Author: Indonesia Jewelry

Not All that Glitters is Gold: Digging for Ethically Sourced Jewelry
GreenBiz, CA
By: Marc Choyt

Shamsa Dawani, from the Women’s Miner’s Cooperative of Tanzania, gets up from her chair to open a small paper wrapping to show me brilliant red garnets. They represent a profound evolution for those who wish to make it socially unacceptable for anyone to buy bling that is not fair trade mined and fabricated.

Ethical jewelry? Many people passionate about the environment and social responsibility would balk at such a concept within a sector known for the blood diamonds and dirty gold. Yet real change is on the horizon. Read more about Not All that Glitters is Gold: Digging for Ethically Sourced Jewelry …

Carmichael jewelry school teaches all the facets
By Darrell Smith – dvsmith@sacbee.com
Sacramento Bee,  USA 
Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, April 4, 2008
Story appeared in BUSINESS section, Page D1

Local jewelers struggled to fill their employment ranks with new talent in the late 1970s, and Dee Rouse Huth spotted an opportunity in their frustration.

“I’d ask, ‘How do you find jewelers when you need them?’ ” Huth recalled. “They said, ‘You don’t.’ ” Read more about Carmichael jewelry school teaches all the facets …

High prices are as good as gold in the jewelry market
The Canadian Press, NEW YORK
18 hours ago

NEW YORK — The buzz around record-setting gold prices is reminding jewelry shoppers that gold is indeed a precious metal.

Yellow gold has never completely fallen out of favour with the fashion crowd, but over the past decade the public took more of a shine to sterling silver and platinum. However, gold’s fortunes had already started to turn when it hit $1,000 an ounce in March.
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Bali Bohemian: Santa Cruz jewelry artist Vanessa Montiel has followed her artistic inspiration, and it’s led all the way to Oprah
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA 

WALLACE BAINE – Sentinel staff writer
Article Launched: 03/30/2008 01:39:29 AM PDT

As she lies in her bed at night in Bali, waiting for sleep to arrive on the sweet tropical air, Vanessa Montiel can sometimes hear the far-off sounds of gamelan floating across the rice fields. That’s the musical manifestation of the spiritual essence of this South Pacific island, an essence that will inspire her the next morning to get out of bed, go for a head-clearing session of surfing, and then dive into her creative work till sundown. Read more about Bali Bohemian: Santa Cruz jewelry artist Vanessa Montiel has followed her artistic inspiration, and it's led all the way to Oprah …

Jewelry Exhibits Sparkle
Korea Times, South Korea
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

World-renowned jewelry houses Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co. are adding sparkle to Seoul this month, as their dazzling jewels are on display in two separate exhibitions.

Visitors will have the chance to learn about the two companies’ long history and appreciate their creative jewelry designs. Among the beautiful jewelry pieces that will fascinate visitors are an exquisite Van Cleef & Arpels tiara worn by Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, and the huge yellow diamond in Tiffany’s stunning “Bird on a Rock.” Read more about Jewelry Exhibits Sparkle …

RICHIE LAUNCHES JEWELRY LINE
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA 

Nicole Richie is set to extend her portfolio of moneymaking ventures: She is launching her own jewelry line.

The reality TV socialite is designing pieces, which will be produced by Mouawad, the exclusive jewelers behind supermodel Heidi Klum’s fine jewelry collection, according to People.

And the new mum is ecstatic with the way the production process is going, because she can fit in time for designing as she looks after her newborn daughter, Harlow Winter. Read more about RICHIE LAUNCHES JEWELRY LINE …

Jewelry-making a step up for African woman via Flower Mound church
Dallas Morning News, TX
Local Methodist church helps Mozambique families toward self-sufficiency
08:37 PM CDT on Saturday, March 22, 2008
By SHAWN FLOYD / The Dallas Morning News
sfloyd@dallasnews.com

Barb Williams has been traveling to Mozambique for 10 years to help the people there learn English and improve their way of life.

As much as she put into it, there was still something missing.

“We needed someone who could set up some sort of business,” said Ms. Williams, a member of Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church in Flower Mound. “Diane Bishop did that with the jewelry business.” Read more about Jewelry-making a step up for African woman via Flower Mound church …

Staten Islanders sell jewelry because of high price of gold
Staten Island Advance – SILive.com, NY
by Staten Island Advance
Sunday March 23, 2008, 1:22 PM

The lines aren’t out the door and around the block like they were in 1980 when gold prices skyrocketed, but as the precious metal topped $1,000 there were plenty of Staten Islanders who cashed in.

“We’re not selling to them, they’re selling to us,” joked Joseph Buono, owner of Buono Jewelers on Hylan Boulevard in Grasmere. Read more about Staten Islanders sell jewelry because of high price of gold …

Reebok to pay $1 mln fine for lead jewelry: U.S. CPSC
Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Athletic shoe maker Reebok International Ltd will pay a record $1 million civil penalty to settle allegations that it imported and distributed charm bracelets that contained toxic levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.

The agency said in March 2006, a 4-year-old boy from Minneapolis swallowed the bracelet’s heart-shaped pendant and died. Read more about Reebok to pay $1 mln fine for lead jewelry: U.S. CPSC …

Gold: The unwanted treasure
Arizona Republic, AZ
Cathryn Creno
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 17, 2008 05:17 PM

At the end of last week, the price of gold futures hit a record $1,000 an ounce.

So Don Hall packed up six broken gold chains and four rings his wife no longer wanted, a chain and ring his daughter no longer liked and five tie tacks he had received as company awards.

“I don’t even wear a tie,” the retired Ahwatukee pharmaceuticals executive said.

“Why not sell them and buy something I would really like?” Read more about Gold: The unwanted treasure …