Hurry, the CPAA Pearl Jewelry Design Competition Is Ending Soon!
In June, the Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) announced that it’s accepting submissions for its annual International Pearl Design...
Diamond Investment Fund Was Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors in Florida have charged Jose Angel Aman with wire fraud for operating a diamond investment fund that they call a Ponzi...
New ‘Gems’ Exhibit to Open in Paris (Good Thing There’s This Book)
Happy: On Sept. 16, the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris will unveil a new exhibit titled Gems in collaboration with the famed French...
Kiss, Kiss: Nouvel Heritage Has New Earrings To Love
Anyone engaged in work that can broadly fall under the umbrella of decorative arts usually has a deep affinity (and sometimes even a background in)...
Britt’s Pick: Nacre Pearl Necklace By Melanie Georgacopoulos
For someone who is pretty intent on having it out for pearls, I’ve sure been writing about them a lot lately. Oddly, I have derived so much...
Deco Boom: A Celebration of 100 Years of Art Deco Jewelry
The century-old Art Deco movement remains an eternal source of inspiration for contemporary jewelers. We recap the era’s influence on jewelry...
Soak Up the Last Bits of Summer With These Renna Bracelets, Studs
It may be some version of “back to school” for a great many of us, but others are still in vacation mode, perhaps planning one last long-weekend...
VMAs 2020 Jewelry: Our Top 5 Favorite Looks
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, MTV staged its annual Video Music Awards (VMAs) last night. And overall, it was an odd affair: there was no...
The Anything-But-Classic Pearl
To take stock of pearl jewelry as the holiday season approaches would be wise. Staples, from a single strand of high-quality pearls to a pair of...
Catbird x the Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Something to See
On Saturday, the Metropolitan of Art will reopen its doors after an excruciatingly long hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions in New York City. Sadly,...