How I Got Here: Alice Chave on Giving Old Tech New Life as Jewelry

Alice Chave has an engineer’s analytical mind, so when faced with an ample supply of a product, she jumps to determining a use for it....

Unhada’s Jocelyn Prestia Follows Her Dreams for Lucid Collection

With her dreamy new Lucid collection, Unhada designer Jocelyn Prestia says she is exploring a softer, more contemplative look and offering charms for...

The Golden Opportunity

Our fascination with gold is about as old as the history of mankind. We are inherently captivated by the metal; just ask any infant who...

Mokume Gane: Where Metal and Meaning Collide

Arn Krebs (pictured) has always been an artisan. “I was making knives when I was 8 years old, grinding steel, whatever I could find,” he tells...

Online Designer Bios: Does Yours Have the Write Stuff?

Jewelry designers, here’s a challenge: Go to your company’s website, read the “About” section, and carefully consider how it portrays your...

A Veteran Pearl Dealer on Riding Today’s Market Wave

Since founding Baggins in 2002, Anil Maloo, a third-generation pearl jeweler, has experienced a pearl boom like the one we’re in only once before....

From Classic to Cutting-Edge, These 3 New Collections Give Pearls a Modern Makeover

This season, pearls continue to perform as designers reinterpret the classic gem through unexpected pairings and modern forms. From Marei New...

Jamie Dimon Says $10,000 Gold Is Possible

Gold could “easily go to $5,000 or $10,000 in environments like this,” JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson...

Gold Crosses $4,200—a Week After It Hit $4,000

The gold rally appears to be charging full speed ahead, without any speed bumps in sight. (more…)

5 Pearl Rings That Showcase the Organic Gem’s Surprising Versatility

In early 2020, many pearl retailers noted a surprising development in the pearl trade: Celebrities, such as Emma Stone, were getting engaged with...

The Tin Cup Necklace Makes a 2020s Comeback

If you bought or sold jewelry in the mid-1990s, you know the Tin Cup necklace. Named for the 1996 film starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo, about a...