Jewelers are invited to submit creative design concepts on the theme of “Collision and Fusion” in the IGI’s 2020 JEWEL Jewelry Design Contest. The first prize is $1,140 cash and a scholarship to coursework at one of IGI’s International Schools of Gemology, and there are two-second prizes. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers […]

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Initiatives in Art and Culture’s (IAC) 21st anniversary fashion conference, devoted to the color blue, proved to be a pièce de résistance. Earth seen from afar is the ”blue planet”, and the hue, the color of sea and sky naturally inspires discussions of sustainability and materials. Revered in adornment, some of the world’s most recognizable […]

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Larry Spicer, a security expert, has joined the leadership team of Jewelers Mutual. Spicer, who has held leadership positions at Aurora Healthcare, Home Depot, and Kohl’s, has assumed the role of vice president of Loss Prevention and Risk Management Services. Most recently Spicer was the director, Public Safety at Aurora Healthcare in Milwaukee where he […]

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Ritani, a vertically integrated, technology-minded jewelry company launched Virtual Shelf at JCK Las Vegas. Virtual Shelf is a white-label application and sales vehicle that “re-imagines how jewelers sell, and customers shop for engagement rings, diamonds, and jewelry.” Like its various competitors, Ritani sought to overcome one of the brick-and-mortar retail jewelers’ most urgent dilemmas, i.e. […]

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China has been ranking FIRST both in gold production and gold consumption for consecutive 11 years, thus make China a huge market in the gold and precious metals field. At the same time, it is now a trend for mining companies to step out of the border as incited by China’s “One Belt and One […]

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Welcome to the 13th Anniversary of the China Gold & Precious Metals Summit on December 5-6, 2018 in Shanghai China. We are pleased to announce that the China Gold & Precious Metals Summit will have its 13th edition in Shanghai China on 5-6 December 2018, and welcome your participation. Organized by IGVision International Corporation, the […]

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David Yurman is partnering with Mr. Porter, the men’s fashion offspring of Net-A-Porter, to sell pieces from its men’s silver collection—primarily bracelets. WWD reported yesterday that Mr. Porter is the first purely e-commerce partner for David Yurman, which is a top-selling brand for countless independent jewelers and department stores including Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. “We have been exploring […]

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New York–Following Irma, the second major hurricane to hit the United States in as many weeks, Jewelers of America has announced that it’s expanding the scope of its disaster relief efforts. Originally, Jewelers of America, along with this publication and the Diamond Council of America, created a fund to aid independent jewelers impacted by the unprecedented flooding […]

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