Filigree – Jewellery With a Twist

Mention filigree, an ancient Indian jewellery art form, and you envisage gossamer threads of gold and silver interwoven intricately to create a magical web of forms – light in weight, but heavy…

MMTC-PAMP Appoints New Consumer Business Head

MMTC-PAMP, India’s first and only London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited Good Delivery refinery for gold and silver, appointed Anika Agarwal as President – Consumer Business. Anika would be responsible for building…

Midstream Restocking Lifts De Beers Rough Sales

De Beers today said the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the first sales cycle of 2021 is likely to rise 18% year-on-year to $650 million owing…

Jadau Gets A Pret Makeover!

New-age designers are scaling down jadau jewellery and giving it a super contemporary slant to better suit modern aesthetics. The mention of jadau evokes images of opulence — the jewellery known for…

GJSCI Kickstarts Jade Pilot Project

The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) kickstarted the pilot project of its Jewellery Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Excellence (JADE) project on 1st February, 2021 at Diatrends Jewellery. JADE…

Rapaport: Diamond Prices Soften As Supply Rises

The diamond trade began the year with optimism following a relatively successful holiday season, Rapaport stated. Polished diamond suppliers anticipated steady inventory replacement in the first quarter. December and January therefore saw strong rough…