13Feb Gem Fairs & Talks in Scotland with Gemstones Brazil
From 1st to 3rd March, Nineteen48 is collaborating again with Gemstones Brazil for a series of gem fairs in Scotland, visiting Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow on consecutive days.There will also be a talk with the…
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12Feb What does ChatGPT think about Sri Lankan (Ceylon) sapphires?
The blog post content below about Sri Lankan sapphires was automatically generated using the ChatGPT AI chatbot as an experiment to determine the quality of the output. What do you think?There are certainly some aspects…
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03Jan UK Ethical Gem Fair January 2023 (London)
On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th January, Nineteen48 is joining with Fair Trade Gemstones and Gemstones Brazil to host our first ethical gem fair of 2023 at FORGE, the brand-new creative hub and retail space…
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11Nov The Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference 2022
The Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference took place for the sixth time on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November 2022.The event's success is testament to the considerable efforts of the indomitable Susan Wheeler and her team,…
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26Sep Nineteen48 UK Tour September / October 2022
There will be a few opportunities to see Nineteen48's gemstones during September and October 2022. At venues around the UK, we will be showcasing a range of gemstones from traceable sources in Sri Lanka, Tanzania,…
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17Sep Three years of Moyo Milestones - an interview with Cristina Villegas
We are very honoured to be part of the pioneering Moyo Gems project, which has now been running for more than 3 years, working initially with artisanal gemstone miners in Tanzania and, more recently, in Kenya…
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08Sep Gem Fair in Edinburgh with Gemstones Brazil
On Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th September, Gemstones Brazil and Nineteen48 are hosting an ethical gem fair in Edinburgh.This is a collaborative partnership between two of the UK’s leading suppliers of responsibly sourced gemstones, Stuart…
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23Aug The UK Ethical Gem Fair Returns to London
On Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th September, Nineteen48 is joining with Fair Trade Gemstones to host a gem fair at the British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) in central London.The event will run from 10am to…
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02Jun Nineteen48 Converts to a Community Interest Company
In May 2022, as part of its preparations to become a B Corp, Nineteen48 converted to a Community Interest Company (CIC).A CIC is a special type of limited company which exists to benefit the community…
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18May Moyo Gems Celebrates Its Third Anniversary
In May 2022, we celebrated the third anniversary of the Moyo Gems project.Moyo Gems is a collaboration between Pact (a US-based, not-for-profit), the Tanzanian Women Miners Association (TAWOMA), three commercial partners (ANZA Gems, Nineteen48 and…
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