My memory is lapsing as I try to recall all the who, what and where we stand on green, eco, recycled, reclaimed, clear conscious, conflict free gems and jewelry. So, I think in order to help me and you all keep track I'll just put some notes here and update as necessary.
Please feel free to add more in the comments section and I'll repost as we build new info. This is not intended to be the full explanation and source (so no snarking if I missed something!) but rather a primer and list of resources for us all to be able to refer to quickly.
Fine Jewelry Designers making big initiatives in Green Jewelry:
Marc Choyt, Reflective Images Jewelry, founder of www.fairjewelry.org/
Lori Bonn & Bill Gallagher of Lori Bonn Jewelry, launched Clear Conscious... Read More
Archive for September, 2008
Okay..... here's my last red carpet post for the week:"Admit
it; hardly anyone watches the Oscars or the Emmys to see the awards
being doled out (Best Lighting anyone?). No, we mostly watch because we
love to see the pre-show action on the red carpet. While the viewers
tune in for the entertainment value, for many companies, the red carpet
can translate into lots of greenbacks. A
celebrity who wears their product, and who gets a close up on E!, an
interview with Joan or a write-up in the papers the following day can
be worth millions to a firm. But just how do these products end up
adorning the necks, arms and ears of the stars – and is it all it’s
cracked up to be? IDEX Magazine Editor-in-Chief Danielle Max talks to three experts about the big name game."Read... Read More
The Diamond Information Center tallied up the celebrities wearing diamonds at the Emmys this past weekend and broke the list down into statement necklacess and bold bracelets and drop earrings. According to their list (you could read the whole list on the members-portion of our website) the Jeweler's Scorecard looks like this:
Erica Courtney - 2 (really 12)Fred Leighton -- 8
Kwiat - 7
Chopard - 7.
H. Stern -- 6
Neil Lane - 3
Martin Katz - 3
Lorraine Schwartz - 3
Hearts on Fire - 2 Cathy Waterman -- 1
LILY et Cie - 1
Tiffany & Co. -- 1
Jude Frances - 1
Bochic - 1
Cartier - 1
Bulgari - 1
We know there was more at the event because by Erica Courtney's report she dressed 12 stars that night -- but I supposed Diamond Info Center only counted their own version of an A... Read More
My friend Beth Schoenfeldt, who was a founder of Ladies Who Launch, is on to a new, great idea to help women entrepreneurs of all kinds. It's called Collective-E (E for Entrepreneur, Excitment, Energy, Excellence....Etc.) and it's going to offer networking, education and more.
Their site will be live in a week or so http://www.collective-e.com/ -- but now you can go there to sign up for their free, helpful enewsletter.
The party was hosted at a great space on 23rd Street in NYC called In Good Company which offers shared workspaces for women entrepreneurs. They also offer seminars and networking, too. What a great idea if you need infrequent desk space or meeting room space in NYC.
If you get lonely in your solo studio -- these are two great ways to get out and connect!
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I've been talking about chocolate gold for a year now -- seeing it in more European lines like the luscious Mattioli brand from Italy (gorgeous designs!!!). And of course, designers are asking where can they get it.
So I made a few calls to United Precious Metals & David H. Fell (where you can buy all colors of gold) and to the U.S. office of Mattioli and confirmed that it is NOT an alloy but a surface treatment. It's a very high tech metallurgic magic (PVD or physical vapor deposition) that turns titanium a rich chocolate color (actually can turn it lots of different colors) that is added to a gold design.
Yummy!
In a related color story we saw bronze alloys in play this past fine jewelry market. Similar warm tones but way cheaper material. Think fine jewelers will go... Read More
