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NEWBAZAAR London
to house A
tightly guarded collection of some of planet's rarest gems goes
on show in london next month, billed as the world's biggest diamond
exhibition. ITDCA
at EGV Metropolis The Indian-Thai Diamond & Coloured
Gemstones Association (ITDCA) of thialand held a bowling event on
May 28,2005. The event was held at the EGV Metropolis. Rajdamri
in Bangkok. lt was the first event to be held and presided by the
new President Mr. Atul Jogani. Indian Jewelry from Jaipur
Jewelry has played an important role
in Indian culture generally, and that of the province of Rajasthan
specifically. through more than 4,000 years of history.Among all
the one-time princely states of the province of Rajasthan, Jaipur
was foremost in developing the craft of jewelry into a fine art,
thanks to the patronage of its erstwhile rulers. ICA
Pavilion at Tokyo show
The International Gemstone Association
(ICA) will have its largest - ever pavilion at the upcoming International
Jewellery Tokyo (IJT) show, to be held from January 25-28, 2006.
The pavilion will cover close to 250 square meters and include up
to 30 booths for ICA members compared to 19 booths at the last IJT
show. Tiffany plays new hand Tiffany & Co. announced Tuesday
that it plans to open a store in Atiantic City, N.J., in a new,
upscale retail complex at the heart of the city's historic boardwalk
district. Diamonds are a guy's best friend
With U.S. diamond jewelry sales reaching
$31.5 billion last year, it's no surprise thai a vast majority,
some 83 percent of 3,161 consumers,own diamond jewelry according
to a June Omnibus Study conducted by the Jewelry Consumer Opinion
Councail (JCOC). What is surprising, is that more than half of the
500 men surveyed own diamond jewelry, with over half of them willing
to buy more for themselves (up 23 percent over a September 2004
JCOC study).
................................................................................................................................... DESIGN Springtime After
an enduring season of cold silence, comes the season of hopes with
the promise of love. ICA members cooperate Here
is a fail proof recipe: Take teo prominent members of the International
Colored
Gemstones Association (ICA), one from India and one from Israel;draw
freely from their boundless passion for gems, their contagious enthusiasm,
their diverse design capabilities and excellent photographical skills,
add some Indian fervor and a dash of Israeli tenacity to the mix,
and voila, ome has created an unbeatable creative team. Louis Golay 2005
Visionary
designer Karim Rashid has come up with new designs for pearl specialist
Golay, The 2005 Louis Golay chapter, after the launching episode
in 2004, focuses on the theme of evolution. Jeweler new collections Inspired by
the soft waves of the sea, this collection features bangles, rings
srt with philippine South Sea pearls in 18k yellow gold. ................................................................................................................................... EVENT A pride of perfection Bankok's
diamond lovers were recently treated to on alluring and glittering
fashion show that launched brand name "Premiera" by Premier
Diamond Cutting Ltd., The company, which has been in business for
a century, is Thailand's first and now a leading diamond cutter
worldwide. Bangkok
Diamond Community Mr.Salil
Shah took the initiative and opportunity to introduce "Life
Organization" to the Indian Gems & Jewelry community in
Bangkok. He was enthusiastic to support this organization to make
it successful. There was a lot of gathering from the Gems and Jewelry
traders in Bangkok.
................................................................................................................................... FASHION TRENDS Jennifer
Lopez Jennifer
Lopez is set to design a new fashion range for animals and turning
her designer sites on making jewelry for pets. The Latin beauty
who launched her own fashion range turned her hand to a new range
of accessories for pamperd pets. A source said: "Jennifer thought
it would be fun and unusual to extend the range of accessories to
animals". Signity's
Gem visions
2006
is declared "The Year of Self Expression," as revealed
in the latest installmen of Gem Visions, the pioneering trends forecasting
service launched by Signity, world's leading producer of precision
cut genuine and created gemstones.
Fancy
Diamond at Las Vegas FreezeDiamonds
is a diamond jewelry manfacturer whih offers its creations to consumers
at wholesale prices. The line includes contemporary and classic
designs and capitalizes on the latest Canary diamond trend. ................................................................................................................................... COLOURED
STONES GIA
Laboratory Updates As
a prelude to the gem and jewlry shows in Las Cegas, the Gemological
institute of America (GIA) wanted to inform the Industry of two
important developments in the colored stone industry.
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