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Figure 1. These handcrafted jewelry pens are created with silver, embellished with 24K gold, and inlaid with diamond, sapphire, and crushed emerald. Left: The peacock design is a miniature painting coated in clear enamel. Right: A pen with fine metal engraving and dimming just below the 24K gold nib. Photo by Robert Weldon; courtesy of Zeki Karaca.

Zeki Karaca Jewelry: Luxury Pens

Jennifer Stone-Sundberg and Mimi Travis, May 23, 2023

One-of-a-kind bejeweled pens from Zeki Karaca caught the attention of attendees at the GJX show.

Figure 1. A: This Lace Ring is crafted in 18K rose gold with blackened gold lace, featuring a cultured freshwater pearl measuring 16.5 mm in diameter, enclosed by natural-color pink and lavender sapphire round brilliants weighing 2.86 carats total. The shank of the ring is embellished with 0.06 carats of diamonds. B: This Tahitian pearl Lace Ring is created in 18K white gold with sandblasted and blackened gold lace. The cultured Tahitian pearl measures 16.0 mm and is surrounded by round brilliant diamonds, 1.35 carats total. The rubies in the shank weigh a total of 0.08 carats. C: A handmade doily crocheted by Smith’s grandmother. Photos courtesy of Brenda Smith.

Brenda Smith Jewelry Designs

Si Athena Chen and Jennifer Stone-Sundberg, May 23, 2023

Award-winning jewelry designer Brenda Smith shares some of her creations at the AGTA GemFair in Tucson.

Mining gravels at Mugloto pit 3 in the Montepuez Ruby Mining concession.

Update from Mozambique’s Ruby Mines

Wim Vertriest, Sudarat Saeseaw, and Kevin Schumacher, November 11, 2022

A field gemology team from GIA provides an update on the ruby mining operations around Montepuez.

A Review of the Political and Economic Forces Shaping Today’s Diamond Industry

Russell Shor, September 1, 2005

Political upheavals and technological advances, as well as changes in social and governmental attitudes and initiatives, have produced major and ongoing changes in the diamond industry.

Pandemic safety measures in place at this Pranda facility.

Prida Tiasuwan (Pranda Jewelry Group)

Wim Vertriest, July 9, 2021

Thailand’s travel ban greatly affected the supply of raw materials from other countries, but the Pranda Group was able to keep employees safe and return to full capacity after just a few months.

Vietnamese pearl farm employee at Hạ Long Bay

Vietnam: Shell Nuclei, Pearl Hatcheries, and Pearl Farming

Nicholas Sturman, Kwanreun Lawanwong, Nuttapol Kitdee, and Devchand Chodhry, January 22, 2021

Reports on a visit to a shell nucleus manufacturer and two pearl farms in northern Vietnam, which is emerging as a notable producer.

Large rough spodumene crystal exhibiting pleochroism.

The “Fragility of the Eternal” Kunzite: Origin, Cutting, and Identification

Victor Tuzlukov, Patcharee Kaewchaijaroenkit, and Nicholas Sturman, October 22, 2020

A master gem carver bases his latest design off a stunning stained glass window when attempting the world’s largest known cut kunzite.

Michelle Loon, a recent graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design Technology program, holds the build platform containing the 3-D-printed resin prototypes of her jewelry design. Photo by Kevin Schumacher

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3-D Printing: GIA Equips Students for a ‘Technology Revolution’

Jaime Kautsky, July 24, 2015

The potential of 3-D printing is mind-boggling for jewelry design and manufacturing, where time, precision and cost-effectiveness are highly valued.

Sri Lanka: Expedition to the Island of Jewels

Andrew Lucas, Armil Sammoon, A. P. Jayarajah, Tao Hsu, and Pedro Padua, October 31, 2014

Offers a firsthand look at Sri Lanka’s mining, cutting, jewelry manufacturing, and retail sectors, where tradition and innovation converge.

Jaipur, India: The Global Gem and Jewelry Power of the Pink City

Andrew Lucas, Nirupa Bhatt, Manoj Singhania, Kashish Sachdeva, Tao Hsu, and Pedro Padua, January 26, 2017

Examines Jaipur’s role as a colored stone cutting and jewelry manufacturing center, with profiles of 17 companies and their factory, trading, and retail operations.

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