With COVID-19 making it difficult to gather during the 2020 holiday season, Katherine Cotterill, longtime manager of independent jewelry and gem boutique...
By Emili VesilindSeptember 20, 2021In a jewelry market currently crowded with lovely-but-simple charms, designer Ray Griffiths’ versatile pendants feel especially artisanal, and acutely special. The Australian-born,...
By Emili VesilindSeptember 13, 2021The Ethical Gem Suppliers—a new-ish collective of gem dealers that are focused on transparent supply chains and educating the industry and consumers on...
By Emili VesilindSeptember 13, 2021Jewelry industry veteran Ann Arnold grew up knowing her father was a Holocaust survivor, but she didn’t anticipate that his story would eventually...
By Emili VesilindSeptember 7, 2021Las Vegas Jewelry Week, the biggest annual buying event for jewelry, gems, and watches in the U.S., wrapped up its 2021 events yesterday....
By Emili VesilindAugust 31, 2021As both jewelry retailers and consumers rally for more transparency surrounding the environmental impact of the gold and gems they buy, the Gemological...
By Emili VesilindAugust 31, 2021Fine jewelry brand Pyrrha is famous for its sterling silver and gold talismans inspired by antique wax seals. But behind the scenes, the...
By Emili VesilindAugust 24, 2021Consider Bakelite. Jewelry cast in the iconic synthetic resin, which was invented in 1907 by Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland, represented the...
By Emili VesilindAugust 24, 2021It’s prime buying season in the jewelry industry—time to stock up on styles poised to move briskly this fall and throughout the holiday...
By Emili VesilindAugust 17, 2021On Oct. 20, the Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) will host its annual Awards for Excellence Gala—this year awarding its Visionary Awards to Karen...
By Emili VesilindAugust 17, 2021