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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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  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...

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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...

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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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  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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  A Day in the Life of Tariq Riaz

  Tariq Riaz Jewelry was born from a desire to solve a problem and evolved into saying “no” to mediocrity and embracing a unique and authentic approach to the creative process. As a former computer...

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  Brand Spotlight: Mattia Cielo

  Growing up within the jewelry trade allowed Mattia Cielo to develop a deep appreciation for the tradition and artistry of jewelry design from a young age. His hometown, Vicenza, Italy, is revered as the...

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