World Gold Council announced today its plan to sponsor Patricia Field, Costume Designer for the Sex & the City franchise, as she hosts a Swim-sational Disco Soirèe at 230 Fifth, New York’s Largest Rooftop Garden and Penthouse Lounge tonight. A swimwear and accessories fashion show will take place at 9pm, featuring Ippolita gold jewelry provided by World Gold Council.
Last night began a week of celebration for Patricia Field and her team of designers, stylists and artists. That evening, the highly anticipated world premier of Sex & the City II at Radio City Music Hall will cause mayhem in midtown as fans line the streets to see the stars and critically acclaimed stylist who have made fashion one of the film’s most intriguing characters. WGC aims to capitalize on the fashion buzz surrounding the film premiere by participating in the fashion show the following eve.
“Gorgeous! Glamorous! Sexy! That’s gold jewelry on a tanned body!” says Patricia Field. “Ippolita appealed to me to pair with swimwear, because her aesthetic is at once classical, historical and modern.”
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
WJA hires Administrative Director
In its commitment to effectively enhance their three strategic planks—Business Services, Leadership Development and Education—The Women’s Jewelry Association announces the hiring of Nicole Lichwick as the organization’s first Administrative Director.
“Having a dedicated, in-house Administrative Director is a considerable advancement for the organization,” enthused WJA President Kendra Bridel Weinman, “We have ambitious goals for the enhancement and expansion of our member benefits, and we are confident that Nicole will do an amazing job helping us meet those objectives while also providing exceptional support to our members.”
Lichwick brings a depth of experience in membership support to this newly formed position. In her former position as Administrative Coordinator of the Jewelry Information Center (JIC), Lichwick supported and developed relationships with jewelry retailers, manufacturers and designers. When she expanded her role to the Membership Services department of Jewelers of America (JA), where she also served as interim executive assistant to the CEO and CFO, Lichwick further honed her client relations and customer service skills. This experience is certain to prove instrumental to achieving WJA’s dedication to its member base.
Lichwick will be working out of the new WJA headquarters located at 52 Vanderbilt Avenue in New York City.
Breathe Easy Launches to Support Lung Cancer Canada
Canadian jewellery designer John de Jong of JdJ Jewellery in Toronto extends his Breathe Easy fundraising event initiative with the launch of the limited edition ‘Breathe Easy’ ring and pendant, in support of Lung Cancer Canada.
Priced at $150 (6mm ring) and $195 (10mm ring, pendant), the fresh Breathe Easy designs, in sterling silver with ‘Breathe Easy’ etched in, make an accessible entry point to owning a piece by JdJ--the designer, recently featured in O, the Oprah Magazine (May 2010 issue).
“2010 marks the third edition of the Breathe Easy event and we wanted to extend the reach of the compelling message through some unique and affordable jewellery pieces,” said de Jong. “I started the event in 2007, the year after my father passed away of lung cancer, and feel really strongly about extending ways to raise funds to support research, education and awareness.”
Lung Cancer Canada will receive fifty and seventy-five dollars from the sale of the $150 and $195 pieces respectively. Supporters who wish to purchase the ring or pendant may visit the JdJ Toronto location, 60 Bloor Street West - Suite 406, or call 1-877-923-JDJ-1.
JIS Adds New Show in Vegas
JIS listening to the repeated requests from its Exhibitors, JIS has just announced JIS' newest Jewelry Trade Show October 30 thru November 1, 2010 in the lavish Forum Ballroom of Caesars Palace in the Heart of the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip. With only the initial reservations made by Exhibitors requesting this Fall Delivery Show in Las Vegas and JIS' early marketing announcements of the Show, the JIS has already experienced rental of over 60% of the 275 booths that will be available in the Show making it almost a certainty that this Show will be sold-out very shortly.
