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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...
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Brand Spotlight: Mark Patterson
Mark and Josette Patterson have been quietly collaborating and spearheading innovations under the Mark Patterson brand name for over 35 years. The husband and wife team first met while studying...
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Brand Spotlight: ILA
ILA is a design collaboration born out of the combined artistic acumen of the brother and sister team, Vikas and Ila Sodhani. While their designs are sleek and contemporary,...
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Brand Spotlight: Walters Faith
It was while working together for another fine jewelry brand that designer Mollie Faith Good and her business partner, Stephanie Walters Abramow, discovered that they had a shared...
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An Interview with Debra Navarro
The jewelry of designer Debra Navarro embodies a refreshingly sophisticated, organic aesthetic. Drawing on her Texas roots, Debra brings a refined, classic feel to breathtaking, dynamic gemstone formations....
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Talismanic Jewelry Trends
Throughout history, jewelry has been lauded as a powerful talisman. Whether assigning mystical benefits to certain gemstones, worn as symbols of spiritualism, or representative of various rites of...
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Brand Spotlight: TAP by Todd Pownell
TAP by Todd Pownell is a fully realized expression of the well-orchestrated dance inherent in the partnership of designers Todd Pownell and his partner in life and creativity, Debra...
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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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Brand Spotlight: Polly Wales
Within the jewelry of artist Polly Wales there is a sense of the unexpected. Unconfined by the restraints of traditional jewelry fabrication, Polly’s signature cast-not-set method is a celebration of the beauty in imperfection and transience....
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Brand Spotlight: Suzanne Kalan
Los Angeles-based artist Suzanne Kalan has a long family history in the jewelry industry. Born in Lebanon, of Armenian descent, Suzanne’s husband is a diamond setter, and she grew up working alongside her father, a jeweler,...
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An Interview with Moritz Glik
Designer Moritz Glik’s signature style is easily identifiable. His Kaleidoscope Shakers feature diamonds and colored gemstones alike dancing freely in windowpanes of white sapphires, resulting in a shimmering play of color and light refraction. This...
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