Category: Jewelry World

Barkin’s Jewelry Fetches $20 Million
San Francisco Chronicle, USA

A collection of jewelry belonging to actress Ellen Barkin fetched $20.3 million at a New York City auction on Tuesday.

The 108 pieces for sale included Barkin’s wedding ring from her marriage to ex-husband Ron Perelman — which fetched $138,000 at Christie’s auction house — diamond rings, necklaces and earrings from jewellers including Bulgari, Cartier, Tiffany and Van Cleef and Arpels. Read more about Barkin's Jewelry Fetches $20 Million …

Jewelry retailer to open Internet diamonds site
The Providence Journal

Ross-Simons, which began retailing on the Internet in 1997, says the word diamonds is among the top search terms on the Web.
06:47 PM EDT on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
BY PAUL GRIMALDI
Journal Staff Writer
Jewelry retailer Ross-Simons, of Cranston, is pushing deeper into cyberspace today, launching a diamonds-only Web site to complement its other sales operations Read more about Jewelry retailer to open Internet diamonds site …

India : Technology to backbone jewelry retailing
October 9, 2006
Fibre2fashion.com, India

A tie-up between Krysaliis, the Indian jewelry and Intelligent Business Systems (IBS), the Artificial Intelligence (AI) software specialist firm is likely to have wide-ranging impact in the jewelry retail trade.

With custom designed AI software from IBS, Krysaliis would know exactly which designs and lines of jewelry to stock in each of its stores, tailoring this inventory to prevailing fashion trends and the demographics of the area, thus matching supply perfectly with demand. Read more about India : Technology to backbone jewelry retailing …

NON-BRANDED JEWELRY ACCOUNTS FOR VAST MAJORITY OF JEWELRY SALES IN DUBAI
Tacy, Israel
8 October 2006

Non-branded jewelry accounted for 84 percent of all jewelry sales in Dubai, according to a new industry survey conducted by AC Nielsen and commissioned jointly by the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre and World Gold Council. Locally manufactured jewelry accounted for 42 percent of sales, trailing significantly behind imports. Read more about NON-BRANDED JEWELRY ACCOUNTS FOR VAST MAJORITY OF JEWELRY SALES IN DUBAI …

Mediterranean jewelry is ‘must have’ this Holiday season, and EyesonYou.com is offering customers an extra 20% off through January 2007.
PR Inside (Pressemitteilung), Austria

2006-10-08 19:34:32 – Mediterranean jewelry sets and separates are the ‘must have- this Holiday season, and Eyes on You is offering customers an extra 20 percent discount through January 2007. Eyes on You (http://eyesonyou.com), offering ‘something new, something different and something sexy to set necklines, ears, wrists and fingers apart,- is unveiling their Winter collection just in time for the Holiday season.

Because the search for quality jewelry at an affordable price has become an endless and exhausting hunt, the Akcakaya sisters launched, Eyes on You an online shopper’s paradise providing fine and affordable jewelry imported from Turkey. Read more about Mediterranean jewelry is 'must have' this Holiday season, and EyesonYou.com is offering customers an extra 20% off through January 2007. …

Jewelry Price Inflation Continues to Moderate
IDEX Online, Israel
(October 5, ’06, 4:23 Ken Gassman)

The news about inflation in the U.S. is all good: both consumer prices and producer prices are rising far less rapidly than earlier this year. Likewise, inflationary pressures in the jewelry industry reflect those same broad-based positive trends that characterize the U.S. economy. Read more about Jewelry Price Inflation Continues to Moderate …

Get your art on
San Diego designers craft innovative, personalized jewelry
by Michael Klam

April Ordoñez
April Ordoñez is a relative newcomer to the jewelry scene. She created her first line in 2005. Her pieces are whimsical and fun.

“My jewelry is positive, not pretentious,” says Ordoñez. “It talks to you.” One particular necklace carries a pendant with a quote by English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: The Beginning is Always Today. The materials for her colorful, eclectic pieces include hand-blown Venetian glass, 14-karat gold and enamel charms, vintage glass beads, leather and sterling components. Ordoñez’s designs can be viewed at www.fifty07.com. Read more about Get your art on …

High-end jewelry store opens
Bizjournals.com, NC

Duncan & Boyd Jewelers, an Amarillo-based jewelry and diamond boutique, opened in 26 Doors at 1206 W. 38th St., marking the third retail store for the company — the first in Austin.

Duncan & Body’s other locations are in Amarillo and San Antonio.

A family-owned business, the store will be operated by gemologist appraiser Ron Boyd, and the husband-and-wife team of Andrew and Chandler Ware. Read more about High-end jewelry store opens …

Costume jewelry exports grow 46% in 2005
Sun Star

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DESPITE the low prices of fashion accessories from China, the local costume jewelry sector has spurred “tremendous” growth last year, an official from the Cebu-Fashion Accessories Manufacturers and Exporters (Fame) said.

Cebu-Fame president Marose Sobreno said Cebu’s total exports last year increased to 46.76 percent, or reached $63.4 million compared to the $43.2 million the previous year. Read more about Costume jewelry exports grow 46% in 2005 …

Jewelry Designer Fights Ed
Jewelry Weblog, CA –

Ed is not a guy. He’s not your ex-boyfriend or ex-husband. He’s much, much worse and much for difficult to get rid of. Ed or “E-d” stands for eating disorders.

In an effort to help fight Ed, two artists have teamed up. One uses words as her art form, author Jenni Schaefer, whose book Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too works as a guide book for women who are struggling with eating disorders. Read more about Jewelry Designer Fights Ed …