Wedding Collection Spotlight: Daria de Koning’s New Engagement Ring Line The New York City–based designer branches out to bridal with her love of round-looking silhouettesCabochon cuts and negative space are the stars of...
Style Spotlight on Kite-Shape Diamonds: A Trio of Cool New Styles You don’t often see kite cuts, but that may be changing as more designers learn to embrace the cool shape as the focal point of many a modern...
Get to Know Designer Murat Karagulle of Shiva Design & Jewels This JCK Tucson exhibitor showed all gold stretchable styles rendered in goldsmithing techniques learned from his father and grandfatherMurat...
Jen’s Obsession: Madstone’s Melting Ice Cocktail Ring in Gold With Amethyst and Tanzanite I just can’t get enough of the cute little cluster rings on the market now, and this one from Madstone is particularly adorableMadstone jewelry...
Diamondoodles’ Hannah Becker Opens Up About Gemstones, Whimsy, and Doodling Her lighthearted sketches combine loose stones with a healthy amount of fun, and many in industry are starting to take noteHannah Becker of...
12 Jewelry Trends for 2016: Chokers and Statement Necklaces Make an impact without saying a word by donning a big bib necklace or a slim choker The annual list of 12 Jewelry Trends for 2016 serves as...
Birthstone Jewelry: 8 New Amethyst Jewels for February Babies Purple reigns in February with the popular and abundant plummy-color quartz that many call their birthstoneWhile gem geeks know amethyst as a pretty...
Live From JCK Tucson 2016: Lilly Barrack’s Man-Made Sapphire and Drusy Jewels The Southwestern designer hits a price point and a high-fashion note with this sumptuous pairing of stonesConsidering Pantone’s pastel colors of...
Live From AGTA Tucson 2016: 3 New Rare Bead Strands From Robert Bentley The painter and stonecutter gave me a peek at some of the goods before the show openedThe tremendous logjam of AGTA Tucson GemFair (Feb. 2–7)...
Live From Centurion 2016: ColorMasters’ Everband Ultimate Eternity Bands For nearly 30 years, Joe Mardkha, cofounder of ColorMasters (the other cofounder is brother David Mardkha), has been discreetly modifying his...