Young Gems) for graduating jewellery designers returns to the UK Jewellery Festival for 2023. Renamed as a result of feedback from colleges and students alike for the name to be more inclusive, the 2023 initiative is supported by a new judging panel and the generous support of industry bodies including the National Association of Jewellers, Retail Jeweller, the Benevolent Society and, for the first time, e-commerce marketplace Pearls & Pomegranates. Now in its eighteenth year, this annual programme nurtures new talent and provides the six winners with their first commercial platform. To date this initiative has supported seventy-nine BYG® winners as they embark on their individual careers, including Pippa Small, Fernando Jorge, Ruth Tomlinson and Zeemou Zeng. For the third year running, Retail Jeweller has invited the six winning Bright New Gems to showcase their collections at the two-day UK Jewellery Festival 2023 Trade Event from 5-6 September at the Hilton London Metropole.