Everything you want to know about buying rubies in Myanmar
Join The Gemstone Detective Kim Rix at The Jewellery Cut Live for a talk on travel, food and buying gemstones in the famous Mogok valley
Tag: gemstones
The power of Paraiba
Join gem collector Tayma Page Allies for an afternoon lecture on this disruptive, influential and utterly captivating gemstone at The Jewellery Cut Live
That perfect sunset blend of orange and pink
Gübelin takes us to the Gem Island with a Sri Lankan-inspired one-off haute joaillerie ring starring a rare padparadscha sapphire
Why I’m building The Lonely Planet for gem buyers
After being duped into buying a fake ruby on holiday, Gemstone Detective Kim Rix has dedicated herself to the creation of gem-buying guides for travellers
Rugged Sussex coastline inspires Sorrel Bay’s Linea
New ethical jewellery collection uses consciously textured recycled gold to showcase geologically exciting gemstones such as dendritic agates
Graff’s diamond-encrusted Beats up for auction
Unusual blinged-up headphones made for superstar Superbowl performers to be sold for first time as part of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Sale
Jaali: The ancient art of gem carving
During a trip to India, jeweller Anna Loucah fell in love with a pair of carved blue sapphires, leaving with both the gemstones and a desire to learn more
Dispatches from a sapphire hunt in Sri Lanka
Ethical jewellery designer Arabel Lebrusan of Lebrusan Studio takes the trip of a lifetime to source, mine and cut her own sapphires on ‘Gem Island’
The Gemstone Detective to speak at jewellery industry meet up
Author Kim Rix will offer advice on buying gems while travelling at September’s Jewellery and Watch Industry Network meet at The Jewellery Cut Live
Ethical gem fairs offer a chance to buy gems from source
A collective of ethical gemstone traders have come together to create events in London and Bristol that offer traceable loose coloured gems
Isla Gilham named Bright Young Gem
Somerset-based jewellery designer wins industry accolade for her hand-carved gemstone jewels that look like someone has taken a bite
10 garnet jewels for January birthdays
This month’s chameleon birthstone, not just available in red, brings a rainbow of jewellery choices for lucky Capricorns and Aquariuses
The first all-female emerald mining team
Legend says that emeralds hide from women in mines, but that’s not the case in Colombia
Harry Winston has a sweet tooth
New cocktail ring collection Winston Candy is a saccharine explosion of rare coloured gems
In no way over the rainbow
While fashion is busy chasing this sartorial pot of gold, jewellery has been covering it in a magical spectrum of colours.