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![Brands in the Curated at Luxury Lifestyle segment will benefit from education sessions and one-on-one meetings with industry consultants Liz Kantner and Robin Kramer. Pictured here are the “Sun Goddess Supreme” ring and “Pyramid Rutilated Quartz” necklace by Sunlit Fine Jewelry, an exhibiting brand. Sunlit’s Sun Goddess Supreme Ring and Pyramid Rutilated Quartz Necklace](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/1fed1caab96c4ffcc5310cadea2b8e08.jpg)
Curated at Luxury Lifestyle will build on the former initiative, the Emerging Fine Jewelry Designer Incubator.
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TJS is seeking jewelry manufacturing and technology experts to speak at its 2025 event.
![JIS Fall is returning to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Jewelers International Showcase Logo Statue](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/1a89b92f3c8c5f27084c774b8a48a0dc.jpg)
The jewelry trade show will take place in Miami Oct. 6-9.
![More than 170 specimens, including the quartz sandstone concretion pictured above, will be on display in its upgraded Minerals, Earth, and Space halls, the museum said. Yale Peabody Museum quartz sandstone concretion](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3b2c3bce5d55e998841f06a878c85534.jpg)
The Connecticut museum will unveil the newly renovated galleries on July 9.
![“The Experience,” the show organized by the Continental Buying Group, has moved to Nashville after finding success in Tampa, New Orleans, and Miami. CBG’s The Experience Logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b8f952258605c9d7dbb89326b4fe4808.jpg)
The show is slated for Sept. 9-11 in Downtown Nashville.
![Crafted in 1866-1867, this silver, silver gilt, and ivory tea set is described in Tiffany & Co. records as “Moresque.” It served as an early example of the influence Persian designs had on longtime Tiffany & Co. silversmith Edward C. Moore. A collection of objects belonging to Moore is currently on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2024) Tiffany & Co. silver tea set](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/0ed1d26b45436b2f8f9017096dc7efd9.jpg)
A collection of the silversmith’s personal objects, as well as items created during his time at Tiffany, are on display at the Met.
![A gold and opal necklace, circa 1900, by Louis Comfort Tiffany is one of more than 200 jewels featured in the Driehaus Museum’s new jewelry exhibition. (Photo by Michael Tropea) Louis Comfort Tiffany 1900 gold and opal necklace](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/83ad31595d5b377e03da8eac4f87f04d.jpg)
The museum also will host jewelry heist-themed movie nights throughout the run of “Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective.”
![The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers mid-year conference will take place in connection with the Instore show, slated for Aug. 10 to 12 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. National Association of Jewelry Appraisers Logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f8f692a1d58ae95707dbb486111b77bd.jpg)
The conference will focus on the “practical ‘how to’ of appraising gems and jewelry,” said NAJA Executive Director Gail Brett Levine.
![CRJC attendees will have access to the Instore Show’s show floor, education programs, and evening networking events. Instore and Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference Logos](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a338d70b904090b4c46ce7f1045700f6.jpg)
The partnership, now in its second year, allows CRJC attendees to register for a free Instore show badge.
![The Design Atelier is a section of the Couture show dedicated to up-and-coming designers with distinct aesthetics and unique points-of-view. Pictured here, starting clockwise from bottom left, are rings from Mined + Found, Helena Rose, Vanessa Fernandez Studio, Alice Herald and Sanaz Doost (center). Five rings from the Design Atelier](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/69dee63efb88abaabb8c3185b9bd7308.jpg)
A springboard for more nascent jewelry designers and brands, the Design Atelier features 21 new faces this year.
![The Black in Jewelry Coalition’s BIJC Collective is returning to Las Vegas, including, from left to right, Mukosha Mulenga of Eleora Gems, Jessenia Landrum of Jevela, Simone Smith of Simone I. Smith, and designer Dorian Webb. Black In Jewelry Coalition Collective](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/afd58e8040fef50c2f81a7f4367337eb.jpg)
The Black in Jewelry Coalition will showcase four designers at JCK Las Vegas and JCK Luxury.
![Ahead of its annual trade show, InStore’s Cram Day Conference will take place Aug. 10 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Instore show 2024](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3aec99dc7b3ff8920c2d13d1344dde73.jpg)
The limited-seating learning event precedes its second annual trade show, which starts Aug. 11.
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Jewelry trade show veterans share strategies for engaging buyers, managing your time effectively, and packing the right shoes.
![Vikki Tobak, the author of the 2022 book, “Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History,” is also the curator of the subsequent exhibition that opens at the American Museum of Natural History this week. Vikki Tobak](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/cbe5fd2e278c2699b3b89b5dc6e51b90.jpg)
Tobak, author of “Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History,” shares how the exhibition came to be, and the pieces people may be surprised to see.
![The six BIPOC designers who comprise Couture’s 2024 class of “Luminaries” are, top row left to right, Alexia Connellan, Sasha Flynn, Hiba Husayni, and, bottom row left to right, Bliss Lau, Ama McKinley, and Casey Perez. The six Couture Luminaries designers 2024](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/07d8c80010939e5cfbbace980350ecc2.jpg)
The six designers, all participants in the show’s Diversity Action Council mentorship program, will exhibit in Salon 634.
![The program, now in its third year, tasked gold-focused designers with creating platinum pieces to exhibit during the Couture show in Las Vegas next month. Five Platinum Pieces](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c3bb41c83ca8550c1dde8bf66519853a.jpg)
PGI partnered with four new and seven returning designers for its annual platinum capsule collection.
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It’s the second year for the event, slated to take place in October in Toronto.
![Rolex debuted the first 18-karat gold version of its deep-sea divers’ watch, the Oyster Perpetual Deepsea, at Watches & Wonders Geneva. It was one of 12 introductions from the brand. (©Rolex/JVA Studios) Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deepsea in 18-karat yellow gold](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/af81c7c3a8fbe7d8ca4e3edca25b2489.jpg)
The crown introduced a dozen timepieces in Geneva, including a heavy metal version of its deep-sea divers’ watch.
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Sponsored by the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show
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From lab-grown diamonds and AI to the inevitable Taylor Swift mention, here are some of Conclave’s most intriguing educational offerings.
![On Wednesday, AGTA announced a new rule banning the display of loose gemstones or jewelry “comprising non-natural gemstones, ones that are man-made, synthetic, or lab grown,” at all of its shows, beginning with GemFair Tucson 2025. AGTA logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/099b4f023045ea5d04b7bb714f8da375.jpg)
Members can still sell lab-grown stones, it said, but only natural gems are allowed on the show floor.
![Open from May 30 to June 2, this year’s show includes a collaboration with The Maker’s Connection on a new educational series. JOGS logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/55ea29bf6008c17a21977e3035f39418.jpg)
The trade show is moving downtown to the Expo at World Market Center.
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The first one will take place next month during the Jewelers of Louisiana’s and Mississippi Jewelers Association’s conventions.
![On May 9, the American Museum of Natural History will open “Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry,” a special exhibition that celebrates hip-hop’s cultural influence through custom-made jewelry worn by some of its most iconic stars, such as Slick Rick, pictured above. (Photo by Janette Beckman, courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery.) Slick Rick](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6f90de044120671201d5623e23b0f522.jpg)
“Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry” will open at the New York City museum on May 9.