De Beers Group wants to make sure that future generations love—and also see the value in—diamonds. And it’s willing to invest in that eventuality. The international diamond company will put more than $140 million into its marketing efforts this year—its biggest spend in marketing since 2008, according to De Beers Group. The investment will be focused on drumming up consumer demand for diamond … Read More →
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) plans to make hallmarking of gold jewellery compulsory and, as a first step, it has proposed photocards for hallmarked jewellery. Currently, the hallmark logos on jewellery are very small and difficult to decipher. The authenticity of these logos also remains suspect. To address this problem, the BIS has proposed to introduce a photocard, of the size of a … Read More →
Kenneth Jay Lane, the designer and bon vivant who built a global business from glittering acts of unabashed deception, producing fake and junk jewelry — or, as he liked to say, tongue in cheek, “faque” and “junque” — has died at his home in Manhattan. He was 85. Chris Sheppard, the executive vice president of … Read More →
Cartier Eclosion bracelet in yellow gold and white gold with carved tourmalines, ruby beads, carved rubellites, carved perifots, moonstone beads, onyx and diamonds Cartier’s sources of inspiration for jewellery collections range from the literal – cacti, for example, or big cats – to the esoteric. And why not? It’s not like beautiful jewels need to … Read More →
What would you expect from a 30ct diamond ring? Boucheron’s take on it was certainly unconventional. Creative director Claire Choisne filled a clear rock crystal sphere with those diamonds as if she’d frozen a snowball for eternity and made a ring out of it. “The idea was to create a snowball and snowballs don’t shine … Read More →
Sreelakshmi L. of online store Saatrangi Silver Studio on her love for silver jewellery Chunky silver jewellery has become an essential in every fashionista’s wardrobe: humongous ‘lotus’ jhumkas, chandbalis and chandelier earrings favoured by the likes of Deepika Padukone and Vidya Balan, disc-like nose pins like what Parvathy wore so effortlessly in Charlie, necklaces that Nayanthara … Read More →
Photo: Chris Palermo / For Hearst Connecticut Media IMAGE 1 OF 8 Jewelry Designer Temple St. Clair at Saks: The Vault in Greenwich where she has a collection of one-of-a-kind designs. St. Clair recently became the third American jewelry designer whose work is represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts at the Louvre. While … Read More →