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Precious and Imperial Topaz from Brazil
AGTA Member Edward Boehm for National Jeweler
Brazil produces more topaz than any other country in the world. Most of the production is colorless, which is irradiated and heated into various shades of blue. Precious and imperial topaz offer a rare and warmer alternative to the cool blue shades we are accustomed to seeing in jewelry stores. “Precious” topaz usually refers to yellow to orange colors while "imperial" topaz usually refers to pinkish-orange to pink to purple and even red colors (see figs. 1 and 6). MORE
Sotheby's Hits a Record-Setting $460.5 Million for 2012 Jewelry Sales
Jewelry News Network
Sotheby's marked its highest-ever total for a year of jewelry sales in 2012, achieving $460.5 million. Statement diamonds and private jewelry collections fetched the strongest results for the year. Auction locations throughout the world posted strong results. MORE
Awards Season Trend You Can Sell : Diamond Clusters are Hot Again
Centurion
No matter where the red carpet, whether the lavish celebrations of the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) or a simple dinner and movie premiere in New York, we're seeing a recurring theme: a lot of little adds up to very big. MORE
IAC 3rd Annual Gold Conference Talks Fashion, Art, Design, and the Environment, a Sponsored Post
JewelHistory
This year's third annual gold conference hosted by Initiatives in Art & Culture (IAC) from April 11-13 is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in jewelry. The roster of speakers is a rare and impressive gathering of industry icons and notables, from fashion editor favorites like Irene Neuwirth and Waris to master studio jewelers George Sawyer, Kent Raible, Namu Cho, and Henry Dunay. MORE
Emerald, Pantone's Color of the Year 2013: How to Get Inspired
Gemvara - AGTA Member
From red carpet to runway, the rich hue of emerald has always been a popular choice among starlets and designers. Now with Pantone (THE color authority) announcing emerald as 2013's Color of the Year, expect to see this verdant shade making appearances everywhere. A striking tone, the emerald is one of four gemstones defined as "precious" and belongs to an elite list, which includes diamond, ruby, and sapphire. MORE
How Social Media Put a Tiny Yarn Shop on the Map
The New York Times
Pretty much out in the middle of nowhere in Nevada, there is a little yarn store with a funny name, Jimmy Beans Wool. Actually, it's in Reno, but it's a small shop that sells a big assortment of knitting and crochet supplies and every kind of yarn you can imagine.
The store has become a fixture in Reno, but what is really amazing is that the store has annual revenue of more than $7 million, the vast majority from online sales. MORE
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