10/03/2019
• Angela Han
With a booming middle-class and an increase in domestic consumption of gold and diamonds, ancient handcrafting skills have fused with technology in India to produce demi-fine jewellery that meets millennials’ demands. ANGELA HAN talks to skilled veterans and contemporary designers at the center of India's jewellery design revolution.
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09/03/2019
• Arabella Roden
They’ve had a turbulent decade following the global financial crisis, but after a return to popularity and technology breakthroughs, pearls are back on top – can they stay there? ARABELLA RODEN takes a closer look
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09/03/2019
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
As consumers become more and more intrigued by niche jewellery finishes, the ancient craft of Mokume gane has recently found popularity. What is the appeal of this striking technique and speaks to its devoted craftsmen?
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11/02/2019
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
For most successful jewellers the engagement ring remains the backbone of their business. COLEBY NICHOLSON explores some recent Australian data on engagements and weddings.
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11/02/2019
• Richard Chiu
A new year calls for new ideas. RICHARD CHIU has compiled some helpful marketing techniques – old and new – to help steer businesses through 2019.
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06/12/2018
The Diamond Guild Australia Jewellery Awards celebrated “exemplary workmanship and creative integrity of Australian jewellery design” at its Gala in October.
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06/12/2018
• Abe Sherman
ABE SHERMAN says bogus claims and overpriced products from synthetic manufacturers probably ‘forced’ De Beer’s into the lab-grown market.
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06/12/2018
• Chaim Even- Zohar and Pranay Narvekar
What is really behind the jewellery industry’s greatest U-turn? CHAIM EVEN-ZOHAR with PRANAY NARVEKAR analyse De Beers’ real motives.
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06/12/2018
• Paul Zimnisky
The global jewellery industry is estimated to be worth US$270 billion. PAUL ZIMNISKY reports on the staggering potential of the ‘new diamond’ economy.
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06/12/2018
• Garry Holloway
There is more than meets the eye behind De Beer’s move into lab-grown diamonds says GARRY HOLLOWAY. Indeed some of the early ramifications have been ‘unintended’, or were they?
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06/12/2018
• Bill Sechos
While lab-grown diamonds might provide benefits for jewellery retailers, BILL SECHOS says there are many potential pitfalls. Jewellers should be aware of the pitfalls.
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06/12/2018
• Mehul N. Shah
The Indian gems and jewellery sector is a US$40 billion industry and, according to MEHUL SHAH, around 1 million families earn their livelihood thanks to the diamond industry.
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06/12/2018
• Alan Bronstein and Nilesh Sheth
ALAN BRONSTEIN and NILESH SHETH believe synthetic stones only threaten the natural diamond market if there is no disclosure or transparency.
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