“The social and economic value of diamonds is very different depending on where they come from in the world,” Mr. Moltke said on a video call earlier this month from his home in Antwerp, Belgium. He moved to the city, a diamond trading hub, after leaving De Beers, where he had worked for 16 years,…
During couture week in Paris in July, amid the packed schedule of lavish events and parties, the jewelry designer Elie Top hosted a notably intimate dinner party for 14 friends in his design studio on Rue St.-Honoré. His guests included the stylish model and actress Marisa Berenson, who said dinner at Mr. Top’s was always…
One of Judy Geib’s free-flowing designs, an 18-karat gold lace-like Peter Pan collar, was made with the scraps gathered from around her workbench. It is part of Studio Sweep, the series she began in 2018. “I found so many beautiful little pieces of gold flowers, ferns and loops laying around,” the fine jewelry designer said…
Even though the tri-link design remains the prevailing motif at Hoorsenbuhs, Mr. Keith plays with it. Sometimes the center link is stretched around the wrist, like in the Revere Cuff With Diamonds ($22,500); other times it is simplified to a single elongated link, as with the Dame Phantom ring ($3,950). The customer often has the…
Eva Zuckerman, 40, co-founder and creative director of the jewelry line Eva Fehren, has been using an iPad and stylus in the last couple of years as “I was able to be much more productive, and I think the feeling of it is so similar at this point to using a pencil that I felt…
Since then, Ms. Cates said more recently, the pieces have sold well, with purchases by Tracey Ullman, the actress and comedian, and Ola Itani-Chan, head of V.I.P. services for the fashion line the Row. “These women are confident, they have their own sense of style and they come here because they like getting things that…
Developing the Swedish podcast is a priority, Ms. Kores said, noting that she recently began a weekly series of 10- to 15-minute episodes on themes such as pearls. “BAJ Podcast” London Artificial Intelligence, sustainability and “smart” jewelry have been just some of the themes of the newsy “BAJ Podcast,” the voice of the British Academy…
Come winter, my extremities are always cold. This isn’t really a problem, except for my head. At home, I wear a hoodie or sometimes a wool babushka. But what to do at work or other indoor public places? What is the etiquette of hats indoors? — Patricia, Manchester Township, N.J. To wear or not to…
When the personal shopper Negar Alaya’s son River Declan Bear was two months old in July 2022, she began looking for a piece of jewelry to commemorate his birth. “I wanted something a little magical, a little mystical, an heirloom that was playful but not silly,” Ms. Alaya, 48, said by phone from her home…
Christina Iverson and Tracy Bennett, who make puzzles for The New York Times, are offering a tidy potluck of seasonal games for NYT Cooking readers. Gather for some friendly competition, find out interesting trivia about the holiday or team up to see if you can outsmart others in your group. All you need are pencils,…