Jewels and Jewelry

December 6, 2017

Gucci Moves Its Fine Jewelry Line Upmarket

Advertisement MILAN — These are flush times for Gucci, the 96-year-old house that in recent years has become fashion’s all-conquering luxury brand. And amid booming sales, […]
December 1, 2017

High Jewelry Today. Clients Tomorrow?

Advertisement In October, Cartier held a free exhibition at its Fifth Avenue flagship that displayed its newest haute joaillerie collection, Résonances de Cartier, as well as […]
December 1, 2017

Sotheby’s to Auction Jewelry Created for McQueen Catwalks

Advertisement LONDON — Shaun Leane recently recalled how, in 2015, he stood alone in the “Cabinet of Curiosities,” the darkly dramatic, double-height gallery containing work that […]
December 1, 2017

On 48 Years With Christie’s

PARIS — François Curiel, who has spent 48 years with Christie’s, returned to Europe over the summer to take up a role as chairman for Europe […]
December 1, 2017

Jewelry Diversity: A Taiwanese Designer at a Finnish Brand

Advertisement LAHTI, Finland — Thousands of miles from her homeland, in a place known for its long and brutal winters, inspiration has come easily to Chao-Hsien […]
November 30, 2017

For Wood, It’s Time to Shine

It’s a humble material found throughout our homes and offices as well as in the forests and gardens outdoors. In some traditions, it has been the […]
November 22, 2017

Jewelry: In Jewelry, Matching Just Isn’t Cool Any More

Advertisement Move over matchy-matchy: Fashion’s trend for bold mash-ups of contrasting prints and colors is making its way into the world of jewelry. “Customers are increasingly […]
November 22, 2017

In Cartier and Diamonds, an Unusual Kind of Conservationist

Advertisement LONDON — For Ruth Powys, the chief executive of Elephant Family, an international charity that works to protect Asian elephants and their habitat, jewelry may […]
November 22, 2017

Generations of Jewelry in a Small Italian City

Advertisement LUCCA, Italy — On a narrow cobbled thoroughfare in this small Tuscan city, one shop’s windows glimmer with jewelry created over centuries. Gioielleria Carli, founded […]
November 22, 2017

Jewelry: Lalaounis Continues to Create ‘Jewelry With a Soul’

Advertisement ATHENS — Family lore has it that when the hospital discharged each of Ilias Lalaounis’s four daughters after their births, the first place their father […]