When visible white light enters a diamond, the stone absorbs some of the spectral bands, or wavelengths, and returns, or transmits, others to the viewer’s eye. This process of selective absorption determines the color of any material, including diamond. The colors that return to the viewer’s eye and give an object its …
December, 2012
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26 December
DIAMOND FORECAST REMAINS UNCERTAIN
While demand for diamonds worldwide is expected to grow slightly next year, the outlook for rough production is less certain. De Beers is unsettled going into 2013 after the resignation of the CEO of its corporate parent, Anglo American Corp. Cynthia Carroll also had been named De Beers’s chairman shortly before …
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26 December
SIMPLY THE BEST: PLATINUM
Platinum epitomises high standards, beauty and style. Designers love this noble metal because their skills are challenged to transform the loveliest designs into jewels in 950 platinum. Today’s platinum jewellery is sometimes elegant, sometimes extravagant, and always strongly expressive.
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26 December
HANS D. KRIEGER
Since 1720 the Krieger family, based in Idar-Oberstein, has been driven by a passion for adding value to the most precious gemstones and unusual diamonds. Achieving a unique harmony between naturally colored diamonds, gemstones and precious metals is the house top priority in designing aesthetically appealing jewellery. Their designs are …
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26 December
ADLER
Carbon is a newcomer in the field of haute joaillerie. With its unique texture, its earthy and intense color, and its comfortable lightness, it pushes the limits of creativity. In its winter collection Adler dares to unite the eternal and the modern, sophisticated diamonds and unknown carbon, intense black with …
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26 December
PALMIERO UNVEILS NUOVO EVO
PALMIERO jewellery brand based in Valenza, Italy, unveils a stunning range of rings collection named Nuovo Evo. Inspired by nature’s timeless essence, these high end creations, hailed as haute couture jewels feature brilliant colours and shapes blend to weave pure magic. Now exclusively available at leading luxury retailer Levant stores …
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26 December
GILAN, JOURNEY TO DREAMS
The Silk Road, the wondrous journey, which introduced intricate and ancient Eastern traditions to the Western world, is the inspiration behind the latest collection of jewelry by Gilan. The collection encapsulates motifs of fairytales and folklore, including fairies, butterflies, caravansaries, love potions, and legends. With the use of exquisite stones, …
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26 December
ONE ON ONE WITH MELTEM KURTULAN
A passionate jewelry designer, Meltem Kurtulan has run first at many national and international design competitions. Unique and authentic, her models have always conveyed the Anatolian civilization and spread its culture worldwide. Together with her husband Naci Kurtulan, they make the perfect team behind the success of the Turkish jewellery …
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26 December
PALLADIUM ONE, INNOVATION AS A DRIVER
When Innovation is your driver, nothing stands your way! From one line to the other Aaron Shum jewelry are still surprising jewelry lovers and collectors with innovative pieces that satisfy all the tastes. Lately and in collaboration with Palladium Alliance International and Swarovski Gems™, Aaron Shum Jewelry introduced its first-ever …
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26 December
CHRISTMAS CHARMS FOR A GLORY SEASON
As it is the custom in Greece, people enjoy exchanging “Good Luck” charms or Christmas when visiting each others during the holiday’s season. For the occasion The Scandal Ring fashion jewelry launched its latest collection of charms to be worn, gifted, hanged on the Christmas tree, or put on the …