Tucked away in a small village on the outskirts of the city of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, Lee Little creates hand crafted jewellery in silver and gold. However, thanks to the internet he sells to a global market; with enough…
This is one of my favourite shows. This year, however, seemed much slower and quieter than usual. Several vendors mentioned that business was down from previous years. There just wasn’t the same level of excitement that I’ve seen before.
Ask yourself this one simple question: What is an ideal diamond? Most industry professionals will say that an ideal diamond is one that closely matches the model created by Marcel Tolkowsky. GIA breaks diamond cut grades down to several categories and even the…
Technology has forever changed the jewellery business. There are new gemstone treatments entering the market every day, many of them virtually impossible to detect without expensive laboratory tools. Some of the treatments are stable and will last forever, others require…
Jewellery goes back thousands of years and people will always adorn themselves. While there will always be a market for true collection goods at the very high end, I think we will see a large shift away from consumer “fine”…
