Gemfields recently announced a brand partnership with fine jewellery label IVY New York. The brainchild of designer, and lifelong gem enthusiast, Vlad Yavorskyy, IVY was conceived as a lifestyle brand, born out…
The European Union is considering a new set of sanctions against Russia over its aggression in Ukraine. The sanctions would include a ban on imports of diamonds as well as liquid petroleum…
World Diamond Council (WDC) President Feriel Zerouki struck a cautiously optimistic note at the conclusion of the 2023 Kimberley Process Plenary on 10th November, 2023, at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, after the…
Anna Martin, GIA’s Senior Vice President of Institute and Industry Relations, will retire from GIA on 31st December 2023, after a very successful nine years with the Institute, 14 years on the…
The India Pavilion, organised by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), is attracting the attention of visitors at Jewellery Arabia 2023, the Middle East’s renowned jewellery and watch event. The…
Assael, North America’s renowned brand known for its jewellery set with South Sea and Akoya pearls and Precious Coral, unveiled iconic designer pieces, at Bejeweled Ball, an event organised by Neiman Marcus.…
Meet ELIZA WALTER, a brilliant UK-based jewellery designer and Founder of Lylie Jewellery whose journey through the intricate world of design was uniquely shaped by the challenges of dyslexia. Eliza discovered her…
The more than 60 scientists, engineers, gemmologists and technicians of GIA’s global research team met November 1-3 at the Institute’s world headquarters in Carlsbad, California, USA. Joined by members of the GIA…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally began its chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP), a critical United Nations initiative to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the mainstream rough diamond market. Ahmed Bin…
Leaders of the diamond industry converged in Gaborone, Botswana on 13th November to attend the 2023 annual Natural Diamond Summit, hosted by De Beers Group in partnership with Botswana’s Ministry of Minerals…