A tour de force in 20th century jewelry design The only thing I recall from a television interview I half-watched one day was a question about who the person being Read more
At school for gemstones, learning about my classmates
It was on to colored stones! I completed my latest course at the Gemology Institute of America as I continue my journey to become a Graduate Gemologist. The information we Read more
GIA Sets Jewellery Standards and Celebrates Design
There are not many places closer to heaven for a gem and jewellery lover than Carlsbad, California, the world headquarters of the nonprofit GIA (Gemological Institute of America.) Here the Read more
A Winter Show to Highlight Jewelry’s Mystery and History
The Original Miami Beach Antique Show in Miami every January abounds with enticements. There are football fields’ worth of antique jewelry, furniture, paintings and decorative arts. I mostly concentrate on Read more
The Ottoman Empire’s Lessons in Branding
The concept of building a brand is not new. In fact, the first branding effort may be the most successful in the history of the world. As told by Walter Read more
Art Jewelry Forum Q&A With Sharon Berman
Adriana G. Radulescu is an architect and jeweler living in Washington, DC. She met Sharon Berman during her first Art Jewelry Forum trip to Amsterdam in October 2013 and noticed Read more
What’s hot in Estate Jewelry — and what’s not
Camilla Dietz Bergeron and her partner have run Camilla Dietz Bergeron, Ltd. in New York for 20 years, buying and selling antique, period and estate jewelry. She recently gave us Read more
ASJRA: A source of jewelry history presented without attitude
Elyse Korn Karlin never obtained a traditional, academic education in jewelry studies. Yet she is the co-director of the Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts, an organization Read more
A land-based exhibit on space-inspired jewelry, from gold to titanium
A jewelry show advertised as “out of this world” might raise questions about the veracity of the claim in most situations, but an exhibit that runs through Jan. 4, 2016 Read more
Artists and makers can learn to market despite themselves
I spend most of my professional life working with lawyers, CPAs and the like. You might imagine that there are some differences between a typical convention of service professionals and Read more