Editor-in-chief of JCK magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Aug. 2
The holiday season may seem a long way off now that the dog days of August are upon us, but it’ll be here before you know it. Stock up on fine and...
Cord Necklaces Are Having a Moment
Cord necklaces—in leather, rubber, velvet, or silk—were ubiquitous at the Las Vegas jewelry shows.
The rationale seemed obvious: Designers...
A Curator’s Take on the Vegas Shows
You might describe Rosena Sammi as a professional juggler. Not only is she the founder of The Jewelry Edit, a fine fashion jewelry e-tailer...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of July 26
If, as temperatures climb, you’re seeking refuge indoors this week, use the time to apply to one of a number of promising scholarship and...
From Mourning Jewelry to Modern Keepsakes: Lockets Resurface at Jewelry Week
Jewelers are channeling Victorian energy this season with a slew of locket styles that feature all the sentimentality of the age-old jewelry staple,...
NDC’s Sam Broekema Gives Us His Vegas Diamond Download
Since joining the Natural Diamond Council as editor-in-chief in 2022, Sam Broekema has brought a fashion editor’s sensibility to the council’s...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of July 19
The summer slowdown is in full effect. This week’s (light) agenda includes the latest vodcast from JCK, a paradigm-shifting exhibition on Etruscan...
How Ophelia Eve Is Reimagining Victorian Style
The jewelry industry is rife with sister acts—brands, such as Lionheart and Sorellina, run by siblings—but we weren’t aware of any aunt-niece...
Americana Rides Into the Jewelry Spotlight
Americana is all the rage.
Maybe it’s the halo effect of our nation’s recent semiquincentennial or the renewed popularity of cowboy culture...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of July 12
Two jewelry conferences, continents apart, dominate this week’s agenda. One, in Singapore, is known as the “Diamond Davos,” while the other, in...