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  Brand Spotlight: Eden Presley

  Founder of Eden Presley, Gwen Myers, never imagined she’d make jewelry design her profession. Growing up in Miami, she was always creative, even following her interests to art...

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  The Edit: Oh My Opals

  While we rarely rely on the birthstone chart to identify themes for our monthly edit, this October, we decided to make an exception. We’re not playing favorites, from...

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  A Day in the Life of Francesca Villa

  While 2024 marked Italian designer Francesca Villa’s COUTURE debut, her history of creating exceptional jewelry dates back decades. Born in Liguria, a drive for a cosmopolitan lifestyle led...

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  Hidden Gems: The Loupe

  A jewel of a boutique tucked inside downtown Minneapolis luxury retailer, MartinPatrick3, The Loupe carries a curated selection of some of the hottest names in designer fine jewelry....

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  Brand Spotlight: Akillis

  Founder of Akillis, Caroline Gaspard, has always loved jewelry. Growing up, she would watch, fascinated, as her mother frequently picked out a selection of gemstones from a close...

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  Brand Spotlight: ArunAshi

  All truly great artists showcase a distinct feature or characteristic that distinguishes their oeuvre. A particular design element or reoccurring theme may reveal itself as a common throughline,...

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  COUTURE, À la Française

  Over the past several years, something in the atmosphere at COUTURE has shifted. While it continues to showcase a discerning curation of exceptional designer fine jewelry brands, the retailers remain best in class and...

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  Brand Spotlight: Jamie Turner Designs

  Robert Turner’s fascination with gemstones began at a young age, when he began collecting mica and quartz and other sparkly rocks. In 2000, Robert, the founder of Jamie Turner Designs, progressed to procuring finer,...

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  COUTURE At the Bench

  Several years ago, just for kicks, I took an opportunity to make a piece of jewelry at the bench. While I was delighted that the end product at least sort of resembled something that...

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  Trend Report: Hoop De Doo

  As the saying goes on ye old internet memes, “Summer should be given a speeding ticket.” The season flew by, as per usual, and suddenly we are looking Labor Day in the eye. I...

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