The 12 honorees will be recognized at the association’s annual In the Spotlight event, slated for March 10 in New York.

The American Craft Council and the Accessories Council have signed on to exhibit at the JA New York Summer show and are bringing new brands, designers and artists with them.

In this preview of JA New York Summer, see the work of the 10 women who comprise the show’s New Designer Gallery this year.  

The watch brand is partnering with designer Pamela Love for its jewelry-making and manufacturing needs, and plans to release its first collection this November.

A book focusing on managing ambiguity and another investigating how danger makes us safe are two of the reads recommended for this month.

From Charlize Theron’s extra-long Harry Winston piece to Mary J. Blige’s Pasquale Bruni bib, it was all about dressing up the neckline at and around the Academy Awards.

Jewelers can learn a lot from the way Taco Bell, Boomba Racing and the World Wildlife Fund use Snapchat, Likeable Local’s Mike Farrell writes.

The manufacturer and supplier’s “Cage” pendant captured top prize in PGI-USA’s JCK Platinum Innovation Awards.

Purchased by a “European institution” for six times its pre-sale estimate, the 5,800-piece lot includes prototypes, limited and special edition watches and artwork related to the brand.

Students enrolled in jewelry or metalsmithing programs at accredited colleges or training schools now can apply for the organization’s scholarships, available in three categories.

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com last week, according to Google Analytics.

Jewelers of America has partnered with Jewelry Asset Services (J.A.S) to offer its members competitive rates on business loans.

The latest JBT statistics on store closings, a 5-carat blue lab-grown diamond and Raymond Weil’s new streaming service--read all about it, and more, in our weekly photo rewind.

The first week of February proved to be a busy one within the industry; the AGTA’s GemFair kicked off in Tucson and Jewelers of America announced the winners of its annual CASE Awards.

Statement necklaces and diamond-heavy pieces were the common trends in celebrity jewelry at the 87th Academy Awards, which were held Sunday in Los Angeles and recognized the best in film in 2014.

If it isn’t noble color, feel and beauty, it’s platinum’s flexibility that makes Alex Solider choose it over other metals for his jewelry.

Our Product Panel survey shows silver jewelry sales continue to be strong for jewelers around the nation, even with the price of gold dropping.

It was a busy week of timepiece unveiling for the industry, as major brands revealed new and revamped product at the 2015 edition of Baselworld.

Designer Shaun Leane just introduced his Quill collection, which combines geometric shapes with silver and gold vermeil crafted in the shape of quills on pendants, rings, bracelets and cuffs.

Prestia, the woman behind Unhada, was recognized with the award Monday afternoon at the JA New York Summer show.

Consulting company MarketShare has found that advertising on television “is still the ‘best giant megaphone’ to convey a message to a large audience of consumers.”

TrueFacet, a website where consumers can buy and sell fine jewelry and watches, now has a larger inventory and “concierge”-type services.

The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research now has a greater geographic reach, and also will accept non-Forevermark stones.

This week, jewelers in Indiana took a public stance on a recently passed religious freedom law while the late Lauren Bacall’s jewelry and other personal items were auctioned at Bonhams.

Sotheby’s announced it would be selling the world’s largest D flawless emerald-cut diamond later this month while lawyers in California filed to bring a class action lawsuit against Zale.