Veteran Jeweler Trade Show Producer, Michael Breslow, stated that JIS will be using all of their experience from 31 year old proven efforts and well known positioning within the Jewelry Industry to bring Buyers to this new venue of JIS and make this a yearly event for the Jewelry Trade Buyers from the Western United States as well as those from Central and Western Mexico. This new Show is not designed to compete with JIS' highly successful Shows in Miami Beach Florida that have served the buyers of Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America plus other states since 1979 but the Las Vegas JIS Show is designed to compliment JIS' other Shows and expand the buying and selling abilities of our Jewelry Trade Attendees.
The JIS Website at www.jisshow.com contains complete details regarding this new JIS Show in Las Vegas including Exhibitor Listings and very special highly discounted attractive hotel rates at Caesars Palace. In addition, the JIS Website has complete information also on JIS' upcoming 1250 booth October Miami Beach Show and all other JIS Shows. For more info, visit http://www.jisshow.com.
Veteran Jeweler Trade Show Producer, Michael Breslow, stated that JIS will be using all of their experience from 31 year old proven efforts and well known positioning within the Jewelry Industry to bring Buyers to this new venue of JIS and make this a yearly event for the Jewelry Trade Buyers from the Western United States as well as those from Central and Western Mexico. This new Show is not designed to compete with JIS' highly successful Shows in Miami Beach Florida that have served the buyers of Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America plus other states since 1979 but the Las Vegas JIS Show is designed to compliment JIS' other Shows and expand the buying and selling abilities of our Jewelry Trade Attendees.
The JIS Website at www.jisshow.com contains complete details regarding this new JIS Show in Las Vegas including Exhibitor Listings and very special highly discounted attractive hotel rates at Caesars Palace. In addition, the JIS Website has complete information also on JIS' upcoming 1250 booth October Miami Beach Show and all other JIS Shows. For more info, visit http://www.jisshow.com.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Indian gold jewellery exports continue to rise
http://www.mediacentre.gold.org/news/2010/05/18/story/14764/indian_gold_jewellery_exports_continue_to_rise/
Look for the BFLY Contest in the June/July issue of CJ
http://canadianjeweller.blogspot.com/2010/04/look-for-bfly-contest-in-june-issue-of.html
CIBJO releases most recent Precious Metals Book
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, announced the release of the Precious Metals Book, which represents the second book to be released since the 2010 Congress meeting that took place in Munich, Germany this past February. The first book released was the Pearl Book.
Updates in the new version include the introduction of a new appendix giving information on precious metal finenesses. The appendix can now be lawfully sold in CIBJO Member countries worldwide. It is considered an invaluable reference for jewellery manufacturers in all countries throughout the world.
The CIBJO Blue Books are a definitive set of standards for the grading, methodology and nomenclature standards for diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, precious metals, and recently, also for gemmological terminology and nomenclature. The CIBJO Blue Books were originally compiled, and now continuously updated, by a number of committees comprised of representatives from trade organisations and laboratories in the diamond, coloured gemstone, cultured pearl, precious metals and jewellery industries. The standards represent a consensus derived from the broad expertise on the subject within these committees, and also from individuals outside the committees who had expressed an interest in participating in the development of the guidelines.
Initially, the first three publications were printed with different coloured covers; blue for the Gemstone Book, grey for the Diamond Book, and gre
Updates in the new version include the introduction of a new appendix giving information on precious metal finenesses. The appendix can now be lawfully sold in CIBJO Member countries worldwide. It is considered an invaluable reference for jewellery manufacturers in all countries throughout the world.
The CIBJO Blue Books are a definitive set of standards for the grading, methodology and nomenclature standards for diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, precious metals, and recently, also for gemmological terminology and nomenclature. The CIBJO Blue Books were originally compiled, and now continuously updated, by a number of committees comprised of representatives from trade organisations and laboratories in the diamond, coloured gemstone, cultured pearl, precious metals and jewellery industries. The standards represent a consensus derived from the broad expertise on the subject within these committees, and also from individuals outside the committees who had expressed an interest in participating in the development of the guidelines.
Initially, the first three publications were printed with different coloured covers; blue for the Gemstone Book, grey for the Diamond Book, and gre
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