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Leigh Maxwell marks five years at Couture with colorful Bauble capsule

Leigh Maxwell’s Bauble capsule turns five years at Couture into a color story, led by 7.72 carats of rose zircon and a warm 18K yellow-gold finish.

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NeverNoT Music turns boombox nostalgia into colorful high jewelry

NeverNoT’s new boombox pendants pair 14k yellow gold with opal, sapphires, turquoise, emeralds and diamonds, turning cassette-era memory into couture.

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Design

Chris Ploof debuts Modern Electrum, a recycled, non-tarnishing alloy line

Chris Ploof's Modern Electrum pairs recycled gold, silver and palladium with a non-tarnishing finish, giving jewelry a warmer, lower-cost alternative to gold.

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Windsor Jewelry wins heart-motif honors with ombré halo agate pendant

A heart pendant won Windsor Jewelry top honors by turning dendritic agate into a tiny landscape, framed in peach, pink, garnet and citrine.

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Trends

Storytelling drives vintage-inspired jewelry sales as trends arrive unevenly

A vintage pendant, a birthstone ring or a pearl gift now sells on memory as much as metal, with retailers leaning on provenance to offset high gold prices.

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Design

Amáli wins INSTORE necklace award with black opal tassel design

A $3,980 black opal tassel necklace won first place, with gold fringe and a bezel setting making the stone feel far more luxurious than its price tag.

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Design

Robin Callahan Designs' Exuma cuff shines with color-change tourmaline

An 11.3-carat color-change Cuprian tourmaline gave Exuma its sea-toned drama and helped the $95,000 cuff take first place in Bracelet Over $5,000.

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Design

Carlos Santana debuts accessible luxury jewelry line Santana Now at JCK

Carlos Santana’s Santana Now opens at $115, folds Woodstock wood into fine-jewelry design, and heads to JCK booth 23099 with a peace-and-unity message.

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Investment

Hancocks London acquires Irish-linked Victorian emerald and diamond jewel

Hancocks London has acquired a jewel tied to Brian Boru’s descendants. Its 5.67-carat Colombian emerald was certified by SSEF as an “Exceptional Emerald.”

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Design

Common Era turns ancient fragments into 14k gold jewelry

Common Era’s Fragments casts broken columns, lovers and the Three Graces in recycled gold, making classical damage feel newly intimate.

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Design

Lionheart brings protective charms and modern heirlooms to Couture Las Vegas

Joy and Sarah Haugaard are taking Lionheart’s gold charms, love legends and protective motifs to Couture Las Vegas, where heirloom-looking pieces will meet buyers at Wynn.

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Trends

Emerald jewels and meaningful gifts lead Mother’s Day shopping roundups

Emeralds, pearls, and engraved gold are shaping Mother’s Day gifts with feeling, while JCK’s Las Vegas timing gives the category extra momentum.

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Trends

Springer’s Jewelers plans immersive Old Port flagship for next-gen shoppers

Springer’s Jewelers is moving to 455 Fore Street with a flagship built around personalization, service and an Old Port setting meant to court younger luxury shoppers.

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Design

Lord Jewelry's Sacred Pyramid ring wins top enamel honors

A rotating scarab, Eye of Horus, and pyramid-cut blue topaz turned Lord Jewelry’s Sacred Pyramid ring into a miniature Egyptian narrative.

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Style

Cannes crowns jewelry on the red carpet, from Marli to Chopard

Cannes turns high jewelry into global imagery, with Marli, Boucheron and Chopard dressing identifiable stars under the festival’s sharpest lights.

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Investment

Claudia Cardinale’s jewels head to Christie’s Paris sale

Claudia Cardinale’s Bulgari Serpenti watch and signed Cartier, Buccellati and Bulgari jewels will headline Christie’s Paris, with part of proceeds aiding her foundation.

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Guides

Jewelers of America, Henne Jewelers launch Nina Pugliese memorial scholarship

A new Nina Pugliese scholarship ties Henne’s Exclusively Nina sales to jewelry education through June 30 applications. It keeps her 46-year legacy visible in Pittsburgh and beyond.

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Design

Cece Jewellery unveils fairy-tale collection of symbolic talismanic pieces

Cece Fein-Hughes turns fairy-tale motifs into a sharper language of symbols, using enamel and diamonds to make sun, serpent and heart read like grown-up talismans.

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Trends

Initial jewelry stays strong as personalization drives meaningful buying

Initials are still selling because they feel intimate and giftable, and designers are refreshing them with texture, 3D form, diamonds, and engraving.

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Design

Caratwise names Vicky Xu COO to scale custom bridal tools

Vicky Xu’s move to Caratwise puts Blue Nile and James Allen operations experience behind a custom bridal platform built for faster fulfillment and real-time pricing.

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Design

Foundrae summer capsule blooms with butterflies, sparrows and symbolic joy

Foundrae's summer capsule turns butterflies, sparrows and florals into wearable optimism, with sky-blue topaz and amethyst giving the symbols a sharper, more shareable glow.

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Design

Louis Vuitton’s Mythica centers on ruby-rich Conquest necklace in Marrakech

At a Marrakech sunset show, Louis Vuitton’s Conquest necklace put 21 Mozambique rubies at the center of Mythica, signaling serious ambition in top-tier high jewelry.

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Design

Collanine Colorate enters U.S. market with Guest in Residence pop-ups

Collanine Colorate will make its U.S. debut at Guest in Residence stores in Los Angeles and New York, bringing pearl, shell and beaded necklaces into Gigi Hadid’s retail orbit.

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Design

Evangeline AdaLioryn’s sculptural debut collection finds Met Gala buzz

AdaLioryn’s hand-carved debut turns gemstones into sculpture, and Hunter Schafer’s Met Gala moment gave the brand a striking first spotlight.

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Guides

Meaningful charm necklaces blend symbolism with ethical craftsmanship

Charm necklaces can read like private archives: recycled gold, conflict-free stones and small-batch craftsmanship turn symbols into modern heirlooms.

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Design

Jessica McCormack’s Medallions capsule turns antique coins into modern heirlooms

Jessica McCormack's Medallions capsule turns antique-coin symbols into modern talismans, with hand-finished pendants built for summer layering. The prices are unapologetically serious.

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Design

Tiffany and CFDA expand jewelry design award with $25,000 scholarship

Tiffany and the CFDA added a $25,000 scholarship and summer internship, widening a prize built to pair mentorship with serious jewelry design training.

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Design

Seal & Scribe Revives Antique Tassie Seals as Wearable Mother’s Day Mantras

Seal & Scribe turns antique Tassie seals into rings that read like private vows, making Mother’s Day gifts feel intimate, heirloom-ready, and deeply personal.

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Investment

May birthstone emeralds reveal royal tiaras with dynastic histories

Emeralds earn their royal reputation through scale, ceremony, and dynastic memory, from a 93.7-carat Boucheron tiara to a Greek parure that still feels red carpet ready.

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Design

Jewelry leaders say dreams shaped business, branding and design choices

A Rolex pitch, a diamond brand name and custom pieces all began in sleep, turning instinct into sales strategy for jewelry leaders.

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