Jewelry News This Week – June 2015
It has been a huge week in jewelry this past week, with announcements that we were looking forward to hearing, but did not quite expect them to come this soon.
Annual Design Awards
PGI-USA and the Couture show both announced the winners of their annual design contests, marking an official conclusion to market week 2015.
This “cage” pendant piece by Stuller captured the “Best in Show” award from PGI-USA:
And, to benefit its charity partners, Jewelers for Children announced that they had raised 2.8 million dollars. Phillipe Millier, from De Beers Group of Companies, and Scott Burger, from Pandora AMERICAS, were both recognized and honored at the ceremony.
Man-Made Diamond News
The International Gemological Institute Hong Kong certified a lab-grown, square emerald-cut diamond weighing in at 10.02 carats. Additionally, Herlzberg Diamonds did confirm that some of their locations are currently selling lab-grown diamonds to the public.
And, in an attempt to increase the demand for mined diamonds, some of the largest diamond mining companies have formed the Diamond Producers Association.
