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  Brand Spotlight: Violette Joaillerie

  Throughout her collection, founder of Violette Joaillerie, Violette Basentsyan, illustrates her deep connection to the sea and her ongoing love affair with the coastal charm of Marseille. In her...

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  Brand Spotlight: HIMO Jewelry

  With a breadth of pieces in a variety of categories, HIMO Jewelry illustrates their passion for creating timeless beauty that can serve as a means of personal self-expression....

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  Trend Report: Seashells Have Hit the Jewelry Shores

  It’s not at all unusual, in fact it’s routine, for a modern jewelry design motif to be linked to the distant past. It’s common knowledge that snake jewelry,...

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  Brand Spotlight: Bondeye

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  10 Collections Making their 2025 Debut

  While there is no question that I love writing about jewelry, and I adore taking a deep dive into the inspirations and motivations of the people who make...

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  Hidden Gems: The Vault

  Katherine Jetter first joined the COUTURE community in 2010 as one of our exceptional exhibiting designers. Her unabashed passion for the artform coupled with her genuine admiration and...

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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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  Podcast Review: NANIS

  I have fond memories of sitting down with Laura Bicego of Nanis in December of last year to record an episode of the COUTURE Podcast. A longtime admirer of Nanis’ jewelry and a fan...

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  Brand Spotlight: TACORI

  Family owned and operated for over 40 years, TACORI boasts a long-standing reputation for a commitment to exceptional craftsmanship and exquisite design. A pioneer and a stalwart in the bridal market, the brand has...

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  Brand Spotlight: MÌREL Fine Jewelry

  Founder of MÌREL Fine Jewelry, Mìrel Baysal, was born in the United States and is of Turkish descent. Her worldview is infused with the duality of Turkey’s ancient, cultural roots and the lived reality...

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