Explore the wondrous world of diamonds in this large book (2 stone 5 lbs and three feet wide when open) and gallery from a past exhibition – that reveals their detail and beauty.
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The potential of 3-D printing is mind-boggling for jewellery design and manufacturing, where time, precision and cost-effectiveness are highly valued.
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Examines Jaipur’s role as a coloured stone cutting and jewellery manufacturing centre, with profiles of 17 companies and their factory, trading and retail operations.
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GIA graduate Franco Valobra creates a commemorative brooch to recognise healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus battle for survival.
Read MoreThe name ruby comes from the Latin word ruber, which means “red”. The glowing red of ruby suggested an inextinguishable flame burning in the stone...
Read MorePeridot has always been associated with light. In fact, the Egyptians called it the “gem of the sun”.
Read MorePeople have coveted natural pearls as symbols of wealth and status for thousands of years.
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Writers have compared opals to volcanoes, galaxies and fireworks. Admirers gave extraordinary opals poetic names like Pandora, Light of the World and Empress.
Read MoreAccording to Hindu mythology, moonstone is made of solidified moonbeams.
Read MoreThousands of years ago, red garnet necklaces adorned the necks of Egypt’s pharaohs, and were entombed with their mummified corpses as prized possessions for the afterlife.
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