Taylor & Hart's Blog

We look at the background of the mining industry in Sri Lanka, the process of mining, and how one of our sapphire suppliers comes to procure gemstones.

Read of Weng and Li-Wei’s modern romance, full of laughter and emotion. From a series of revealed surprises to an unorthodox proposal, follow Weng and Li-Wei’s story to get to know the happy couple!

At Taylor & Hart, we believe that your jewellery should reflect your identity and your story. For Pride month 2019, we wanted to show our support for the LGBT+ community, so we created a collection of pride-inspired bands. Each band is set with gemstones in the individual colours of the Pride flag, to commemorate the diversity of love.

Meet our very own Gemstone Buyer, Maneesha. She’s the phenomenal woman empowering her all-female team to claim their stake in the Sri Lankan gemstone market, while also making history as the only female gemstone dealer in Sri Lanka. With so much owed to the work done by her and her team, we wanted to speak with Maneesha about her beginnings in the gemstone industry, the impact her work has had, and her future ambitions.

Last week, we treated you to a selection of scintillating blue sapphires and now, we present you with their bodacious brethren. Are you ready to think outside of the colour box?

Sapphires: September’s birthstone, perhaps the most popular of all precious gemstones, has maintained its popularity from the Middle Ages through the 21st century, being used in some of the most spectacular jewellery pieces of all time.