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Soldering rings at the Fairina Cheng custom jewellery workshop

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Stories from the studio

I used AI to write this headline (but not to tell your love story)

When tech can generate art and music at the click of a button, it's worth asking: Can artificial intelligence help a jeweller do better, without losing what makes their work human?

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Small business, big room: What I’ve learned as an award-winning custom jeweller

Awards weren’t part of the plan. I didn’t believe I deserved a place on that kind of stage. Here’s what I learned about showing up, even when it's wildly out of your comfort zone.

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Have you met my mother: The original rule breaker and story maker

It’s hard to imagine your mum as a rule breaker. Especially when she’s spent your whole life making rules and suggesting you follow them. But here’s when I realised I have a pretty impressive mumma.

Fairina Cheng, 2014 Etsy Design Award Community Choice winner

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Winning an Etsy Design Award: An exclusive peek inside Etsy's New York HQ

Curious about what goes on inside Etsy’s New York headquarters? This is how a 2014 Etsy Design Award took me behind the scenes of the world’s largest online marketplace for indie creators.

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