The Quiet Appeal of the Rose-Cut Diamond

I meant to ask jewelers for old mine cuts—I put a call out for rose cuts instead. I do know the difference; working in an estate jewelry store saw...

Britt’s Pick: Zome’s Zyra Statement Earrings

It's officially (well, basically) the holiday season, and to me nothing says the holiday season in jewelry better than a pair of statement...

Universal Deco’s Memento Mori Exhibition Gives Grief a Physical Form

Memento mori is familiar territory for jewelry: skulls, serpents, hourglasses, wilting flowers. Jewelers have been borrowing the visual language of...

Jewels From My Inbox: October 2026 Edition

Halloween hasn't officially happened yet, but I'm already ready to hang the Christmas decorations. The same probably can be said for retailers, who...

Britt’s Pick: Haoyang’s Titanium Garden Brooch

I had this Haoyang piece earmarked about a month or so ago, drawn to its technicolor garden coaxed out of metal, lending a playful side to an...

Buccellati Gives Torsadé a Fresh Twist

If high gold prices were supposed to make us want less gold, somebody forgot to tell the jewelry world. The appetite for substantial, tactile,...

Emily P. Wheeler Has a Ball With Sphere

When I say my jaw dropped at the sight of Emily P. Wheeler's newest collection, I mean I'm currently making an appointment to have my TMJ...

Britt’s Pick: Meluzza’s Northern Lights Ring

Paula Doebrich didn’t have to travel to Iceland or Norway to get the idea for Meluzza’s Northern Lights ring. She just had to look out the window...

What’s Trending at JIS? Color, Charms, Beads—and Jewelry With Character

In a cozy corner on the show floor of the JIS Show in Miami, JCK's editor-in-chief, Victoria Gomelsky, sat down with moderator Jen Cullen Williams to...

Onirikka’s Dew Drops Are Made to Move

Some jewelry collections begin with months of sketching. Other times, it starts with a gem dealer you can’t stop thinking about. For the new Dew...