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While French designers have always had a presence at COUTURE, around 2023, their numbers truly became remarkable. What was even more extraordinary than their ubiquitousness was the astounding...
The StoryWhile French designers have always had a presence at COUTURE, around 2023, their numbers truly became remarkable. What was even more extraordinary than their ubiquitousness was the astounding...
The StoryGold and diamonds are the jewelry equivalent of peas and carrots, things that go perfectly together. Actually, they are more on a par with something sweeter and more...
Jewelry created by the House of Paul Morelli is infused with a sense of artistic curiosity and a deep appreciation for detail and craftsmanship. The House’s designer, Paul...
The three women at the helm of Gumuchian, founder Anita and her daughters Myriam and Patricia, embody the company’s tagline, “Designed by women, for women.” While the trio...
Tradition, passion and creativity are core tenets of the Aletto Brothers brand. The Aletto family legacy dates back to 1889, when Bartolomeo Aletto, a talented jeweler from Naples,...
Valerie Messika welcomed me into her bright white office, dressed impeccably in a white gauzy top and diamonds of her design. The office perched above the Messika Paris...
In early October of this year, Messika, and the Parisian luxury brand’s founder, Valerie Messika, were all over the headlines of lifestyle and fashion articles and plastered across...
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...
The StoryJewelry created and worn during the Mughal era connoted much more than a simple act of adornment; it represented status, prestige, alliances, rites of passage and other significant milestones. It is perhaps one of...
Talkative designer, Shinobu Marotta, had a career as a graphic designer before entering the world of fine jewelry. After embarking on developing skills in jewelry design and craftsmanship, she joined a leading jewelry company...
For seventy years, Vendorafa has been cultivating excellence in the reputation of the “Made in Italy” distinction. Launched in 1951, the brand is owned by Augusto Ungarelli and his wife, Daniella, who lead a...