Bogolo Joy Kenewendo on Development Diamonds, Diversification, and De Beers’ Next Owners

Attending the just-opened JCK show in Las Vegas, Botswana’s minister of minerals and energy, Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, says she and her country are...

Natural Diamonds Find Growth Beyond Traditional Bridal Market, Golan Says

Market analyst Edahn Golan’s data leaves no doubt it’s been a challenging five years for natural diamonds. But there are opportunities ahead, he...

Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients

Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...

The Shows Must Go On—and So Must the Innovation

JCK Las Vegas and its sibling show, Luxury, are poised to deliver big business. The industry, especially the high-end, is doing surprisingly well...

“Vegas Is My Favorite Week”

Fallon Bock was 15 or 16 years old when she attended JCK Las Vegas with her father, Lawrence Bock, owner and president of the Dallas-based retailer...

Under Pressure From Sanctions, Russia Plans Diamond Export Duties

Russia is preparing to impose export duties on select rough diamonds later this year in an effort to bolster the nation's cutting industry, which has...

How De Beers’ Origin Program Is Changing the Way Diamonds Are Sold

At the 2023 JCK Las Vegas show, De Beers introduced the fine jewelry industry to Tracr. Founded in 2018, the blockchain platform uses high-speed...

Kate Middleton’s Italy Jewelry Carried a Family Message

When Catherine, the Princess of Wales, visited northern Italy last week—her first solo international trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis—the...

How Desert Diamonds Hopes to Disrupt the Industry

De Beers’ Desert Diamonds campaign has been billed as a “beacon,” but it’s not like the traditional beacons the trade remembers (e.g., the...

Angie Crabtree Pursues a New Creative Project: Diamond Handbags

You may know Angie Crabtree from her trade-show demonstrations as the artist who does paintings of gemstones and jewelry—but do you know she’s...

U.K. Watchdog Group Rules Against Lab-Grown Diamond Ads

Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has barred two lab-grown jewelry companies from continuing to run certain ads again and ordered...