Artist Chan turns 507-ct Cullinan Heritage diamond into jewelry masterpiece
Hong Kong-based jewelry retailer, Chow Tai Fook, debuted “A Heritage in Bloom” Thursday by world-renowned jewelry artist Wallace Chan.
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Former Apple exec joins LVMH
LVMH has named Ian Rogers, a veteran of Apple and Beats Music, its chief digital officer. Rogers was the CEO of Beats Music and joined Apple in 2014 as a senior director when it acquired Beats Music.
Tiffany closes diamond polishing plant in Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia – Tiffany & Co. confirmed Monday that Laurelton Diamonds, its diamond sourcing, cutting and polishing subsidiary, has closed its polishing factory in the Namibian capital of Windhoek and laid off all 157 employees in the process.
The Melee market
Used as accents or for pavé, melee is an integral part of the diamond market. Melee has always been an important player in the diamond market, accenting jewelry and creating sparkling pavé.
Op-Ed: insanity of the diamond industry
Veteran Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jeweler Neil Reiff last month published the following commentary on LinkedIn. With “Insanity of the Diamond Industry”*, the president of N.D. Reiff Company Ltd. raises a number of compelling concerns and questions for our industry. The article is reposted here with Reiff’s permission.
De Beers announces holiday ad campaign
London – Aiming to create a sense of urgency and demand around buying diamond jewelry gifts for the holiday season, De Beers is introducing a marketing campaign that will use simple taglines and diamond jewelry imagery specifically targeted at men.
Blue diamonds drive color Iindex higher in 2Q
The Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI™) rose in the second quarter, driven mainly by the blue-diamond categories, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation.
Surat diamond industry virtually closed as workers rally in Ahmedabad
The Surat diamond sector is virtually closed today with workers instead attending a rally in Ahmedabad to demand better education and jobs for members of the Patidar (a caste found primarily in Gujarat) community.
De Beers Forever
I used to love bashing De Beers, and if you read through the archive of the many articles I have written in the past, you will see that I did so with fervor.
Making the right decisions in “rough” diamond times
The mood of the midstream of the diamond industry is reaching new lows, as demonstrated by firsthand rough diamond buyers. The willingness to purchase, the overall outlook and the desire to manufacture are all at a low level.
Retailers cite Facebook as a top customer acquisition marketing tool
Social media, particularly Facebook, has grown more important to U.S. retailers for engaging with and attracting new customers, according to the “State of Retailing Online 2015,” conducted by Shop.org, Forrester Research Inc. and Bizrate Insights.
Amfitheatrof reinterprets three Tiffany & Co. collections for fall
Tiffany & Co.’s design director, Francesca Amfitheatrof, reinterpreted three signature collections for the fall 2015: Tiffany Victoria, Tiffany Bow and Tiffany Infinity.