28/09/2009
• Coleby Nicholson
What is it about Danish design? This small country produces some amazing products. COLEBY NICHOLSON looks at another Danish jewellery range.
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28/09/2009
• Gretel Hunnerup
From the memorable to the downright silly, jewellery marketing has led the world in creativity. GRETEL HUNNERUP investigates the weirdest and most wonderful campaigns.
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28/09/2009
• Gretel Hunnerup
Once left to gather dust in grandma’s jewellery box, brooches are
springing their way back into fashion. GRETEL HUNNERUP reports.
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28/09/2009
Throughout time, jewellery has played a starring role in many films,
assisting not only in story lines, but also generating a whirlwind of
enthusiasm for the industry. HAYLEY MORCOM reports on the films that
made jewellery the star.
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28/09/2009
• Gretel Hunnerup
Australian men are thumbing their noses at tradition and embracing
jewellery that is both non-essential and handsomely-designed. GRETEL
HUNNERUP reports.
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28/09/2009
• Carla Caruso • Journalist
Fashion designers and celebrities are entering the world of accessories. CARLA CARUSO investigates the consumer's appetite for non-traditional players entering the market.
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25/09/2009
• Naomi Levin
Sifting markets looking for special treasures or harvesting ancient
seeds to make modern jewellery, NAOMI LEVIN speaks to three women who
are not only jewellers, but hunters and collectors.
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25/09/2009
• Gretel Hunnerup
Ecologically-responsible jewellery is a fresh product in the burgeoning
market for nature-friendly goods. GRETEL HUNNERUP reports on “Fair trade” jewellery and other social issues.
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25/09/2009
Gems can exhibit many different types of damage, including that caused
by accident or negligence. With a little knowledge, such damage can
often be avoided. PROFESSOR HENRY A. HÄNNI discusses the how and why of
gem care.
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25/09/2009
• Bianca Mangion
Being a jeweller is a difficult job. It can involve dealing with people’s emotions and cherished family possessions. And there is often confusion given that much of jewellery is subjective. Along the way there is the occasional disgruntled customer. From the serious to the downright absurd, the JAA receives many complaint calls each year. BIANCA MANGION reports.
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25/09/2009
• Bianca Mangion
BIANCA MANGION chats to George Rotenstein the Australian
creator of a collection of miniature musical carousels. Embodying all the beauty of an amusement park carousel with intricate
detail, colourful lighting, movement and music, each of the horses
has a finely-detailed body,
designed and created in a variety of materials
including sterling silver and 18-carat gold.
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13/09/2009
Pearls are an amazing gem. They have a fascinating history and have
been prized and collected for more than 4000 years, giving them the
title of the world's oldest gem.
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13/09/2009
Pearls are the world's only organic gem and are composed of calcium
carbonate. This means special attention is required to ensure pearls
will stay beautiful and last a lifetime.
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13/09/2009
Freshwater pearls are pearls which grow in non-saline environment in freshwater mussels.
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13/09/2009
Akoya pearls are bead-nucleated cultured pearls produced in the
Pinctada fucata martensii and Pinctada fucata chemnitzii primarily in
Japan, China, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia.
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