De Beers has extended its Desert diamonds collection into the bridal arena, with jewelry featuring stones in a lighter palette. The collection, which spotlights diamonds in hues ranging from warm ...

Three gemologists have opened Swiss International Gemlab (SIG), which will use a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) system to assist grading and consistency. SIG, the brainchild of senior ...

Kering has named the first cohort of the new design-residency program it launched to strengthen ties between the Chinese and international communities. Kering developed its CRAFT program, which stands ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has appointed John Cowley as its chief financial officer and announced the launch of a new gemology school in Taiwan. Cowley brings over 30 years of global ...

Sales of hard-luxury goods in Hong Kong gained strongly in February, thanks to a boost from the Chinese New Year. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts increased 24% to HKD 5.18 ...

The April issue of Rapaport Magazine turns its attention to the retail market, where jewelers are navigating shifting consumer behavior, rising costs, and new opportunities for growth. Kristin Taylor ...

Pandora has opened a new distribution center in Canada to cut delivery times and offset its exposure to US tariffs. The site, located in Mississauga, Ontario, will handle up to 12,500 online orders ...

Lucara Diamond Corp. has closed a private placement of $350 million that will allow it to continue work on its Karowe underground project. The funds were issued as senior secured bonds, Lucara said ...

Contemporary jewelry galleries present jewelry as an art form, showcasing a curation of independent designers and encouraging visitors to consider their work as such. Few galleries produce their own ...

War, tariffs and soaring metal and gemstone costs have all been thrown at US jewelry stores in the last year, and while a handful of 100-year-old-plus institutions have closed up shop, many have ...

History loves a tiara, especially those from Chaumet, the master jeweler of tiaras. Since Marie-Étienne Nitot established the French maison in 1780, Chaumet has made more crowns, tiaras, diadems and ...

The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens in theaters in early May, and the choice of fashion and jewelry brands the actors wear in the film will be a subject of thorough scrutiny. What clothes and jewelry ...