Category: Jewelry World

India’s jewelry exports climb 32%
Economic Times, India

MUMBAI: Exports of jewelry from India, the world’s largest producer, climbed 32 per cent in the two months ended May as overseas sales of diamonds rose.

Exports reached $3.18 billion, compared with $2.4 billion a year earlier, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council said in an e-mailed statement on Thursday. Read more about India's jewelry exports climb 32% …

One request now keeps jewelry on artist’s mind
Chicago Suburban News, IL

Hinsdale, IL –
Hinsdale resident Colleen Smith now spends about 40 hours a week working on something that started as a request from her sister: making jewelry.
“My sister came to me and said she was going to a wedding, and she wanted me to put something together for her,” Smith said.

She created a chunky necklace of semiprecious stones.
“She got a lot of compliments on it,” Smith said, and her jewelry-making grew from there. The necklaces, bracelets and earrings are part of a collection called Colleen’s Creation. Read more about One request now keeps jewelry on artist's mind …

Miko Marks Sparkles in Jewelry Campaign
Top40-Charts.com, NY

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mirrome Records) – The stunning Miko Marks is not only an award-winning Country singer. She now lists modeling among her many credits.
The Mirrome Records recording artist recently posed for an advertising campaign for Varna, the same jewelry firm that provided spectacular diamond accessories for Miko’s appearance at the New Music Awards in Los Angeles. Miko was named “Best New Country Artist” at that red carpet event in November 2006 Read more about Miko Marks Sparkles in Jewelry Campaign …

Jewelry Diva Blog Rant
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Time out for a jewelry diva rant folks! And, I’m really talking to those wonderful designers, manufacturers, and other folks in the jewelry business world. Listen up!

The time of the blog is here. In fact, we are well entrenched in the electronic apparatus and are quickly over-taking the old hardcopy media that you are so familiar with Read more about Jewelry Diva Blog Rant …

Dubai Economic Department calls on the jewellery sector to adopt service industry standsards
AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates

In an award ceremony initiated by the Department of Economic Development, the UAE’s premier retail jeweler, Pure Gold, won the coveted ‘Best Service Performance Outlet’ in the jewellery category.

Dubai is becoming the regional epicenter for jewellery purchasing for Middle Eastern, African, Asian and European customers and in an attempt to encourage the commodity sector to adopt service industry standards, Dubai Economic Department audited commodities firms on their customer handling, sales care and post sales warranty schemes. This year’s Dubai Service Excellence Scheme (DSES) has chosen Pure Gold Jewellers in Gold Souk to win the coveted ‘High Service Performing Outlet’ award Read more about Dubai Economic Department calls on the jewellery sector to adopt service industry standsards …

A Mix of Art and Jewelry on Display at Jeddah Boutique
Arab News, Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, 22 June 2007 — Motion Boutique opened its first exhibition combining works of art with artistic jewelry on the first floor of Roshana Mall here on Wednesday night.

Exhibits at the three-day show include Nancy Saleh’s “Lustre Jewelry,” a striking collection of handmade designs presented by Stylus on behalf of the Arab-American designer. Read more about A Mix of Art and Jewelry on Display at Jeddah Boutique …

Most Popular Mother’s Day Jewelry Gift?
Diamond Vues, NY

Of those who purchased jewelry as a Mother’s Day gift this year, one-third selected yellow-gold items, according to the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council (JCOC).

The JCOC found yellow gold the most popular metal choice for jewelry, followed by sterling silver (selected by 25 percent) and white gold (selected by 21 percent). Read more about Most Popular Mother's Day Jewelry Gift? …

EK Designs – Jewelry for Us All
Jewelry Weblog, CA

What struck me about EK Designs jewelry is that it is very wearable. Many pieces I could see wearing to just about any where, from the office to the grocery store, but they still make a fashion statement. As I read the bio on this jewelry designer, I couldn’t help but feel it might be inspiring to other want-to-be famous and successful jewelry designers out there:

What started out in 1992 as a fun hobby that fulfilled an artistic need, ek designs has morphed into a premier jewelry design firm. With little more than a good word of mouth chain, ek designs has grown into a company with revenues that continually double each year. Read more about EK Designs – Jewelry for Us All …

A Few Bits Of Jewelry
OhGizmo!, Canada
By Evan Ackerman

Yeah, the Hope Diamond is pretty bling and all that, but it’s so, like, analog. We’re living in a digital world now baby, and that means low-res knockoffs of valuable commodities. As far as I know, designers Mike and Maaike are the first to take this beyond music, movies, and microcode (software). They’ve quite deliberately stolen images of famous pieces of jewelry via Google Image search, doctored them to a drastically lower resolution, and then printed them onto leather. Read more about A Few Bits Of Jewelry …

Tiny jewelry shop is global player
Expert Jewelry Repair & Design finds customers in far-flung places
Oshkosh Northwestern, WI
By Maureen Wallenfang
Post-Crescent staff writer

Michael Rivero lives in Oahu, Hawaii, with a view of Pearl Harbor, and does visual effects for commercials, movies and TV shows, including “Lost.”

When he wanted to make a custom lapel pin for his production company, he searched the Internet and found Expert Jewelry Repair & Design, a store that could do the job.

It was in Appleton, Wisconsin. Read more about Tiny jewelry shop is global player …