Bernard Delettrez tried screenwriting and emerald mining, but eventually he understood that what he really wanted to focus on was good design.
Category: Jewels and Jewelry
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Fine Jewelry Moves to the Darker Side
The color black is showing up in designers’ gem and metal choices as an expression of everything from moody romanticism to downright Goth.
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A Japanese Pearl Farm Shows Nature’s Artistic Process
A visit to the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm where the culturing process was developed 130 years ago.
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They Sell Seashells (With Gems) From the Seashore
Designers from Glenn Spiro to Silvia Furmanovich are turning shells into fine jewelry.
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Mourning Jewelry Leaves the Victorian Era Behind
Lab-grown diamonds made with cremation ashes are just one way people are honoring their loved ones.
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‘Translators’ Help Romilly Saumarez Smith to Keep Creating Jewelry
When Romilly Saumarez Smith lost her fine motor skills, she despaired. But then she remembered that even Michelangelo worked with collaborators.
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Maria Callas and Her Gems Return to the Opera Spotlight
The centennial of Maria Callas’s birth is inspiring renewed interest in the singer’s dramatic life and jewelry collection.
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Digital Interactions Are Just Part of a Jewelry Sale Now
Brands find that some of their customers’ pandemic-era buying habits are here to stay.
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Paris Exhibition to Focus on Art Nouveau and Beyond
Creations by pre-eminent craftsmen — Lalique, Fouquet, Vever — will be part of a show at L’École, School of Jewelry Arts.
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A Sculptor’s Take on Jewelry
The French contemporary artist Daniel Hourdé has been making rings and cuff links out of gems from Brazil.
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Why the Catwalk Is Coming to Cannes
The next Indiana Jones movie isn’t the only big premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Chopard is unveiling a full couture line, and Versace is showing a Dua Lipa collaboration.
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Why the Catwalk Is Coming to Cannes
The next Indiana Jones movie isn’t the only big premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Chopard is unveiling a full couture line, and Versace is showing a Dua Lipa collaboration.