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Jewelry People September 14, 2019

Talking Jewellery with House of K’Dor’s Zena Kaddour

Meet Jewellery designer, Zena Kaddour, who along with her husband Tarick, head the Sydney based House of K’Dor. Now entering its 20th year of business, the House of K’Dor, which was founded by Tarick in 1999, has become a name synonymous with extravagance. The husband and wife duo currently craft some of the most desirable creations in the bespoke jewellery industry. Having just returned to the House’s flagship Double Bay Boutique from a recent trip to California, Zena who serves…

Jewelry March 22, 2019

Christie’s Spring 2019 Magnificent Jewels Sale

On April 16th Christie’s auction house will be offering a collection of magnificent gems and jewelry during a sale at their New York location as well as a concurring Jewels Online sale from April 10 to April 17/18. Shown in the above featured image from left to right, “PROPERTY OF A LADY, FANCY PINK DIAMOND RING OF 6.11 CARATS, Estimate: $1,200,000 – $1,500,000; PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, FANCY VIVID BLUE DIAMOND TWIN-STONE RING OF 3.06 AND 2.61 CARATS, Estimate: $6,000,000 –…

Fashion Jewelry Women's Style December 6, 2016

Bvlgari’s Mesmerizing New Serpentine Motif Timepiece

Bvlgari's Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumiere timepiece

Incorporating revolutionary designs with a time-honored style of elegance, Bvlgari revitalizes their brilliant Serpenti motif to display its unparalleled, intricate-watchmaking genius and ingenuity. The Serpenti Incantati Tourbillon Lumiere allocates from the serpenti series’s signature wrapped-around snakelike Tubogas bracelet and alternatively wraps the likeness of a reptile (coated with snow-set diamonds) around the edges of the watchcase. Furthermore, the skeletonized tourbillon movement inside is finely finished with a serpentine striped design pattern. Available in pink gold (for $170,000) or white gold (for $180,000) and…

Fashion Jewelry Lifestyle Real Estate September 8, 2016

Cartier’s Famed NYC Mansion Is Born A New

Cartier has finally reopened their Robert W. Gibson designed Neo-Renaissance mansion, which dates all the way back to 1904. After a two and a half year renovation the mansion has been born a new. The extremely talented French-born architect Thierry Despont, who had designed Bill and Melinda Gates home as well as revitalizing the Statue of Liberty, was put in charge of refurbishing the grand mansion back to it’s illustrious long-forgotten form. The five story, 44,000 square foot mansion (originally 20,000 square feet and spanned across only…

Fashion Jewelry September 3, 2016

The Georg Jensen – Zaha Hadid Jewelry Collection

Representatives from the Danish jewelry design house, Georg Jensen met with Pritzker Prize winning architect Zaha Hadid at their London studio back in November of 2014 to begin developing and designing an eight piece jewelry collection, that was influenced by some of Hadid’s most extraordinary architectural workings. Georg Jensen and Zaha Hadid’s partnership, resulted in the beautiful jewelry items you see below, (as Hadid oversaw and authorized the collection in March of this year, right before her ill-timed passing at the age of 65). The collection,…

Fashion Jewelry Women's Style August 8, 2016

Elie Top’s Intriguingly New Jewelry Collection Inspired by Astrological Clocks

Elie Top’s New Astrological Clocks Jewelry Collection

Famed Parisian designer Elie Top just released his first collection last year, which combines classic artisan creations with 3-D technology. This new jewelry collection was awe inspired by astrological clocks belonging to the 17th and 18th centuries, making for a most intriguing jewelry line by Elie Top. Dubbed the Mécaniques Célestes collection, it contains 22 magnificent pieces that feature rotating disks that expose previously concealed components, like the central diamond studded globe in the gold/silver ring shown below ($13,145). The collection…

Fashion Jewelry Women's Style August 1, 2016

Reza Jewelry Shop Is Now Open at The Legendary Hotel Ritz

Reza was founded in the 1940’s by Russian-born gem dealer Alexandre Reza. The famed Parisian jewelry house has just announced the opening of one of their salons in the recently renovated Hotel Ritz Paris situated on Place Vendôme. The new Reza Jewelry Shop known as Reza at the Ritz is only a small stroll from their original private salon at 21 Place Vendôme, which has been known to cater to the elite as well as royals with their magnificent ruby, sapphire, and…

Fashion Jewelry Women's Style July 24, 2016

Bvlgari’s Summer Sweet Jewelry

Bvlgari has announced yet another beautiful collection that perfectly embodies the concept of a true Italian dolce vita (a life of heedless pleasure and luxury). This unique jewelry collection was inspired by gelato, sorbet, and many other Italian delights, all dedicated specifically for a nice long summer vacation of taking it easy and lounging around. The collection gives off such a sweet and refreshing feeling, a feeling only Bvlgari could pull off. The Roman Sorbet collection shows us many unique designs,…

Jewelry Lifestyle July 21, 2016

The Jewelry Royal Chess Set

in 2005 British Jeweler Boodles set out to create The Jewelry Royal Chess Set. The end result; a solid gold and platinum set featuring diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and even black & white pearls. Each knight contains a gem-studded spiral, and the king alone is priced at an astonishing $100,000. The price? A record breaking $9.8 million. Though if your in search for a piece equally as extravagant yet considerably less expensive you may want to check out the $1 million Art of War Chess…

Fashion Jewelry Lifestyle Men's Style People Women's Style July 8, 2016

Meet Lana Scolaro

Lana Scolaro is the daughter of businessman Francesco Scolaro & Socialite Anna Scolaro. As such the 21 year old jewelry designer has spent much of her childhood jetting between Monaco, London, New York, Ibiza, Saint Barths, and many other chic locales, absorbing the finer points of culture around the globe that she would later put to good use in her jewelry designs. Her love of fine jewelry & unique symbols—combined with an education at the prestigious Parsons School of Design at The…

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