When goldsmiths Melissa Gobeil and Susan Shaw cofounded the fine jewelry brand Attic eight years ago, they and their clients loved the sights and sounds of their busy studio, whether it was the clang of a hammer or the whir of a cleaning machine. “We always knew we wanted this beautiful studio space where we…

A few takeaways from the annual JCAs: Voters still love their greens and blues. The bigger the earring, the better. Stock up on cocktail rings. And congratulations to our grand-prize winner, Rahaminov, for its Celestial Diamond lariat, featuring 40+ carats of white and yellow pear-shape diamonds. Best Bracelet $2,500 & Under Bujukan 14k yellow gold…

We use ChatGPT all the time. My favorite use is having it generate lists of ideas around a specific topic, and then asking it to write 500-to-600–word articles. The most important aspect is outlining very specifically how you want it to approach a task. One prompt I have used is “Act as a jewelry industry…

The JCK show is landing in Las Vegas at a perfect time—Sin City is on quite a heater. It all started back in November with a Formula One race that rattled windows along Las Vegas Boulevard and attracted international attention. Then the city welcomed its newest Strip resort: the 3,644-room, $3.7 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas…

The sparkle-loving designer, gem dealer, and AGTA board president on her colorful career We admit: Asking Kimberly Collins to name her favorite gemstone is unfair. “That’s like being asked to pick a favorite child!” But since she’s been in the gem and jewelry biz for nearly 30 years, we couldn’t resist. “All jokes aside, I…

We loved hearing these adorable anecdotes, from a (sort of) surprise proposal to an impulse wedding to a meet-cute at Mandalay. What can we say? We’re hopeless romantics! Love has always been an integral part of the jewelry business. For starters, jewelry is practically a love language unto itself. From the deep affection a piece…

“Do you think it’s too much if I wear all these on the same day?” squeals Ginger McKenna (played by Sharon Stone) in the 1970s- and ’80s-set Casino. Ginger gets a trunk full of Bulgari bracelets, rings, necklaces, and earrings from her paramour, pro gambler/mafioso Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro), and spreads them on…

There’s more than a touch of the magician in the way Marla Aaron designs and styles her distinctive collection of fine jewelry. In Aaron’s hands, a tiny lock can be attached to multiple chains, charms, rings, and pulleys to create an intricate necklace that didn’t exist before she began looping and wrapping the individual elements.…