Trent Mann was painting canvases and sculpting full-time when he started his lapidary business 21 years ago. He learned production... Read More
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Looking for the perfect loupe? Gem and jewelry expert Antoinette Matlins explains what to look for. Read More
Revival is always happening in the jewelry world, but archaeological revival had its heyday in the second half of the 19th century, when all kinds of treasure was being excavated all over Europe. Read More
Ten stunning rings from the 2017 AGTA Spectrum Awards show what great designers can do with the finest, most unique gemstones. Read More
An Alabama art jeweler began making jewelry from used motorcycle inner tubes and coffee pods, and it ended up on runway models and fashion magazines. Read More
World’s largest aquamarine carving, the 10.363-carat Dom Pedro, goes on display Thursday at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural... Read More
If you think building a career as a jewelry designer is challenging today, imagine what it was like 50 years... Read More
RUBY delivers what it promises: a big, fat celebration of (and everything you ever wanted to know about) the world's most famous red gemstone. Read More
A ring containing a portrait of Dora Maar made for her by Pablo Picasso in the 1930s is expected to fetch half a million at Sotheby's this month. That's a lot more than it sold for at the 1998 estate sale in Paris following Maar's death. No one knew Picasso had made jewelry by hand but the news was overshadowed by those paintings. Read More
There is much we don't know about the history of women jewelers. But we know they were designing and making jewelry, even running businesses, back to the mid-19th century. Here are just a few women who paved the way. Read More
When you examine a piece of jewelry through a loupe, are you seeing everything there is to see? A seasoned expert offers tips for mastering this tricky but incredibly useful little gadget. Read More
Perhaps the most familiar form of revival jewelry is the cameo. Whose grandmother did not have one of these in her jewelry box? Its roots trace to classical mythology. Done well, a cameo is a thing of beauty loaded with symbolism. Right now, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has quite a collection on display. Read More
OK! magazine is hitting newsstands in Bulgaria with a feature on jewelry blogs & bloggers, including me and mine. To mark the 8th anniversary of The Jewelry Loupe, here is a sneak peek and translation. Cheers! Read More
Looking for jewelry inspiration? Whether you make it or collect it, it's nice to have a magazine on your favorite niche land in your mailbox every month or two. Here are a few to consider. Read More
Those of us who get giddy looking at giant images of gems and jewels are in hog heaven this year.... Read More