ranging conversation about René Lalique and the art nouveau movement. This coincides with a new exhibition of Lalique's drawings at the A La Vielle Russie gallery in New York. Carol is joined by the gallery's managing director Adam Patrick, and one of the world's foremost Lalique expe…
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Bringing season 5 of her podcast to a close, Carol answers some of the many jewellery questions sent in by listeners, on subjects including the Orlov diamond, the legendary JAR, and what jewellery Carol would buy with three amounts: £100, £1000 and £5000. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced …
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ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S JEWELS - THE LOVES OF HER LIFE
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Elizabeth Taylor - the eternal icon for Hollywood, beauty, celebrity, and jewellery. Carol speaks to two people who knew her well: Sally Morrison, Director of PR at De Beers, who was once Elizabeth Taylor's publicist, and Ward Landrigan, who in his time at Sotheby's, sold some of the key jewels to Taylor and her then husband Richard Burton. A conve…
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Following last episode's discussion of a fictionalised Suzanne Belperron, this week Carol gets the full picture of the real historical figure, the wildly talented jewellery designer turned French resistance hero, as recounted by the president of the present day Belperron brand, Nico Landrigan. This episode is brought to you by @fuligemstones Follow…
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Carol has an in-depth conversation with eclectic American novelist M J Rose, who has carved a niche in her recent works by writing about the world of jewellery. Her most recent novel The Jeweller Of Stolen Dreams brings the great jewellery designer Suzanne Belperron to fictional life. https://mjrose.com/content/ This episode is brought to you by @f…
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