Inside the Jewel Vault

Jessica Cadzow-Collins

Each episode I ask the great and the good of the jewellery world to select six pieces from their lives and careers in jewellery and put them into a fantasy Jewel Vault, ultimately choosing that one special treasure to keep safe forever. Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault with me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins. To access show notes and images or to contact me, go to: https://www.juraster.com/ Produced by Lizzie Wingham. Engineered by Asa Bennett.

  1. Inside the Jewel Vault with Eve Goldberg

    11/09/2025

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Eve Goldberg

    Step into the world of big diamonds, family legacy, and unforgettable heirlooms with our guest, Eve Goldberg — creative director and a principal at the legendary William Goldberg Diamonds - legendary business at the pinnacle of New York diamond industry. Following in her father's legendary footsteps, she and her family continue to offer the world's most beautiful diamonds, sharing these spellbinding gems with a new generation of global contemporary customers. Sharing six deeply personal pieces that tell the story of her family, her path into the business, and the emotional weight jewellery can carry, from an en tremblant brooch worn by her mother to the origins of the patented Ashoka® diamond cut, Eve opens up with warmth, wisdom and sparkle. Whether you're a jewellery lover, a woman in business, or simply someone who appreciates powerful stories behind beautiful things, this episode is pure gold. ✨ I want to hear from you!  What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why?  Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own.  So please email me: jessica@juraster.com To access show notes and images of the items in this episode, go to: ⁠https://www.juraster.com/blogs/insidethejewelvault/inside-the-jewel-vault-with-eve-goldbergProduced by Lizzie Wingham. Engineered by Asa Bennett.

    45 min
  2. Inside the Jewel Vault with Belinda Morris

    19/03/2025

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Belinda Morris

    Belinda Morris has a curious family story about one of the Crown Jewels, and is the long reigning editor of "The Jeweller" magazine produced by the National Association of Jewellers, the UK's leading trade body. Starting out in fashion journalism, before turning her attention to watches and jewellery, Belinda boasts a decades long career in trade journalism, alongside her vintage jewellery hobby. I hope you enjoy listening to Belinda's insights and discovering the pieces she treasures as much as I did, making this episode. You can see her Jewel Vault jewellery in detail on the corresponding webpage for this episode here: https://www.juraster.com › blogs › insidethejewelvault › inside-the-jewel-vault-with-belinda-morris And I want to hear from you!  What special pieces would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why?  Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own.  So please email me: jessica@juraster.com Produced by Lizzie Wingham.  Engineered by Asa Bennett.

    40 min
  3. Inside the Jewel Vault with Lucia van der Post

    21/02/2025

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Lucia van der Post

    What does the doyenne of luxury have in her Vault? Lucia van der Post is the long reigning queen of luxury journalism. Born and educated in South Africa, the daughter of famous author Sir Laurens van der Post, she’s forged a decades long career in journalism. Starting out on London’s Fleet Street she became founding editor of the Financial Times How to Spend It magazine. She has written extensively on style, design and all things sophisticated, beautiful and tasteful.   I hope you enjoy listening to Lucia's remarkable stories and discovering the pieces she holds most dear, as much as I did. Head to our website to listen to this wonderful episode where you'll also be able to take a close look at all the jewellery we discuss.  And I want to hear from you!  What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why?  Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own.  So please email me: jessica@juraster.com Produced by Lizzie Wingham. Engineered by Asa Bennett.

    36 min
  4. Inside the Jewel Vault with Wallace Chan

    24/01/2025

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Wallace Chan

    Welcome to Inside the Jewel Vault hosted by me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins. In this episode, I have the honour of speaking with Wallace Chan, one of the world’s greatest jewellery artists and master craftspeople.  His work is treasured in both East and West by private collectors and museums such as The British Museum, London and Long Museum, Shanghai.  His spellbinding designs express the beauty of life underpinned by his own technical innovations such as a gemstone intaglio cutting technique called the Wallace Cut and The Wallace Chan Porcelain, a new form of porcelain 5 times harder than steel! And all this despite leaving school aged only 13. While creating this conversation, Wallace’s unique way of viewing jewellery and life was so enjoyable that I think it's impossible not to learn something useful. His insights as a master jewellery technician, creator and innovator are inspiring to say the least. I hope you enjoy walking through the world of Wallace Chan as much as I did! Head to our website to see superb images of all these incredible pieces. I want to hear from you!  What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why?  Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own.  So please email me: jessica@juraster.com Produced by Lizzie Wingham. Engineered by Asa Bennett.

    28 min
  5. Inside the Jewel Vault with Dr Sandra Hindman

    06/03/2024

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Dr Sandra Hindman

    Revel in the wonders inside Sandra Hindman's Vault, as the leading scholar, international dealer and founder of Les Enluminures - unveils a speaking jewel and a betrothal ring restituted from a Nazi hoard. I hope you enjoy listening! Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault hosted by me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins, with a guest drawn from the great and the good from across the jewellery world. Guest Bio: Dr Sandra Hindman is the founder of leading antique dealer Les Enluminures, which she started over 30 years ago in 1991, and now has three galleries in Paris, Chicago, and New York. She's a specialist in rare, illuminated manuscripts and books, and her expertise also covers precious works of art in gold and gems, posy rings, antique jewels, and archaeological treasures. In addition to overseeing the activities of her three busy galleries, Sandra travels to many international art fairs and book fairs. And she's a certified GIA alumnus, a professor Emirata of Art History at Northwestern University in Evanston,Illinois, and has written 18 books, 35 reviews, over 60 catalogues, and she speaks three languages and reads six.I want to hear from you! What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why? Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own. To get in touch with me and also to access show notes and images, go to: https://www.juraster.com/blogs/insidethejewelvault/inside-the-jewel-vault-with-dr-sandra-hindman Produced by broadcast & media guru Lizzie Wingham. https://www.tinydinosaur.tv/ Engineered by Asa Bennett.

