In the media
Online, in print and on radio and television, Skydiamond is making waves with our eco-friendly sustainable diamonds
23 Feb 2023
Cloud nine: Bleue Burnham, Skydiamond and Gucci Vault’s dreamy new jewellery
Bleue Burnham’s new jewellery collection takes inspiration from the sky14 Dec 2022
Yinka Ilori’s diamond-infused Fashion Awards 2022 trophy design unveiled
Yinka Ilori has designed the trophies for The Fashion Awards 2022 in a colourful mass of glass and diamond, following past trophy designs by David Adjaye and Marc Newson.
14 Dec 2022
Lily Cole on growing up in fashion and giving back to the land
The actor and activist talks personal taste. “The best gift I’ve received is a pair of earrings from a company called Skydiamond.” – Lily Cole.
14 Dec 2022
Lab-Grown Diamonds Versus Natural Diamonds: What’s the Difference?
Doulton commends sources in Canada for being fully traceable sources of naturally occurring diamonds, and notes that U.K. lab-grown diamond brand SkyDiamond is carbon negative.
14 Dec 2022
Skydiamond Pioneers A New Generation Of Carbon Diamonds
How could anyone other than a mad creative genius wrest diamonds out of the sky? And, even more extraordinarily, how could anyone be doing this to save the world? Yet that is exactly what Dale Vince, founder of Skydiamond, is doing.
14 Dec 2022
Stephen Webster launches Skydiamond collaboration
Fine jewellery brand, Stephen Webster, launched its hotly-anticipated collaboration with Skydiamond – the world’s first ‘carbon negative’ lab-grown diamond producer.
14 Dec 2022
Skydiamond at Selfridges: Discover diamonds made out of air this Christmas
Shop sustainable jewellery made from the world’s first sky-mined diamond at the Skydiamond pop-up at Selfridges.
14 Dec 2022
SHOOT for the SKY - British Vogue December 1, 2022
Dana Thomas explores a revolutionary, jewel-purpose solution to air pollution.
30 Sept 2022
SkyDiamond creates sustainable diamonds mined from the sky
You've heard of growing diamonds in a lab, but what about the sky? Dale Vince OBE is the founder of SkyDiamond, the world's first company to turn carbon from the atmosphere into diamonds. Here, he speaks on the future of the industry and his vision of a zero-impact diamond that gives back more than its takes from the planet.
29 Sept 2022
Lily Cole on her passion for the environment, cutting ties with unethical brands and the controversy around population growth
Runway model, actress and author, there's no denying that Lily Cole has many strings to her bow. But in recent years, the model-turned-activist has been vocal about her uninterrupted passion for the environment, fighting the climate crisis and supporting various charity initiatives.
30 Sept 2022
Looking For An Ethical Engagement Ring? The Skys The Limit
When it comes to an engagement rings, Sky Diamonds proves there’s nowhere to go but up. The rarest diamond on earth isn’t mined from the ground, no. Instead it is plucked from the sky. Yes you heard that right.
29 Apr 2022
10 Coolest things of the week
We all know that diamonds don’t have the best rep when it comes to sustainability, so Skydiamond is skipping the mining process entirely by creating its own from thin air from the sky.
8 Oct 2021
Skydiamond's founder Dale Vince featured on the BBC Earthshot Prize series
Skydiamond's founder Dale Vince was featured on The BBC Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet series back in October.22 Feb 2021
Diamonds from thin air: the search for a carbon-neutral jewel
Mined diamonds I think are very time-limited now — the industry will come to an end, it’s a question of when.
2 Jan 2021
NowThis Earth
The process uses rainwater and energy sourced from solar and wind to create a zero-impact diamond recognised by the International Gemological Institute.
22 Nov 2020
Sky bling: The man creating beautiful diamonds from air pollution
These accredited Skydiamonds are physically and chemically identical to those mined from the earth.
2 Nov 2020
Sustainable business: Carbon in the sky with diamonds
A green tech company founded by inventor @DaleVince says it's using renewable energy to extract pollution out the air and turn it into eco-friendly diamonds.
31 Oct 2020
This entrepreneur says he's making diamonds 'from the sky'
But while Skydiamond's manufacturing process is not unique, Vince says the way the manufactures the gems is better for the environment, because the materials and energy used in the process are all sustainable - with carbon from the wind, water from rainwater and energy sourced from solar and wind power.
30 Oct 2020
UK sky mining facility sucks carbon out of the air to make eco-friendly diamonds
Eco-friendly diamonds made from carbon sucked out of the air have been created in the UK.
30 Oct 2020
UK sky mining facility sucks carbon from the air to make eco-friendly diamonds
...it is the world's first zero-impact diamond, using a sky mining facility to extract carbon from the atmosphere, with wind and sun providing the energy, as well as using rainwater.
30 Oct 2020
Ecotricity founder to grow diamonds 'made entirely from the sky'
Lab-grown diamonds are rising in popularity as awareness of the environmental and socio-economic impact of the mining industry has grown.
30 Oct 2020
Sustainable diamonds made of rainwater and carbon from the sky signal ‘new frontier of bling’
Billed as the world’s ‘first and only sustainable diamonds’ the new environmentally-friendly rocks are made ‘entirely from the sky’, according to their creator.
30 Oct 2020
The man who says he can make diamonds out of thin air: Eco-tycoon claims top-secret process can 'grow' gems in furnace as hot as the sun
Making diamonds out of thin air all sounds rather pie in the sky. But that was the gem of an idea dreamed up by green energy tycoon Dale Vince.30 Oct 2020
UK sky mining facility sucks carbon out of the air to make eco-friendly diamonds
Creators see the process as a way to challenge traditional diamond mining which causes damage to the planet.
30 Oct 2020
Eco-friendly diamonds made from the sky
‘The entire ingredient list comes from the sky and it's not just low or zero carbon, it's actually negative carbon in that respect, because we're locking up atmospheric carbon into a very permanent form of carbon: the diamond,’ Mr Vince said.
12 Sept 2020