March-April 2025

Climbing Rocks: A Look at Today’s Gem Trends

By Jennifer Heebner

With high-quality goods getting harder to find and the US moving to charge hefty import…

This Season’s High-Jewelry Lines Take a Walk on the Wild Side

By Francesca Fearon

The latest offerings in Paris and beyond celebrate the natural world and creative styling.

Note from the Publisher: Technology

By Martin Rapaport

The latest innovations provide excellent opportunities for adding value to natural diamonds.

An Algorithm for Success: AI in the Industry

By Richa Goyal Sikri

Diamond, gem and jewelry companies are using artificial intelligence in everything from grading to custom…

Taking Diamond Tracing to the Next Level

By Richa Goyal Sikri

Companies are leveraging nanotech, blockchain, machine learning, and more to make stones easier to track.

Meet Cooper Weiss, Brand-Builder Extraordinaire

By Joshua Hendren

The New York wunderkind is putting his natural business sense to work at Ali Weiss…

A Shining Example: Remembering Diana Scarisbrick

By Ruth Peltason

The jewelry historian and scholar, who died last year at 96, gained widespread admiration for…

Around the Block: Francois Curiel’s Auction Memories

By David Brough

The Christie’s Europe chairman looks back on more than half a century of experience.

These Landscapes in Stone Are Natural Works of Art

By Beth Bernstein

Some gems have breathtaking patterns that can rival or surpass manmade paintings — and designers…

The Auction Jewels of Fei Liu

By Elisa Anniss

The Chinese-born designer, who creates one-of-a-kind pieces specifically to go under the hammer, is taking…

Top-Tier Maisons Are Mining Their Signature Hits

By Milena Martins-Alexandre

Capsule collections from high jewelers are tapping into the companies’ heritage designs.

Five Diana Scarisbrick Books You Should Read

By Phyllis Schiller

From rings to portrait jewels, these works speak volumes.

Crafting the Future: The Latest in Jewelry-Making Technology

By Kate Matthams

Intricately 3D-printed precious metals, glass that can store audio of the ocean, and new horizons…

The Clear Cut Is All-In on Transparency

By Sonia Esther Soltani

A partnership with De Beers’ Tracr program helps the New York-based jeweler show clients the…

Tiffany & Co.’s Zero-Pronged Approach

An innovative setting technique from New Zealand-based jeweler Floeting has made its way into the…

Online Jeweler 77 Diamonds Offers Made-to-Order Luxury

By Joshua Freedman

CEO Tobias Kormind talks to Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman about his company’s business model…

‘A 109-Year-Old Startup’: The 1916 Company

By Sarah Jordan

The watch specialist is building up its jewelry business and getting the word out with…

Unfettered Brilliance: The Floeting Diamond Setting

By Rachael Taylor

Company cofounder Ian Douglas — who also founded global design studio The Village Goldsmith in…