Steve Feldman Looks Back on 45-Plus Years in the Jewelry Business

Steve Feldman remembers his first day in the jewelry industry. It was the late 1970s. He had just started working as associate publisher for National...

Dec. 20 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This is the last roundup of 2024. I will be on vacation between Christmas and New Year's, so Diamond Shavings will not run next Friday. Wishing all...

Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients

Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...

Lark & Berry Opens Lab-Grown Diamond Store in Houston

London-based lab-grown diamond retailer Lark & Berry has opened a store in the Upper Kirby area of Houston. (more…)

IDCA Elects Manoj Bhandari President

The Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association (IDCA) chose Manoj Bhandari, a principal of RMC Gems, as its new president at a board meeting in New...

Lucara Announces Names of Two Mega-Diamonds

Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced the winning names for two noteworthy diamonds discovered this year at its Karowe mine in Botswana. (more…)

EU Grants Diamond Foundry $85 Million for Spanish Lab-Grown Factory

The European Union (EU) has approved a grant of 81 million euros—about $85 million—to lab-grown diamond producer Diamond Foundry to complete its...

5 Essential Insights About Custom Design That I Learned From Ben Bridge

Last May, I had the great fortune of returning to India for the fifth time. I fell in love with the country over the course of four work trips that...

De Beers Jewellers Hires Tiffany Vet as Chief Marketing Officer

De Beers Jewellers, the miner’s retail chain, has appointed former Tiffany marketing exec Henry Jun Liu its new chief marketing officer....

Grading Lab IGI Aims to Go Public on Dec. 20

International Gemological Institute (IGI), the world's second-largest diamond grading lab, is going public and aims to begin trading on Indian stock...

This Year’s Jewelry Advent Calendars Hit Six Figures

For jewelry lovers, the only holiday gift better than a piece of jewelry might be a swanky Advent calendar where each day provides a new surprise in...