Jennifer Heebner

Jennifer Heebner is an award-winning, 25-year veteran journalist in the fine jewelry industry. She contributes to Rapaport, The GemGuide, and other trade publications, and serves as founder of her own editorial website and #thisispearl magazine for the Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA). Jennifer is a CPAA certified pearl specialist and past president of the Metropolitan chapter of the Women’s Jewelry Association.

Color Champions

This year’s AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards featured top-notch jewelry talent and exquisite carvings.

Prize Sculptures

Newcomer Jen Insardi uses wax carving to produce the undulating gold forms of her award-winning JV Insardi collection.

New York’s Finest

As NYC Jewelry Week marks its fifth year, the founders and some early fans reflect on its impact.

Closer Connections

Store owners skilled in building strong client relations often rely on tried-and-true tactics.

Lab and Marriage: The Rise of Synthetics in Bridal

Bridal customers are increasingly courting synthetics so they can get more carats for their money.

Lab and Marriage: The Rise of Synthetics in Bridal

The X Factor

The clean lines and monochromatic palette of Eva Zuckerman’s Eva Fehren brand celebrate geometry, minimalism, unusual cuts and blackened metals.

The Queen of Flow: Tara Maria Famiglietti’s Ondyn Brand

Water-inspired silhouettes drive the sinuous signature style of Tara Maria Famiglietti’s Ondyn brand, with its slinky lines of articulated diamond settings.

The Queen of Flow: Tara Maria Famiglietti’s Ondyn Brand

Water-inspired silhouettes drive the collection’s sinuous signature style, with its slinky lines of articulated diamond settings.

A Trip Down Memo Lane

Consignment can be a touchy subject for jewelry creators, plenty of whom have had bad experiences with retailers. But the practice of giving goods on credit can benefit both parties if they set and follow respectful guidelines.
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Jennifer Heebner

Jennifer Heebner is an award-winning, 25-year veteran journalist in the fine jewelry industry. She contributes to Rapaport, The GemGuide, and other trade publications, and serves as founder of her own editorial website and #thisispearl magazine for the Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA). Jennifer is a CPAA certified pearl specialist and past president of the Metropolitan chapter of the Women’s Jewelry Association.