Category: Jewels and Jewelry

This Designer’s Goal Is Honoring the Stone

Ming Lampson focuses on finding and showcasing exceptional gems.
Bahrain Celebrates Its History as a Pearling Center

A new walking trail in Muharraq explains a legacy of the gem dating to the Bronze Age.
A London Jeweler Updates Its Home to Rediscover Its Past

Hancocks has moved into a renovated Georgian townhouse on St. James’s Street with more space to display its wares as well as its history.
Venice Exhibition Traces the History of Buccellati

“The Prince of Goldsmiths, Rediscovering the Classics” pays special tribute to the founder’s fortuitous meeting with a man who would become his patron.
Cindy Chao Credits Her Success to Perseverance

The jewelry brand is turning 20, boosted by expanding its focus increasingly toward Asian clients.
Advertising That Mixes Reality with A.I.

Jewelers are increasingly exploring the technology’s potential to create new worlds in online campaigns.
An Often Unseen Setting Reappears

High jewelry designers are bringing metals back into view so the work is not just about the gemstone.
Bringing Out the Softer Side of Stone

The British jeweler Charlotte De Syllas carves gems into unconventional forms.
Jewelry Fit for a 1960s It Girl

Bulgari’s amethyst-encrusted necklace takes its cue from an archival piece worn by the socialite Lyn Revson.
Alexis Bittar Ad Campaign Featuring Susan Sarandon Makes Fun of Fashion

A jewelry brand’s ad campaign has generated buzz for skewering the industry in videos featuring models, editors and, now, Susan Sarandon.
How a Mechanical Songbird Takes Flight

For one Swiss artisan, creating a sapphire-covered, tuneful automaton for the French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels was a yearslong process.
Initial Necklaces Worth Treasuring

A roundup of precious letters, from gothic characters to minimalist medallions.