Tag: jewellery
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For the Love of Camellia
Chanel brings back Gabrielle’s much-loved muse and emblem Which bride has not agonised for weeks, or even months, over the right bloom for her bouquet, or fussed over the floral arrangements on her big day? Weddings and flowers are always mentioned in the same breath. They are made for each other — much like Chanel…
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THE ULTIMATE SHOWGIRL
As she turns 50, Jennifer Lopez shares some of her secrets to ageing gracefully and living a happy life — hoop earrings, included Watching her night by night on stage in Las Vegas, one could never tell that Jennifer Lopez is turning 50 this this year — which she will be celebrating with a birthday…
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CAST IN STONE
As if making up for the low expectation due to a massively downsized exhibition this year, jewelry brands rallied with a scintillating array of new pieces “Baselworld is the platform for the whole industry, not only watches, but also jewelry, gemstones and related branches,” says Mr. Michel Loris-Melikoff, managing director of Baselworld. Participating brands brightened…
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HELLO, SPRING
Belford Jewellery’s latest collection flutters with happiness Belford Jewellery’s mission is to share their love and passion for high jewellery with the rest of the world. And since 1977, it has been doing exactly that. What began as a passionate hobby of two art-loving owners, doing private commissions for good friends and clients, gradually evolved…
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Sartoro
Brothers Arto and Saro Artinian share an inextricable, one-of-a-kind bond growing up together in the family diamond business. Having learned the ins and outs of jewellery making and diamond trade at an early age, it comes as no surprise that their sibling dynamic has rendered itself well to success in business. Their entrepreneurial bond solidified…
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Matthia’s & Claire
Growing up in the family trade, Mattia and Chiara are on a mission to uphold the family legacy. Their father, Gianfranco Cilluffo, is the founder and current president of Orexport; and since the company’s founding in 1969, Orexport has dedicated itself to producing jewellery based on artisan traditions. Although it is now supported by modern…
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Kahn High Jewellery
For a relatively young brand, Kahn High Jewellery has made great strides in taking the homegrown Hong Kong brand to the international arena. At their atelier in Central — Hong Kong’s vibrant business and retail centre — diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and other gemstones are put together with an almost obsessive attention to detail to create…
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Foundation Jewellers
You know you have made it as a brand when the Queen of England has been seen wearing your creation not once, but more than a dozen times. Such is the case of Singapore Peranakan jewellery brand Foundation Jewellers, whose creation, the Peranakan Diamond Jubilee pin — a present to Queen Elizabeth by President Tony…
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90 Years of FOPE
The best reinvention success stories happen when you believe in your product enough to know it’s time for a cool change. Such was the case for Italian jeweller FOPE. When Umberto Cazzola founded FOPE in 1929, it was a much different company. Its focus was on crafting stretchable watchbands, using gold and other metals. The…
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CELEBRATING LIFE… AND SOLITAIRE’S 100TH ISSUE
Here’s to never letting anything or anyone dull our sparkle Photographer Chino Sardea Fashion Director and Stylist Josiah Chua Stylist’s Assistants Misato Kato and Riane Toh Makeup Nikki Fu / Indigo Artisans using YSL Beauty Hair Kenneth Ong using Hanz de Fuko DI Specialist Dexter Maneja Model Fiona Fussi / Basic Models Frilly chiffon blouse,…
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Iconic Muses
The jewellery world’s most glamorous and legendary inspirations From Jane Birkin for Jean-Louis Dumas to Françoise Gilot for Picasso, a designer’s muse does not only inspire the artist in shaping a label or a piece of art into the icon that it is known today. She perfectly embodies and epitomises the creation, almost becoming synonymous…
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THE GERMAN PRECISION
Schreiner Fine Jewellery helps put the country’s fine jewellery industry on the world map Germany’s big Cs — cars, carnivals, and castles — merely scratch the surface of what makes this Western European country an appealing travel destination. Misty forests, romantic river valleys, and stretches of lush vineyards are a feast for the eyes. But…