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  The Edit: Paraiba Tourmalines

  The discovery of Paraiba Tourmalines in Paraiba, Brazil in 1989 created a buzz throughout the jewelry world; years of speculative mining had finally paid off! Additional deposits were...

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  Day in the Life of Sanaz Doost

  In 2006, Persian Canadian designer Sanaz Doost left her homeland in Iran to explore the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe, immersing herself in ancient goldsmithing techniques in...

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  Brand Spotlight: Jade Ruzzo

  After a decade-long career in fashion and personal styling, designer Jade Ruzzo was drawn to the immutability of fine jewelry as a form of creative self-expression and, in...

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  Brand Spotlight: LUNAR RAIN

  Canadian-based designer, Melissa Chen, showcases a refined artistic eye in the creation of jewelry for her brand, Lunar Rain. Her background in painting and fine art is evident...

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  Brand Spotlight: Phillips House

  Through a focus on both form and functionality, Phillips House designers, Lisa Phillips Frankel and Danielle Frankel Nemiroff have created a brand of jewelry that celebrates every day....

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  Trend Spotting with Archana Thani

  While an exceptional curation of designer fine jewelry is always a given at COUTURE, this year’s show was unlike any other. For one, the boundaries of luxury are...

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  Brand Spotlight: The Gems Project

  When Elizabeth “Beth Anne” Bonanno and Joel Cheatwood, co-founders of luxury brand development agency, The Gems Project, contemplate adding to their already robust roster of designer fine jewelry clients, they take into account a...

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  Report from Las Vegas: Highlights from the Press

  One of the (many) things that makes the COUTURE community so special, is how passionately everyone advocates for one another. Designers celebrate the successes of other designers, retailers share best practices with one another...

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  Trend Report: Super-Size It

  Just two short months ago, I wrote about “Mini Marvels” for this trend column. Well, that look was going strong all over the new collections at COUTURE. But the other end of the scale,...

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  Brand Spotlighs: OX

  “Duality in harmony” is a foundational principal of fine jewelry concept brand, OX. The brainchild of brother and sister duo, Jessica and Michael Busiashvili, who launched the brand in 2022, the siblings have created...

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