Ari Karpel is a contributor to JCK magazine.
Lugano Diamonds CEO, Cofounder Exits Amid Internal Investigation
Lugano Diamonds cofounder and CEO Moti Ferder has left the high-end jeweler as owner Compass Diversified (CODI) conducts an internal investigation...
How I Got Here: Diane Goldstein Evolves Again Through Monoki
Diane Goldstein (pictured) describes herself not only as a designer and business owner but also a spiritual being—and she says the jewelry she...
May 9 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup
This week: LVMH’s U.S. head calls the term quiet luxury “annoying.” New app delivers gold to people’s doors. How taste in watches changes...
Multistrand Chain Layering Is Back
Maximalism is back, but not necessarily in the way you might think—or at least not in the way I might think. (more…)
‘The Jewelry District’ Podcast: Coping With Gold Prices and Tariffs
In this week’s episode, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates explore the ramifications of the staggering rise in gold...
De Beers Shutting Down Lightbox, Its Lab-Grown Diamond Business
Seven years after its introduction sent shock waves through the industry, De Beers is closing the Lightbox lab-grown diamond business. (more…)
Malyia McNaughton Heads New BIJC Education Fund
The Black in Jewelry Coalition (BIJC) has established the BIJC Education Fund, to help build learning and apprenticeship opportunities in the jewelry...
Verragio Hires Cathy Marsh as Regional Sales Manager
New York City–based jewelry brand Verragio has appointed Cathy Marsh regional sales manager for the Upper Midwest and western United States....
Harwell Godfrey, Sotheby’s Debut Brooch With $20M Blue Diamond for Met Gala
In honor of the 2025 Met Gala and its theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," jewelry designer Lauren Harwell Godfrey partnered with Sotheby’s...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of May 11
The most important jewelry sales of the season take place this week in Geneva, where a certain blue diamond may break the $20 million mark. Closer to...