Australia-based miner Rio Tinto named Jean-Sébastien Jacques as its new chief executive beginning July 2016. Jacques is taking the place of company chief executive Sam Walsh, who’s retiring from the business. Jacques recently joined Rio Tinto’s board as deputy chief executive to ensure a smooth transition. Commenting on his appointment, Jacques said: “Rio Tinto is Read More →

Online fine jewellery retailer Blue Nile Inc is opening its third “Webroom” at Tysons Corner Center mall in Fairfax County, Virginia. Webrooms are physical display rooms that give consumers a new way to shop along with their PCs, phones or tablets. The new Webroom, expected to open by mid-summer, is the first location outside New York Read More →

Portdiamonds/Numerplatina Ida of Portugal completed its first export of Kimberley Process-certified rough diamonds to Dubai. The Lisbon-based company, which has been operating for more than four years, traded with AIC Diamonds – a member of the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre. Portdiamonds/Numerplatina Ida said it will be exporting rough diamonds on a regular basis. According to Portdiamonds/Numerplatina Read More →

An Australian jewellery supplier celebrating its 30th anniversary this year has launched a competition to encourage and support local, emerging jewellery designers. The Najo contest, which was announced yesterday, invites jewellery design students and apprentices across Australia to submit a hand drawn sterling silver jewellery design that could become part of the brand’s upcoming range. Read More →

Italian fashion brand Diesel and Isko, who had earlier joined hands on Jogg Jeans, a ‘jeanetically modified denim’ continue their collaboration with a denim shoes line for the F/W 2015 season. “The collection is made up of three sub-lines; Metropoliss, Magnete Low and Magnete Mid,” a press release from Isko informed. The shoes are made Read More →