JQ back issues from July 2008:
Staying connected with your customers.(Publisher's Letter)
Jul 01, 2008; ... I recently returned from the Las Vegas shows where I had the opportunity to view firsthand the many beautiful jewelry designs presented by the talented designers exhibiting at this year's Premiere, Luxury, Couture and JCK Shows. While the Las Vegas shows can be quite exhausting between the ...
Size matters.(Editor's Letter)
Jul 01, 2008; ... The notion of "green" is becoming important in the jewelry industry. We see this in terms of the rising number of designers and brands using recycled "eco-gold" and "eco-silver" in their creations, often with gems that are mined and cut in accordance with international working standards. ...
The fine art of Fine Arf.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... After 14 years building a collection of chunky, oversized charms for dog lovers, Fine Arf has decided to go miniature. The brand has recently introduced its miniature dog breed collection, available in both gold and sterling. The size of the charms may be smaller, but the brand continues ...
Orhopa 2008: a key sales hub.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... In France, more than 35 percent of the average retailer's turnover is created during the Christmas and New Year period. Taking place September 7 to 9, 2008, the elegant jewelry trade show, Orhopa, is ideally poised to offer what the industry wants and needs for this important holiday ...
Martin Flyer's student design competition winners.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Martin Flyer, one of the nation's leading fine jewelry manufacturers, has announced the winners of its student design competition in conjunction with New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. Martin Flyer selected five finalists who competed for an opportunity to have their winning ...
Third OroArezzo exhibitor workshop.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... On October 28 and 29, almost 200 companies will meet 60 top buyers selected from the most important markets for the Italian jewelry industry in the "Autumn Encounters" event to be held in Arezzo, Italy. The workshops will be planned on the basis of suggestions from these same international ...
AGS consumer guide to diamond buying.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... American Gem Society Laboratories has launched a consumer guide to diamond buying, entitled Diamond Buying 101, available at no charge. The 12-minute-plus DVD is a practical, informative, and in-depth consumer guide to diamond buying, offering a comprehensive overview of the ...
Arctic Night in B&W.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The new Arctic Night Collection of black and white diamond jewelry introduces a modern twist on a classic combination. Stemming from the vision of industry veterans Kenneth Friedman and David Wessel of Waldman Diamonds Complete LLC, Arctic Night was created to satisfy the need for a fresh ...
2008 Gold Yearbook.(Facets)
Jul 01, 2008 ... CPM Group has released its annual Gold Yearbook, providing a statistical and analytical portrait of trends in mine production, total supply, fabrication demand, investment demand, and central bank sales in the gold market in 2007 and 2008. The reports, published under various titles since ...
Centurion Los Angeles offers 60+ top names, plus 120 more in co-located WCJS show.(Centurion News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Centurion Los Angeles is off to a flying start at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza this August 16 to 18, with more than 60 exclusive designers and manufacturers exhibiting in this debut event. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since Centurion Los Angeles is co-located with the ...
The heart of the matter: heart-shaped diamonds are almost as old as the craft of diamond cutting itself, yet they are rare and expensive since very few rough stones lend themselves to this special cut. Now, the Lady Heart diamond goes straight to the heart of the matter.(Cover Story)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Evoking love and romance, the heart is a favored theme in jewelry. And, if a diamond is forever, then a diamond cut in the form of a heart would be the ultimate and eternal gift of love. Alas, however, such gifts have always been few and far between due to the rarity and expense of the ...
A local store with a Twist.(Retail practices)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2008; ... What started out as an American Crafts shop in Eugene, Oregon in the late 1970s and early 1980s has evolved into THE store that international fine jewelry designers want to be featured in and that many retailers look to for inspiration, collections, and direction. Owner Paul Schneider ...
As good as gold: gold's high perceived value sustains demand despite higher prices. The World Gold Council encourages jewelers to keep focused on sales training and enhanced merchandising/marketing efforts in order to capitalize on consumer fascination with this noble metal.(Focus on Gold)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The higher price of gold combined with lower consumer confidence and the weakness of the U.S. dollar will provide distinct challenges for retailers going into the holiday selling period. Yet, history has proven that consumers have and will adjust their ...
OroArezzo--worth its weight in gold.(Italian Gold)
Jul 01, 2008; ... The Tuscany region of Italy is a beautiful place to visit in early Spring. The fruit trees are in bloom and the flowers erupt in a blaze of color. The Tuscan town of Arezzo is also one of the area's prime attractions for the jewelry trade. Here, the expression "worth its weight in gold" ...
JQ retailers' Choice Designer Awards.
Jul 01, 2008 ... JQ International's fourth annual Retailers' Choice Designer Awards were presented during the recent JCK Las Vegas show. These awards, which include eight distinct categories, recognize design excellence within the fine jewelry industry. The winning designers were chosen by JQ ...
Gallery of gold.
Jul 01, 2008 ... S & R Designs Spectore Elite Designs Cherie Dori Dove's Jewelry ...
Platinum's International appeal; Platinum is not just for bridal anymore. The precious white metal is increasingly being appreciated by people around the world who want to express their own individual style in fashionable jewelry for all occasions.(Platinum Trends)
Jul 01, 2008; ... In fashion as well as in jewelry, the year 2008 is all about individuality, with a touch of romanticism thrown in. While color remains important both in jewelry and in fashion--floral prints and solids splashed with color--the monochromatic looks of whites, grays, and blacks are gaining in ...
Caught in the web.(Trends)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Although they are tiny creatures, spiders can make a big impression. People find them to be fascinating, eerie, scary, creepy, or even amusing. The Chinese believe that a spider hanging from its web is a sign of heaven-sent good luck. In some Native American traditions, spiders represent a ...
Florassimo Diamante--combining cultures.(Profiles in Design)
Jul 01, 2008; ... A 25-year career of designing cosmetics, clothing, and accessories has led Fatimah Sewani to turn her talents to jewelry. This spring, her Las Vegas-based brand, Florassimo Diamante, launched its first major jewelry line. Aptly named Venezia, the collection combines the bold designs Murano ...
Philip Andre--old world craftmanship.(Profiles in Design)
Jul 01, 2008; ... At the tender age of 11, Philip Andre had already decided what he wanted to do in life. "While growing up in the Netherlands, I enjoyed watching my father's friends who were master jewelers and diamond setters, and soon that enjoyment turned to passion," he says. It was a passion that only ...
Social networking: sell your jewelry online the new way.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Rena Klingenberg grew up in the American Southwest where she gained an appreciation for both rocks and art. "I've never met a stone I didn't love," she muses. This ultimately led her to start her own jewelry business. That was the easy part. The hard part was how to market and sell what ...
The Swiss Spring shows--BaselWorld and SIHH: with the coming of spring, jewelers from all over the world converged on both of the much-anticipated Swiss fairs, BaselWorld and the by-invitation-only Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie.(Fairs & Events)
Jul 01, 2008; ... BASE WORLD 2008 High and volatile metals prices as well as fears of a wobbly world economy did not seem to put a damper on the 2008 edition of BaselWorld, held from April 3 to 10 in Basel, Switzerland. The fair attracted a record number of visitors--106,800, an increase of 5 ...