Get to Know Jewelry Designer Jill Maurer
Onetime engineer Jill Maurer traded in software for silver with her three-year-old eponymous jewelry design firm. Maurer is inspired by archeology and cave drawings, and she sometimes makes her jewels with CAD/CAM.
“I love to...
Blue Nile opens 5th ‘Webroom’ in Seattle
Online diamond jeweller Blue Nile Inc opened its fifth Webroom at Bellevue Square in Bellevue, Washington, just a few miles from its Seattle headquarters. Webrooms are physical display rooms that give consumers a new...
Harry Kotlar enhances retail experience with new US boutique
World-renowned fine jeweller Harry Kotlar is unveiling its first boutique in the US as part of the new Shreve & Co flagship store in San Francisco.
According to the company, Harry Kotlar’s fine jewellery pieces...
Gemfields sets emerald auction in February 2017
Coloured gemstone producer Gemfields announced that its auction of predominantly higher-quality emeralds from the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, originally scheduled to take place in December 2016, has been moved to February 2017.
The company...
Millennials seen to fuel growth in global diamond sector, says new report
A new generation of consumers, mainly from China, India and the US, offers vast opportunities for the diamond industry, according to Bain & Company’s sixth annual report on the global diamond jewellery trade.
These consumers...
Diamond news: Global Witness pulls out of Kimberley Process
Global Witness has pulled out of the Kimberley Process created to keep 'conflict diamonds' out of the supply chain.
Global Witness the international NGO that campaigns against natural-resource related conflict has pulled out of the...
Style Spotlight: New Diamond Halo-Style Engagement Rings
Halo-style rings may be the hardest-working design in the market, with both brides and fashionistas loving the look for its classic styling. But even timeless looks deserve a refresher now and then, so here...
GIA Opens Service for Melee Analysis
Having completed a five-month pilot programme -- launched in June 2016 -- for its Melee Analysis Service, GIA is now open to accepting submissions for the same. The institute has announced that clients can...
IIGDR’s Centre in Surat, India, Gets US$ 5 Mn Boost; to Launch Educational Services
De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) yesterday announced investment of US$ 5 million for expansion of its diamond grading and testing centre in Surat, India.
The Surat centre was established in...
ALROSA’s Sales for November 2016, Though Higher Y-o-Y, Impacted by Demonetisation in India
PJSC ALROSA’s total sales – of both rough and polished diamonds -- for November 2016 amounted to US$ 255.2 million; and were 63% higher compared to the same period last year.
Within this, ALROSA Group’s...
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