Jewels and Jewelry

March 24, 2022

New Jewelry From Old

A jewelers’ cooperative crowdsourced 100 pounds of castoffs and is turning them into upcycled creations. For four straight weeks, packages arrived daily. There were large boxes […]
March 24, 2022

5 Women at the Heart of the Jewelry World

“I tell women they’ve got to have thick skin in order to exist in some worlds,” one of them said. It may seem logical that an […]
March 24, 2022

From Gems for Royalty to Recycled Gold

In the 1800s, Oscar Massin made jewelry for queens. Now the brand will focus on lab-grown diamonds and sustainable practices. PARIS — A pioneer of 19th-century […]
March 24, 2022

In Kenya, a Bold Approach to Adornment

Ami Doshi Shah “expands expectations of what jewelry is,” one museum curator said. Sitting in her Nairobi studio for a video interview in late February, Ami […]
March 8, 2022

Francesca Amfitheatrof Designs a Jeweled Watch for Louis Vuitton

The Mini Malle echoes details of a trunklike handbag from 2014, but with 617 diamonds. During the high jewelry presentations in Paris in January, Louis Vuitton […]
March 8, 2022

Auction Bid Secures ‘a Piece of History’

The diamond-studded watch brooch from the late 18th century doesn’t keep time, but its new owner says that doesn’t bother her. Judith Price checks out jewelry […]
January 27, 2022

Helen, With the Gold Teeth

On a cold, sunny November afternoon, Helen Harris dashed through the diamond district. She did not have a deadline, per se, and nothing to rush for […]
December 29, 2021

The Resurgence of Murano Glass

The opulent look of Murano glass is on the rise, propelled in part by a new wave of home goods and accessories inspired by the centuries-old […]
May 23, 2021

Jewelry Success After Struggle ‘Feels Pretty Incredible’

Jameel Mohammed’s Khiry line now has fans like Michelle Obama and Amanda Gorman. Jameel Mohammed’s Cinderella moment arrived in the nick of time. In 2018 the […]
April 23, 2021

Technology Could Turn You Into a Tiffany

Augmented reality, 3-D printing and other advances are changing the jewelry business. Soon, they might help you become your own designer. From the Medicis to the […]