Jewelry Inspired by What Was Under Their Feet

Where can you find two women, both archaeologists, who independently decided to create jewelry lines inspired by their excavations? In Athens, of course, where the Acropolis dominates the cityscape and is a constant reminder of history. The jewelry created by the women — Stalo Karides who, with her daughter, Maria-Alexia Karides, started Ysso (derived from…

An Escalator, but in 18-Karat Gold

For Jenny Klatt and Stephanie Wynne Lalin, the founders and designers of the New York-based fine jewelry brand Jemma Wynne, inspiration has always come from their surroundings. And for their latest collection, that turned out to be an escalator. They didn’t have a “eureka!” moment on one, though. “We thought,” Ms. Lalin said, “that it…

In Amsterdam, a Gem Story

Visitors who missed the blockbuster Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum here earlier this year will still be able to spot plenty of pearls among the half-dozen of his paintings still on display in the museum’s Gallery of Honor through Oct. 10. But for anyone interested in learning about diamonds, a better bet is just a…