Presenting the Finest
Spend five minutes sparkle-scrolling on Instagram and you’re bound to encounter more than a few vendeuses specializing in vintage charm jewelry, many of them 20- and 30-somethings. But just as Julia Child paved the way for Martha Stewart, and Stewart paved the way for legions of “lifestyle experts,” there is an OG purveyor of vintage […]
Continuing my resolution to speak to more people I don’t entirely agree with, I was happy to chat at JCK Las Vegas with Tom Neys (pictured), head of media relations for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). Since joining the Belgian industry group in November, Neys has had the unenviable task of trying to convince […]
One of my favorite things to do after returning from JCK Las Vegas is to sort through my photos and try to suss out common themes among them—in other words, to determine current trends. This year’s show brought some themes that we had encountered earlier and some unexpected—and really great—ones too. Here are the top […]
Celestial jewelry continues to be a mainstay in jewelry, and lately it appears as though moon jewelry in particular is standing out in an increasing number of new designs. That’s why this pendant from Devon Woodhill has so much going for it. For one, it has that aforementioned moon—really not hard to convince buyers of […]
David Siminski, vice president of sales and marketing for United Precious Metal Refining, makes his living from so-called recycled gold. But he’ll be the first to admit that term has no real definition. “The word recycled is the problem,” he says. “It means different things to different people. Ask 10 people what it means, and […]
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