16/03/2020
• Susan Hartwig
Chrysoprase is the green variant, and most valuable form, of chalcedony. Its name comes to us from the Greek language, with chrysos being the word for gold and prasinon for green.
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12/03/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
The fancy colour diamond category is as dynamic and varied as the stones themselves. ARABELLA RODEN explores new trends and opportunities for retail jewellers.
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12/03/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
The engagement ring category continues to evolve, with jewellers rising to the challenge of reinventing the classics – and creating unique designs – for the modern consumer. ARABELLA RODEN reports.
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21/02/2020
• Riza Ortiz & Arabella Roden
Jewellery offers consumers endless options for creative self-expression as well as affordable luxury items. The trend for ‘multi-piercing’ – wearing small earrings across multiple piercings on each ear – reflects both these factors. Find out how embracing multi-piercing can help boost jewellery sales.
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14/02/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
A long-term analysis conducted by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) has revealed pink diamond prices more than doubled over the past ten years, increasing by 116 per cent.
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12/02/2020
• Riza Ortiz & Arabella Roden
As Hollywood’s biggest stars walked the red carpet at the Academy Awards, it was their jewellery that stole the limelight.
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06/02/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
From environmental challenges to a surprising new consumer market, ARABELLA RODEN explores recent developments in the pearl sector.
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06/02/2020
• Susan Hartwig
The beauty of gemstones resides in the optical properties associated with light, be it light reflected within the body of the gem or from the gem’s surface.
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29/01/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Hong Kong-based Kunming Diamonds will visit Perth, Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane with a selection of pink diamonds from Western Australia's Argyle Mine and other natural fancy colour diamonds.
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28/01/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Swarovski has expanded its lab-created diamond range, introducing a collection of fancy colours at Couture Fashion Week in Paris.
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25/01/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Affordable diamond jewellery brand Hot Diamonds will be re-launched to the Australian and New Zealand markets, following strong UK results.
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22/01/2020
• Riza Ortiz & Arabella Roden
Diamonds were truly a girls’ best friend at the 2020 Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) Awards, with a constellation of stars glittering from head to toe.
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20/01/2020
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Mining company Lucara has announced French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has purchased the 1,758-carat Sewelô diamond, the largest diamond ever recovered in Botswana and the second largest of all time.
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10/01/2020
• Riza Ortiz & Arabella Roden
Hollywood’s awards season got off to a glittering start early this January, with stars donning statement jewellery pieces at the 2020 Golden Globes.
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17/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
US research and management-consulting firm Bain & Co. has released the 2019 edition of its Global Diamond Report, commissioned by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.
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