Musings from the founder and editor of The Jewelry Loupe, one of the first magazine/blogs aimed at collectors, creators and connoisseurs of jewelry, on its first seven years - and the four years of dreaming and scheming before that.
Among the rash of artist/goldsmith collaborations that came out in the sixties and seventies, Man Ray’s jewelry truly stands out....
Pairing intricate wire weaving with geometric shapes, Sally Craig reinvented the technique she learned from Mary Lee Hu - and found herself with a hit on her hands.
Baiyang Qiu combines the precision of industrial design with a love of organic form to create her unique award-winning jewelry.
Todd Reed has made wedding rings for almost two decades. It was a logical progression for a goldsmith who specializes...
What would you guess is the most popular gem on The Jewelry Loupe? Diamond, emerald, sapphire? Nope. Opal, according to...
Yesterday, I was among the salivating media who swarmed the press preview of Jewels by JAR, the exhibition opening tomorrow at...
Looking at all the textured gold leaf motifs and open-work rings and bracelets that debuted this year in Vegas, I...
Grant Robinson designs and constructs kinetic jewelry, usually in the form of animals or plants that spring to life when...
If you haven’t seen The Nature of Diamonds exhibit, you’ll have one last chance in Chicago, where it opened last...
Picasso, Max Ernst, Georges Braque, Salvador Dali and Man Ray all designed jewelry, as did a surprising number of other 20th-century sculptors and painters. Much of it goes on display this week in Barcelona.
You'll find few high-carat collars for contemporary cats, but ancient cat jewels go for thousands, dating to a time when we worshipped at the feet of the cat goddess.
Botanical jewelry in the design gallery of the Philadelphia Flower Show, largest in the world, turns chickpeas into pearls and leaves to precious metal. Flower show jewels are judged not just on creativity but on how closely they replicate the real thing.
Susan Sanders is one of those rare people who always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up....
The spotlight is on Elsa Schiaparelli, once again. She closed her shop in Paris almost six decades ago, yet her...