Creating wealth: how artists can become inventive entrepreneurs

Original web page at www.theguardian.com Bob Geldof and Midge Ure pictured outside SARM Studios in Notting Hill, London. Ure learned the production side of music and has kept himself in business. Photograph: Larry Ellis/Getty Images “What you need is a very broad skillset,” grins award-winning contemporary jewellery designer James Newman , who established his […]

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Great Charles Square secures funding for new £55m apartment development

Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk Car Park in Ludgate Hill where a new mixed-use scheme could be built Redevelopment of a run-down city centre car park into a mixed-used scheme looks set to go ahead after a funder was secured for a new apartment block. London-based Long Harbour is making its first investment in […]

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Great Charles Square secures funding for new £55m apartments

Original web page at birnews.com Redevelopment of a run-down city centre car park into a mixed-used scheme looks set to go ahead after a funder was secured for a new apartment block. London-based Long Harbour is making its first investment in Birmingham and has also committed to operate the £55 million, 350-unit building which […]

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Jewellery Quarter firm Hockley Mint scoops prestigious UK Jewellery Award (BJA – British Jewellers’ Association)

Original web page at article.wn.com Birmingham: Hockley’s Signet Jewellers jobs loss (Jul 2012) (Source: BJA – British Jewellers’ Association ) 24 June 2015 The winners of International Jewellery London’s highly successful exhibitor competition, Editor’s Choice, are announced today. Recognising jewellery designers and suppliers who exhibit the most creative and cutting edge jewellery at IJL, […]

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Jewellery Quarter – Race Horse Profile

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A flavour of Italy on Constitution Hill

Original web page at www.birminghamconservationtrust.org Ceramic tiles, terracotta detailing, floral motifs and carved cornices all contribute to the architectural vocabulary of two unique buildings on Constitution Hill which have a distinctively Italian feel against the backdrop of the historic Jewellery Quarter. Constitution Hill (1) Over the past couple of months I have been volunteering […]…

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