Gemstones, Mani or Ratna are widely used in jewellery for their aesthetic appeal, symbolism, and cultural significance. Coloured gemstones come in various hues, saturations, and tones, making them highly valued for their beauty and rarity. I have written about several coloured and colourless gemstones over the years. Gemstones in colour is a roundup post is…
Indian weddings are when you can see a lot of colour and character. The outfits, jewellery, food, and decor makes it colourful and lively. It is when men and women show off their wondrous emeralds, sapphires and ruby jewellery along with their resplendent silks, particularly when they are attending a close relative’s wedding. Though decking…
Whether you are a precious jewelry designer who is looking to buy gemstones for your collections, a patron of gemstone jewelry or a collector of colored stones, Thailand is your go to marketplace. The internet is full of stories of gemstone scams but having seen the gemstone industry firsthand in Thailand, I can safely say,…
The love for gemstones and gemstones jewelry is not something very recent or new. There is strong evidence of jewelry and gemstones even in the earliest known civilizations, like those of the Mohenjo-daro and Harappan civilisation or Egypt. Royalty, from around the world have fought great battles and plundered nations for dazzling Gemstone Jewelry Cleopatra,…
One of my earliest memories of my dad’s work (as an electrode and welding engineer and developer) was listening to him talk about Silica. Fascinated with the word, I asked him what it was. He said, “What you know as sand, I know as Silica”. Then shortly, one day, as I was sitting in my…
* This giveaway is now closed, winner is DENNIS MCCABE. One of the biggest trends to emerge at the JCK Las Vegas 2015 (a humongous trade show for jewelry professionals) is Morganite – a beautiful pink stone that was first found in 1910 by an American gemologist George D. Kunz. Named after the gem enthusiast…