Covering trends and new designers isn’t something I get to do a lot of here. It is not really my beat, so to speak.
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The United Arab Emirates seems poised to become the Kimberley Process’s next chair and has struck a surprisingly conciliatory tone, though the NGOs involved in the process say concerns remain.

The owners of Colorado independent Thollot Jewelers reached an audience of millions by agreeing to take part in a reality TV show. Here’s what they learned along the way.
The winners of the Editor’s Choice design competition at the International Jewellery London trade show were announced earlier this month.

The Murowa Diamond Mine, which is located in south central Zimbabwe, now will be locally owned and operated.

Likeable Local’s Beth Henderson explains what jewelers can do to ensure their SEO doesn’t drop as Google changes its search algorithm to favor mobile friendly sites.

Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from June 21 to 27, according to Google Analytics.
The guide provides legal education on protecting name brands, slogans and logos as well as inventions and industrial designs.

Sy Kessler’s GemOro Superior Instruments division has introduced its latest diamond, white sapphire and moissanite testing instrument, called the Testerossa.

The Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro has yielded another impressive piece of rough: an 8.52-carat stone that is among the largest diamonds ever found there.
Jewelers Vigilance Committee President Cecilia Gardner is leaving her post as general counsel of the World Diamond Council, the organization that represents the diamond industry in the Kimberley Process.

Toronto-based Genesis Rare Diamonds will hold the “The Radiant Diamonds of Summer” auction on July 5 and will donate the proceeds from the sale of one diamond to a local nonprofit.
Like the hotly contested Pebble mine in Alaska, the KSM project in British Columbia is a huge open-pit gold mine that is drawing opposition from a number of organizations.

Kelly Kahn, who has worked for Montblanc, Movado and LVMH, has been hired for the position and her appointment is effective immediately.
The organization has awarded a total of $12,500 to its members across the country to be used toward professional growth.

A diamond rivière necklace and a turn-of-the-century brooch featuring imperial topaz were among the top lots of the auction, held Monday in New York.
The Chinese e-commerce company is selling its first U.S.-based e-commerce site, 11 Main, because the site hasn’t gained traction here and faces too much competition, reports state.

Located in Estonia, the shop is operated in partnership with a distributor, and Endless has indicated that it will launch the same kind of operation in the U.S. in the next 12 to 18 months.

As Generation Y matures and becomes more prosperous, the jewelry industry will need to become more socially conscious, Jacqueline Stone writes in her latest diary entry.
The American Gem Society has made a video series of the top speakers and presentations at this year’s Conclave conference in New Orleans available online for the industry.

Marketer Amanda Green, buyer Julie McAlpine and manager Mandi Dragon all are moving up in the company.

A Pennsylvania retailer has become the U.S. distributor for “The Paris Bracelet,” a price-point, self-purchase item she hopes will make a splash in this market, à la Alex and Ani.
I think I am slowly but surely making one of my blog specialties interesting jewelry that borders on strange or even weird, and I have to say, I’m pretty OK with it.

The top trends from Las Vegas market week and another bill for “sales tax fairness” being introduced in Congress were the top stories on National Jeweler last week.

It’s summertime, and the latest list of new releases from GoodReads indicates that the reading’s easy.