    43 min
  6. Inside the Jewel Vault with Robin Hansen

    06/03/2024

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Robin Hansen

    Meet Robin Hansen. She’s Curator of Minerals and Gemstones at the Natural History Museum – one of the world's largest and most important mineralogical and gemmological collections. What treasures will she pick for her own fantasy Jewel Vault? Robin selects a gem-fest from her life and career in gems and jewellery ultimately choosing that one special treasure to keep safe forever. I hope you enjoy listening! Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault hosted by me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins, with a guest drawn from the great and the good from across the jewellery world. Guest Bio: Robin Hansen is Curator, Minerals and Gemstones at the Natural History Museum, London. Originally from Perth, Australia, Robin worked in iron ore exploration and then for a partnership of high-end mineral dealers before achieving her dream role to become curator, minerals and gemstones at the Natural History Museum, in 2015. Her first book, "Gemstones a Concise Reference Guide", has just been published by the Natural History Museum.  I want to hear from you! What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why? Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own. To get in touch with me and also to access show notes and images, go to: https://www.juraster.com/blogs/insidethejewelvault/inside-the-jewel-vault-with-robin-hansen Produced by broadcast & media guru Lizzie Wingham. https://www.tinydinosaur.tv/ Engineered by sound genius Asa Bennett. My grateful thanks to you both!

    40 min
  7. Inside the Jewel Vault with Romilly Saumarez Smith

    06/03/2024

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Romilly Saumarez Smith

    Visionary jeweller Romilly Saumarez Smith selects six fantastical jewels that overturn our usual concepts of arrangement and form, and tells how she overcame paralysis due to illness to work creatively again. Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault hosted by me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins, with guests drawn from the great and the good across the jewellery world, who chose six special pieces from their life and career in jewellery to save in a fantasy jewel vault, before ultimately picking just one to treasure forever. I hope you enjoy listening! Guest Bio: Romilly Saumarez Smith is a gifted and expressive artist whose imaginative creations weave fantasy, mystery and meaning in materials ranging from precious gems and metals, to fossils, cutlery handles and even metal detected finds. Romilly’s career has been split in two. At first, she found acclaim as a book binder and her work is in leading collections including the V&A, but 25 years ago she turned her attention to jewellery.  Unfortunately, she developed multiple sclerosis which progressed to her hands, and her creative journey seemed ended.   Eventually, she was introduced to a young jeweller Lucie Gledhill, who could translate the images Romilly saw in her minds’ eye, and this way of working with assistants –instead of her own hands - has successfully brought her ideas to life since then.  I want to hear from you! What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why? Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own. To get in touch with me and also to access show notes and images, go to: https://www.juraster.com/blogs/insidethejewelvault/inside-the-jewel-vault-with-romilly-saumarez-smith Produced by broadcast & media guru Lizzie Wingham. https://www.tinydinosaur.tv/ Engineered by sound genius Asa Bennett. My grateful thanks to you both!

    26 min
  8. Inside the Jewel Vault with Professor Robert Hazen

    06/03/2024

    Inside the Jewel Vault with Professor Robert Hazen

    Boost your brain as you discover what curiosities the brilliant physicist, Prof Robert Hazen, puts inside his fantasy jewel vault! Bob picks six marvellous gems from his life and work in mineralogy, experimental physics and the origin of life on earth, before ultimately selecting one to treasure forever. Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault hosted by me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins, with guests drawn from the great and the good across the jewellery world, who chose six special pieces from their life and career in jewellery to save in a fantasy jewel vault, before ultimately picking just one to treasure forever. I hope you enjoy listening! Guest Bio: Professor Robert Hazen is a truly impressive person. He's the only person I know who has both handled moon dust and has a mineral named after him. Bob studied geology at MIT, earth Sciences at Harvard, and a postdoc at Cambridge. He's currently senior Staff Scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's, Earth and Planets Laboratory. Andhe recently retired as the Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Sciences at George Mason University. Until 2019, he was executive director of the Deep Carbon Observatory, which was a fascinating global scientific research collaboration. He is a past president of the Mineralogical Society of America.He's written 25 books and hundreds of scientific articles, most recently on possible roles of minerals in the origin of life, mineral evolution, and the coevolution of the geosphere and biosphere. I want to hear from you! What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why? Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own. To get in touch with me and also to access show notes and images, go to: https://www.juraster.com/blogs/insidethejewelvault/inside-the-jewel-vault-with-professor-robert-hazen Produced by broadcast & media guru Lizzie Wingham. https://www.tinydinosaur.tv/ Engineered by sound genius Asa Bennett. My grateful thanks to you both!

    41 min
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Each episode I ask the great and the good of the jewellery world to select six pieces from their lives and careers in jewellery and put them into a fantasy Jewel Vault, ultimately choosing that one special treasure to keep safe forever. Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault with me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins. To access show notes and images or to contact me, go to: https://www.juraster.com/ Produced by Lizzie Wingham. Engineered by Asa Bennett.

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  • Creator
    Jessica Cadzow-Collins
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jessica Cadzow-Collins
  • Show Website
    Inside the Jewel Vault