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Tonight marked the Grande Finale of the first pan-GCC De Beers Group Marketing Diamond Jewellery Design Competition, following in the wake of the international ‘Diamonds: Nature’s Miracle’ competition.
GCC designers set their creativity free to produce some of the most awe-inspiring diamond valentine’s day jewelry gifts pieces and sets ever seen in [...]
Nathan Fredlich, who started out selling used furniture and appliances in Wellston and became a founder of Decor Interiors and Jewelry in Chesterfield, died Thursday (Jan. 21, 2010) at his home in Chesterfield. He was 82. A family member said a possible cause of death was a stroke.
As a young man, Mr. [...]
Red-rose arrangements remain men’s favorite floral picks for Valentine’s Day, but local florists say European flower ensembles are making inroads.
Colorful mixes of Holland-grown tulips, lilies, irises and snap dragons are the latest trend that florists say may have been encouraged by television celebrities such as Oprah and Martha Stewart.
Kent Whitnah, owner of [...]
Movies are a great source of style inspiration: they can capture the look of an era or create a style that just begs to be taken to the streets.
Audry Hepburn’s little black dress. Jennifer Beals’ torn T-shirt. Richard Gere’s pale suits. Movies all helped bring those looks into the real world’s wardrobe.
This [...]
Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” probably didn’t work with as many outfits as Maegen Kissell-Nair’s does.
Kissell-Nair makes fused-glass jewelry, with hearts being one of her beautifully fashioned themes.
She recently taught a class at WaterWorks Art Studio, 1710 Charles Page Blvd., valentines gifts her students learned to make Valentine’s gifts using fused [...]
The business of jewellery, including fashion jewellery, valentines gifts pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals and imitation jewellery accounted for 26.5 per cent (or $56.98 billion) of the UAE non-oil foreign trade in 2008.
India topped the list of countries contributing to this booming business, followed by China, Japan, Germany, Italy, USA, [...]
Exploitation of rich mineral reserves, especially diamonds, has been a significant driver behind Botswana’s rapid economic growth. Notably, the mining sector of Botswana contributes in double digits to the country’s GDP. Diamonds, along with copper and nickel, are the major focus areas in metal and mineral exploration, and earn more than [...]
As the fine jewellery market continues to stumble through the recession, a lucrative hole in the sector has been discovered. Bold statement pieces from the likes of high fashion houses Marni and Lanvin, made with little more than a few pieces of coloured resin and a grosgrain ribbon, are growing in popularity [...]
TRADING Standards officers have warned shoppers to avoid buying cheap counterfeit jewellery from online auction sites.The warning came as 9,000 items of fake Tiffany jewellery were melted down earrings at a foundry in Middlesbrough. The metal from the necklaces, earrings and bracelets will be recycled.The jewellery, together with a number of [...]
New Keys Collection Unlocks Personal Style and the Heritage of a Legendary Jeweller
Tiffany & Co., the distinguished and legendary American design house and style icon, presents announces a new jewellery collection that holds the key to personal style and reveals the premier jeweller’s renowned legacy.
The new Tiffany Keys Collection is inspired [...]