Qualified candidates can apply for the research fellowships at the Gemological Institute of America’s Carlsbad and New York campuses.

Brecken Branstrator

The apparel and footwear industries won’t be top priority for consumers, but a strong dollar and streamlined inventory will boost the sector for overall better sales than last year.

Ashley Davis

From L.A. to Greece, we’ve culled a group of innovative jewelers whom we’ll be keeping an eye on in the year ahead.

Ashley Davis

To help jewelers stay ahead of the curve, National Jeweler contributor Mike Farrell highlights the updates that are sure to shake things up in 2017.

Brecken Branstrator

Guillaume Cerutti, currently the president of Christie’s Europe, Middle East, Russia and India, will succeed Patricia Barbizet as of Jan. 1.

Ashley Davis

Italian private equity firm Clessidra and the Buccellati family will retain a 15 percent minority stake in the Italian jewelry house.

Ashley Davis

National Jeweler is crowning the stones, the stores and even the feuds that owned 2016.

Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff weighs in on the most important news stories of the year for the jewelry industry.

Michelle Graff

A Brooklyn jewelry store is enticing holiday shoppers with a limited edition jewelry box from design duo KeenanPolich.

Ashley Davis

The colored stone miner’s first auction of fiscal 2017 was 80 percent sold by volume and 85 percent by value.

Brecken Branstrator

The jewelry industry, like the world at large, said goodbye to so many beloved figures this year.

Brecken Branstrator

The Zales alum has embarked on a namesake brand of romantic fine jewelry inspired by her clients’ love stories.

Ashley Davis

Nobody would accuse the jewelry industry of being ahead of the curve when it comes to technology. But, now, it can hope to at least keep up in one area.

Michelle Graff

Scheduled for February, the diamond trading event will host Alrosa President Andrey Zharkov as its guest of honor.

Ashley Davis

The American Gem Trade Association has made a few changes its code of ethics to stress the importance of a transparent supply chain and following international rules.

Brecken Branstrator

The parent company of Boucheron and Pomellato now allows 14 weeks of full-pay maternity and adoption leave for employees, plus five days of full-pay leave for fathers and partners.

Ashley Davis

In the third and final installment of the designer’s high jewelry collection, commemorated in a new book, Temple St. Clair took inspiration from struggling species.

Ashley Davis

The trade show is scheduled to take place on Jan. 9 and again on May 9.

Ashley Davis

Peter Smith shares snapshots of three jewelry stores that he says knock it out of the park when it comes to the retail experience.

Peter Smith

While diamond consumption globally is in a “moderation phase,” the overall outlook for the future is positive, the report says.

Ashley Davis

The color institute is predicting the peridot-esque hue will be a hit next year.

Ashley Davis

It’s not shocking, given the resurgence in appreciation for the past as well as millennials’ penchant for unique pieces.

Michelle Graff

She’s the second woman to lead the organization, following in the footsteps of her friend and mentor Ruth Batson.

Michelle Graff

Katherine Bodoh is leaving Jewelers Mutual to join the American Gem Society, where she’ll be second in command behind Ruth Batson.

Michelle Graff

There are a number of people in the jewelry industry who think so, given younger consumers’ desire for pieces with perspective and a story to tell.

Brecken Branstrator