Bees, bugs and butterflies and insects in general are fascinating and important. They are critical as pollinators and essential as elements of the food chain, and much more besides. With their alarming decline in recent years due to modern farming methods, insecticides and climate change, invertebrates have finally started to receive some of the attention they deserve. Some bugs are
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Our world offers an astonishing array of natural materials to construct beautiful jewellery from, whether it’s the bone and shell embellishments our forefathers employed, or the myriad stones available today. The brilliance of organic materials is they provide the bling without the sting for an ever-growing considered-shopping culture. Our jewellery imitates nature in both colour and form as earth tones
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Children are often forgotten when building a product range of accessory items, but it makes sense to include a selection of goods catering for the junior market. Design for the young has been transformed in recent years with wit and colour used to create exciting styles. Interesting and quirky jewellery and accessories are far removed from the stereotypical children’s fashions
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Science inspired jewellery mirrors the current heightened interest in science and research. We are living through unusual times and the quest to find answers to the biggest health challenge of many lifetimes has sparked a new awareness of our scientists and their endeavours. Sophisticated graphics and simulations of microbes and cells are put in front of us on a daily
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Animal pens are ‘animal magic’! These words sum up our fabulous new menagerie of hand-carved pens. Each delightful creature is hand-crafted from wood and individually painted to create an unusual and unique stationery item. From wildlife sanctuary or zoo to farmyard and jungle, all our favourite furry and feathered friends are here. The bears surely come top in the personality
Read more →A new year and as ever, time for a new leaf or two. Forget the resolutions and instead try some of our new leaf jewellery. Over the next few days, weeks and months we will be introducing lots of new wholesale lines. From classics, such as our charming leaf stud and drop earrings, leaf themed rings and necklaces featured here, to
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Exotic birds have always been a favourite with Joe Cool’s customers, and as the winter approaches, what better way to brighten the short, dark days than with jewellery and accessories inspired by our colourful feathered friends? If migrating to warmer climes is an impossible dream, why not indulge your taste for the tropics with vibrant parrots, terrific toucans and flamboyant
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In an age when faiths and cultures clash, few symbols better demonstrate the essential kinship of humankind than the Tree of Life. From ancient pagan traditions, to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and beyond, the Tree of Life or World Tree is a philosophical symbol of wisdom, renewal and continuity. In the modern age, too, environmental concerns make the tree an emblem
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The ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ has well and truly arrived and what better way to embrace the autumn than with warm seasonal colours and the kind of rich and tactile textiles and fabrics that are at the heart of ‘fall fashion’? The hues of autumn may not be as bright as those of the summer, but they
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Autumnal tartan jewellery and accessories are the perfect accompaniment to the changing colours of nature and that post-summer chill in the air. One of the joys of tartan is that there is a colour scheme for all seasons, and at Joe Cool we like to welcome the Scottish autumn with evocative cosy colours and a range of designs both comfortingly
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Always thought origami looked like a fun hobby but never had the patience or the paper? Then Joe Cool’s range of origami fashion jewellery is for you! Now you can enjoy all of the elegance of this classic Japanese craft with none of the work! These beautifully made, delightfully detailed renderings of birds, animals and fish capture the timeless charm
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