Category: Jewelry

21st Century Jewelry Designer
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Jewelry designer, Laura Gibson, has been named one of the year’s “Designers of the 21st Century” by JQ magazine. Reports Diamond World:

Jewellery designer Laura Gibson, known for her gold, silver and colored-gemstone fine jewelry, has been named one of the year’s “Designers of the 21st Century” by JQ magazine. Read more about 21st Century Jewelry Designer …

Enter Your Own Unique Jewelry Design To A Competition!
Diamond Vues, NY

The Diamond Promotion Service (DPS) is inviting U.S. Sightholders, manufacturers, and designers to create new and innovative Journey diamond jewelry for an up coming competition.
The DPS is seeking designs that are the “latest and greatest” Journey diamond jewelry that will “capture the attention of retailers and consumers alike.” Read more about Enter Your Own Unique Jewelry Design To A Competition! …

Jewelry firm IPO sparkles on debut
By Hui Ching-hoo (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-04-19 09:51

Hong Kong-based jeweler Noble Jewelry Holdings witnessed a fairly remarkable performance in its IPO debut on Tuesday, which bodes well for latecomers such as Country Garden and China CITIC Bank.

Shares of the jewelry producer began to trade in Hong Kong on Tuesday, just days ahead of the two mega IPOs. And on the first day of trading, they gained 6.67 per cent over the offer price to close at HK$1.6.

Noble gained 5.33 per cent to reach HK$1.58 in the opening session. The momentum continued in the afternoon, when the share peaked at HK$1.8, before finally settling at HK$1.6. Some 53.36 million shares changed hands, involving a transaction of HK$88.72 million. Read more about Jewelry firm IPO sparkles on debut …

Jewelry Trend Branches Out
Jewelry Weblog, CA

Hillary Duff is one of a number of stars featured in the April 30th issue of Life & Style magazine, showing off the trend toward nature in their leaf-themed jewelry selections.Duff is pictured here wearing a long gold chain and green jade pendant, which has been carved into a leaf. Nature inspired jewelry is for sure not a “new” trend, but it looks like it’s getting hot again this spring Read more about Jewelry Trend Branches Out …

House of Taylor Jewelry Reports 2006 Fourth-Quarter, Full Year Financial Results
MSN Money

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. HOTJ today reported a sharp increase in 2006 fourth- quarter and full-year sales, as the company continued to build its infrastructure and establish a solid foundation for growth.

For the 2006 fourth quarter, net sales increased more than six-fold to $15.9 million from $2.5 million in the same period a year ago and were up from $12 million in the immediately preceding third quarter. For the full year, net sales grew to $31.8 million from $5.6 million in the prior-year. Read more about House of Taylor Jewelry Reports 2006 Fourth-Quarter, Full Year Financial Results …

Material diversity enriches visual appeal
Global Sources, Singapore

Makers are combining glass, sequins, beads and inlaid metal to increase product distinctiveness.

Suppliers of jewelry boxes in China and India are adding visual interest to their latest designs by utilizing a range of special decorative materials.

In China, makers are releasing wooden, PU and PVC models that feature colored thread, sequins, beads and flocking fabric. Such appearance enhancements are incorporated mainly by handembroidery. Read more about Material diversity enriches visual appeal …

Ana De Costa Jewelry Designs
Posted Apr 12th 2007 3:02PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Jewelry
Luxist, CA

Ana De Costa is another young jewelry designer making a name for herself rather quickly. She graduated from Central St. Martins in 2005 and her graduate collection, Cusp, was made ‘The Vogue List’ in late 2005 and is sold in top boutiques.

April’s W magazine names her a young designer to watch highlighting this piece from her Cusp II collection, a jade pendant embraced by an 18K yellow gold dragon with a green diamond eye. De Costa may be a young designer but she has a love of the old stuff, she cites the designs of the 1920s and Art Nouveau as primary influences Read more about Ana De Costa Jewelry Designs …

FORMER MUSIC EXEC LAUNCHES JEWELRY COLLECTION
Mass Media Distribution LLC (press release), FL

Inspired to Reach for the Stars, Judith Bright Pursues A Lifelong Passion and Finds Her Muse in Jewelry

April 11, 2007 — After 12 years working in Los Angeles with legendary music producer Quincy Jones, Judith Bright felt the time was right to reach for her own star. She retired from the music industry upon the birth of her third child, but it wasn’t until he was ready for school that her love of jewelry blossomed into a full-time passion. Read more about FORMER MUSIC EXEC LAUNCHES JEWELRY COLLECTION …

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 …