The $34.8 million auction price for a gem discovered in the East African country has the jewelry industry buzzing.
Category: Jewels and Jewelry
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Heart-Shape Gems Get Lots of Love
Jewelers and designers say clients now prefer the silhouette to traditional round stones.
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A New Jewelry Brand Professes a Love for Pearls
A former Tiffany & Company executive founded a start-up that spotlights these organic, lustrous gems and the water that’s essential to produce them.
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The Little Black Dress, Accessorized
An exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland adds costume jewelry to its display of the classic wardrobe staple.
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Jeweler’s ‘Creative Outlets’ to Shape New Exhibition
The objets d’art that André Chervin crafted over almost six decades are to be displayed this fall at the New-York Historical Society.
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Native American Watch Accessories Still Attract Attention
While the jewelry fad has waned, artisans continue to make designs in silver and turquoise.
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How Engagement Rings Explain What’s Happening in the Economy
A major jeweler claims the pandemic may have prevented people from meeting their future fiancés, cutting demand for engagement rings. Inflation and anxiety among shoppers haven’t helped.
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A Sunny Parisian Cafe Inside a 19th-Century Artist’s Studio
Plus: coffee-inspired jewelry, an exhibit of natural ceramics and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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You Shouldn’t Squish These Bugs
Not since the nature-obsessed Victorian era have jewelry designers expressed so much interest in the tiny beings that crawl, fly and slither among us.
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Jewelry That Adds Face Value
Designers are adding lots of lip and septum creations to their collections.