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Sculptural objects, functional (and sometimes wearable) art

SOFA comes to Chicago next weekend bringing, among other things, amazing examples of art jewelry, past and present. Now on...
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Imagine: jewelry and other radical art by Yoko Ono

Crowds will pile into the Museum of Modern Art this weekend to see Yoko Ono’s art. Saturday night they will applaud...
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Time travel: highlights from NY Antique Jewelry & Watch Show

Come with me on a time-traveling tour of the best of NY Antique Jewelry & Watch sale, from Victorian England to wartime Paris to swinging sixties serpents.
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Tools rule: secrets behind Carolyn Morris Bach’s jewelry

In this day of mass production, with high-end craft galleries shuttering at an alarming rate, studio jewelers feel a mounting...
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Buccellati: jewels inspired by nature and haute couture

Few jewels are more quintessentially Italian than those from the house of Buccellati, with its emphasis on textured gold, bold-colored...
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Jewel backstory: a prince, a duke, his bride and her lover

Once upon a time, a princess married a prince. Here's the tragic love story behind the emerald necklace expected to fetch up to $2.5mil next month - not between bride and groom, but Hélène d'Orléans and the prince she left behind.
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A short history: jewels for cats and inspired by cats

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.
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Gay bride parade: a guide to wedding rings for same-sex couples

"We're so excited! We won! Uh...what do we do now?" Designers and jewelers say LGBT couples are starting to set their own ring exchange protocol.
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Contemporary

Met Gala celebrates China, Hollywood, and 1970s divadom

Unlike the red carpet at the Oscars or other awards shows, the Met Gala red carpet is more about costume...
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Tools rule: secrets behind award-winning jewelry

If you talk to studio jewelers about their jewelry, you wind up discussing technique. And it’s impossible to talk about...
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Blue Moon Diamond on the block

A renown blue diamond is up for sale – the 12.03ct Blue Moon, internally flawless and fancy vivid blue. Sotheby's expects it will bring $55 million. Here's why.
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Fit for a dog: collars of diamonds and gold

You can buy diamond dog collars for $150,000, but bespoke dog ornament is nothing new. Nineteenth-century London was full of eccentric dog owners who loved to walk their pups around in bespoke collars and high-karat dog collars date to antiquity.
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Guy ornament: demand for men’s jewelry is on the rise

New research shows demand for men's jewelry is rising, especially for bracelets and necklaces. But the biggest demand is for men's rings - especially wedding rings. With the legalizing of gay marriage, expect that trend to go through the roof.
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Fabergé for fidgeters: Grant Robinson’s kinetic jewels

Grant Robinson designs and constructs kinetic jewelry, usually in the form of animals or plants that spring to life when...
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Paul Flato: jewels with heart and humor

A famous jewel is coming up for auction at Christie’s New York in April, the heart brooch designed by Paul...
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