Category: Jewelry World

Diamond Jewelry Design Competition Set for Gulf States
Javid Hassan, Arab News
Arab News, Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, 11 April 2007 — A diamond jewelry design competition will kick off throughout the Gulf states this month as part of an organized move to boost the market for diamond jewelry, of which bridal sets alone net around SR740 million in annual sales.

Dubai-based Diamond Trading Company has announced that its GCC Diamond Jewelry Design Competition is now open for entries. The deadline for entries to the competition, which seeks to promote talent in the GCC Jewelry industry, closes on April 15. Read more about Diamond Jewelry Design Competition Set for Gulf States …

World Jewelry Center Filling Up
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Excitement still seems to be high as plans continue to create the World Jewelry Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’ve reported on this before and will continue to do so as I receive news I think it worth talking about. This latest release indicates an increase in interest as the building starts to fill up:

Riding a wave of momentum that began in late 2006 and rapidly gained strength in 2007, the World Jewelry Center (WJC) has now signed 60 companies to Letters of Intent (LOI) to be part of the new international jewelry hub – an increase of 50 percent in just five weeks. Read more about World Jewelry Center Filling Up …

Jewelry & Fashion Blogosphere 04/08/07
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Happy Easter everyone! Hopping around the jewelry and fashion blogosphere, I picked up a few treasures for you.

First, Fashiontribes has a big announcement! Whether you’re feeling Afro Love, Downtown Doll, Fancy Flirt, Global Chic or Rock Punk…the new spring issues of the Fashiontribes magazines are finally live! Read more about Jewelry & Fashion Blogosphere 04/08/07 …

Prom Trends 2007: Top prom jewelry looks
By AMY DRESCHER
phillyBurbs.com, PA

You’ve pored through prom magazines, hit all the hot shops and finally selected the perfect prom dress. Your shoes are gorgeous. Your date is too. You know how you’ll wear your hair and makeup, and you’ve booked your limo and decided which after-party to attend. But have you thought about your prom jewelry? If you’re like many girls, the answer is probably no. Read more about Prom Trends 2007: Top prom jewelry looks …

Prom Trends 2007: Top prom jewelry looks
By AMY DRESCHER
phillyBurbs.com, PA

You’ve pored through prom magazines, hit all the hot shops and finally selected the perfect prom dress. Your shoes are gorgeous. Your date is too. You know how you’ll wear your hair and makeup, and you’ve booked your limo and decided which after-party to attend. But have you thought about your prom jewelry? If you’re like many girls, the answer is probably no. Read more about Prom Trends 2007: Top prom jewelry looks …

The ‘Jewelry Marketing Doctor’ Makes a House Call Emediawire (press release), WA Jewelry marketing expert Dr. David Weiman presents a 3-hour seminar, The 5 Keys to Selling Handcrafted Jewelry, at the Jewelry Arts Expo, Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, DE from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28.Philadelphia, PA (PRWeb) March 29, 2007 — Dr. […]

Upscale Internet Jewelry Mall Revamped
AddPR.com (press release), TX

New Look for 1 of a kind jewelry mall, new services for customers and designers.

(AddPR) Expect a new look from top rated 1 of a Kind Jewelry Mall; the leading handcrafted online jewelry shopping mall. After months of re-development, co-owners Patty Everett and Gary McHugh have renewed their commitment to the Mall, their customers and jewelry designers.

New 1 of a Kind Jewelry Mall features include one-stop shopping with a secure shopping cart checkout. Shoppers choose jewelry from any of our designers and make one quick payment. Read more about Upscale Internet Jewelry Mall Revamped …

Silver Jewelry Trend Report Jewelry Weblog, CA According to Mine Web, the Silver Institute has just published a trend report on silver, especially targeting jewelry, and things look pretty good for silver jewelry. This is really not a huge surprise since, while the cost of silver has gone up a good deal over the last […]

Top Execs, Industry Gurus Meet at Fine Jewelry CEO Summit
Diamonds.net, NY

RAPAPORT… Nearly 200 top executives in the diamond and jewelry industry met at the Rio Tinto Diamonds sponsored and Nielson Jewelry Group produced 2nd Annual Fine Jewelry CEO Summit in Atlanta, February 20-22, 2007.

The event was designed specifically for executives from the “majors” – jewelry firms that command 38 percent of the market in the United States, making this very different from other jewelry tradeshows or conferences, said Nielsen Jewelry Group vice president Lee Arevian Read more about Top Execs, Industry Gurus Meet at Fine Jewelry CEO Summit …

Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show Packs Them In
By Laura Beach
Antiques and the Arts Online, CT

West Palm Beach. Fla:Promising reports from the frontlines of the four-year-old Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show lured us to the capital of luxe over Presidents’ Day weekend. We’re glad we went.
Visitors who were not stranded by the ice storms that earlier in the week brought much of the country to a halt arrived in time for a glamorous opening night party benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County on Friday, February 16. In all, the clubs raised close to $100,000, organizers said. Read more about Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show Packs Them In …