Category: Jewelry World

Vershbow’s Art Gets Korean Touch
Korea Times, South Korea
By Yoon Won-sup
Staff Reporter

Artists traveling to a foreign country can seldom help allowing that country to influence their work. Such is the case with Lisa Vershbow, a metalsmith, sometimes better known as the wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Seoul, Alexander Vershbow.
“New Korean influences, such as jade and bamboo leaves, are beginning to surface in my work,’’ she said last Wednesday during a presentation of her works before students and professors at the Sun Gallery in Insa-dong, Seoul, where her exhibition is being held. Read more about Vershbow’s Art Gets Korean Touch …

Attorney and jewelry designer
They Love
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Laurie Warshawsky
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH

Attorney and jewelry designer (elle-a-belledesigns.com)
What’s playing on your car stereo right now? XM Satellite Radio BPM-Channel 81.
Most embarrassing thing in your CD collection? “John Denver’s Greatest Hits” — except I secretly love it!

Worst household chore? Cleaning the bathroom.

Movies you’ve walked out of? “Chicken Little,” “Secret Window” (but I love Johnny Depp.)

Do you collect anything? Beads, beads and more beads.

What’s always in your refrigerator? Milk, cheese. Read more about Attorney and jewelry designer …

Jewelry TV aims to buy Shop At Home
By CARLY HARRINGTON, harringtonc@knews.com
June 8, 2006/Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN

Knoxville-based Jewelry Television is acquiring the assets of the struggling Shop At Home network.
The deal, which has not been finalized, will help Jewelry Television meet its growth goals, spokeswoman Kelly Fletcher said.

“From a technology standpoint, it was too good of a deal to pass up,” she said.

The E. W. Scripps Co. announced last month that it planned to close the Nashville-based network, which was founded in Newport in 1986 to sell satellite equipment to satellite TV viewers. Read more about Jewelry TV aims to buy Shop At Home …

The Guy Behind Gem Jewelry Takes On Weaver – And Wins!
Hartford Courant, United States

Stanley Frank is nervous. Neither he nor his wife, Jean, slept the night before. In a few minutes, he will tell his life story to 300 battle-hardened, world-weary ninth-graders at Hartford’s Weaver High School. The notecards he holds are a thin shield against failure.

Seated with him in the principal’s office, Patricia Nelson, the school’s lead guidance counselor, commiserates. As many times as she’s stood before the students, she still gets butterflies.

With them is Frank’s wife, the gracious Jean. She reminds him that he is a good speaker. Read more about The Guy Behind Gem Jewelry Takes On Weaver – And Wins! …

WDC PARTICIPANTS INVITED TO JOVELLA JEWELRY TRADE FAIR
Tacy, Israel/8 June 2006

Participants in the World Diamond Congress, to be held in Tel Aviv from June 26 – 29, will also be able to take in the latest innovations on the Israeli and international jewelry scene. Jovella 2006, Israel’s International Jewelry Trade Fair, will be held during the Congress, from June 27 – 28 at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv.

Exhibiting in Jovella will be 160 jewelry manufacturers and designers, diamond and gemstone suppliers and related companies from Israel, Italy, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and China. Over 10,000 visitors — from the trade and the public – from Israel and from abroad, are expected to attend the show. Read more about WDC PARTICIPANTS INVITED TO JOVELLA JEWELRY TRADE FAIR …

Polished jewelry beads with 32 facets
Global Sources, Singapore

China (mainland) – Hangzhou Alp Import & Export Co. Ltd is offering model 1, jewelry beads in a polished finish.

The products are made of acrylic and have 32 facets. They are available with round or pointed edges. Versions measuring 4 and 6mm in diameter are also offered.

Buyers’ specifications on the size and color are accepted. Read more about Polished jewelry beads with 32 facets …

The Jewelry Factory in Norristown to Become a Jewelry Exchange
Market Wire (press release)

TUSTIN, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — 06/07/2006 — The Jewelry Factory in Norristown is changing their name to the “Jewelry Exchange.” The store remains under the same ownership. The Jewelry Exchange is the nation’s leading chain of independent jewelry stores, and operates in about 60% of the country under that name. In some cities, the company operates under the name the “Jewelry Factory” or the “Jewelry Source.”

The company decided to rename the store in Norristown in order to solidify the brand name and eliminate any confusion in the marketplace. The name change takes effect on June 8, 2006 Read more about The Jewelry Factory in Norristown to Become a Jewelry Exchange …

Pugster, Inc. Fashion Jewelry Doubles Its Size
PR Leap (press release), CA

(PRLEAP.COM) Pugster, Inc. Pasadena, CA
Pugster, Inc., one of the largest online sellers of Italian Charms and quality fashion jewelry, doubled its number of employees this month. Every department at Pugster, Inc. has experienced a growth spurt, including Marketing, Design, Web Development and Administration.

“I knew it was a smart career move to get involved with web marketing years ago,” commented Pugster’s new Marketing Manager, Marci Rosenblum. She carries her expertise and passion for online marketing to Pugster.
Co-founder of the Web Success Team LLC, Ms. Rosenblum worked with such high-profile companies as Vons, Time Warner Cable, FOX Sports, Univision Television, California Broker Magazine, MyTrainer.com, Anthony Robbins & Associates, and others Read more about Pugster, Inc. Fashion Jewelry Doubles Its Size …

Asian jewelry warning
Shanghai Daily, China

TRAVELERS should avoid buying jewelry in small stores around Southeast Asia, a local testing center warned yesterday, saying tests of precious stones bought in several countries show a large number were far less valuable than buyers were led to believe.

The local laboratory of the National Gemstone Testing Center wouldn’t say which countries the stones came from, or which were the source of the most problems. Read more about Asian jewelry warning …

Dimpex Jewels Introduces New Bridal, Gift Jewelry Lines
Diamonds.net, NY

(Rapaport…June 7, 2006) When a jeweler exhibits at a Las Vegas trade show sometimes the obvious can be a surprise, which was the case for Dimpex Jewels Pvt Ltd’s director Viral Mehta.

The jeweler said he was pleased that his new jewels “The Black Jack” collection was such a hit at the JCK Las Vegas Show 2006. “The line has been very popular,” Mehta told Rapaport News. Read more about Dimpex Jewels Introduces New Bridal, Gift Jewelry Lines …