GIA’s grading lab recently detected “a number” of diamonds that had counterfeit GIA inscriptions on their girdles. “This is not the first time we have seen this,” says spokesperson Stephen Morisseau.
If you’re reading this, you know that jewelry design is a viable career that can be both lucrative and personally fulfilling. But many high school students don’t—and NYC Jewelry Week (NYCJW) is taking steps to expose young New Yorkers to the many career paths available within the industry.
But in the flesh? Jewelry designer Ariana Boussard-Reifel is living in Montana, baby. With an actual baby—her newborn, Anaya, who arrived in August. In fact, it was Anaya’s impending arrival that prompted Boussard-Reifel and her husband to abruptly leave New York City last March.
Most of us were happy to say good riddance to 2020. It was a year fraught with heartache, fear, financial uncertainty, racial unrest, and a deep political divide.
Though a smattering of snow is quietly falling outside as I write this, I feel the tiniest hint of spring on the horizon. When I awoke this morning, it was lighter than usual. The birds were singing, and somehow it didn’t feel quite as frigid as it often does.
When designer Jillian Sassone, founder of Marrow Fine Jewelry, learned that a jewelry retail space had opened in Newport Beach, Calif., last year, her first thought was, “We’re in a pandemic, I’m not going to open another store.” Famous last words!
When Brides closed the poll for its annual American Wedding Study in March 2020, the pandemic was barely getting started. In September, the publication decided to revisit its report and tackle the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the wedding industry head-on.
The Plumb Club, a New York–based coalition of suppliers in all facets of the jewelry, diamond, and watch sectors, met the industry’s needs in 2020 by creating TPC-365, a B2B virtual platform
