Jewels and Jewelry

December 5, 2016

James Taffin de Givenchy: Going Beyond a Famous Name

PARIS — James Taffin de Givenchy was born to a legacy of beauty. And he has made good on a family name synonymous with the glamour […]
December 5, 2016

Fragile Beauty

HELSINKI, Finland — Inni Parnanen experienced a turning point in her jewelry design work when she set aside metals to experiment with unconventional materials like birch […]
December 5, 2016

The (New) Story of Cameos

TORRE DEL GRECO, Italy — In a small, dusty room up the stairs of a centuries-old building, an artisan bent over his work, creating a miniature […]
November 27, 2016

In Jewelry, the Personal Connection

Julie Pellerin lives with her boyfriend at his stud farm in Normandy, has an apartment in Paris and adores New York. So when a friend of […]
November 21, 2016

At De Grisogono, It’s All Gems and Glamour

Fawaz Gruosi, founder and owner of the luxury jewelry and watch maker De Grisogono, flashed a ready smile as the last security door opened on Level […]
September 11, 2016

Will Major Jewelry Houses Return to the Biennale des Antiquaires?

Even as the Biennale des Antiquaires opened on Saturday in Paris without its traditional roster of high jewelry brands, organizers said they hoped the houses would […]
September 11, 2016

At Chaumet, Rousing ‘a Sleeping Beauty’

PARIS — “Chaumet had become a sleeping beauty, a much admired and exquisite jewelry house that had nevertheless quietly slipped under the radar over the years. […]
September 3, 2016

Renovation Restores the Luster to Cartier Flagship

Enlightened urbanism is not the first thing that comes to mind when a prestigious jeweler owned by a multinational luxury goods conglomerate throws open its doors. […]
March 22, 2016

Jewelry That Captures ‘a Certain Moment in Time’

By RACHEL GARRAHAN March 22, 2016 Ilgiz Fazulzyanov, the Russian designer who is the first living jeweler to be awarded a solo exhibition at the Moscow Kremlin Museum, […]
March 22, 2016

Bulgari, Snake Charmer

By KATHLEEN BECKETT March 22, 2016 ROME — Anyone who thinks of a snake as something sinister should reconsider. Throughout history, the snake has been a symbol of […]