Convent Wisdom is a book by Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita that uses the lives of Sixteenth-Century nuns as a guide. It shows you how to use their advice to handle the stress and chaos of modern life today.
Discover P.J. Joseph's blog, your guide to colored gemstones, diamonds, watches, jewelry, art, design, luxury hotels, food, travel, and more. Based in South Asia, P.J. is a gemstone analyst, writer, and responsible foodie featured on Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, and CNBC. Disclosure: All images are digitally created for educational and illustrative purposes. Portions of the blog were human-written and refined with AI to support educational goals.
Translate
Saturday, December 06, 2025
The Safest Cities In America 2025
WalletHub studied over 180 U.S. cities to find the safest places to live in 2025. They used 41 factors to measure safety, looking at more than just crime. This included things like car accident rates, assault rates, joblessness, and how many of people have health insurance.
Pantone Palette Generator
The color authority Pantone and Microsoft are partnering to show designers how to use AI to make their creative work better.
Ressence Type 3 MN By Marc Newson
The Ressence Type 3 MN combines the distinct organic design style of Marc Newson with the revolutionary oil-filled technology developed by Benoît Mintiens. This watch is powered by the patented ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System), which is Ressence's proprietary display mechanism used in all of their timepieces.
Fabergé Winter Egg Sets New Record
The iconic Fabergé Winter Egg, originally carved from rock crystal and adorned with over 4,000 diamonds for a Russian tsar in 1913, was recently sold at Christie's London for $30.2 million.
Diamond Foundry's Expanded Investment In Spain
Diamond Foundry has secured significant funding for its $2.77 billion expansion in Spain, building on the success of its initial "rough diamond" facility in Trujillo.
Renato Cipullo Regale Pendant
The Renato Cipullo Regale Pendant is a unique piece of jewelry centered around a coral skull. This skull features ruby eyes and is crowned with a yellow gold headpiece. The gold crown is elaborately set all the way around with a mix of diamonds, rubies, blue sapphires, and emeralds.
Pantone Color Of The Year 2026: Cloud Dancer
The Pantone Color of the Year for 2026 is PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, described as a fundamental structural color. Its versatility is key, as it acts as a scaffolding that allows the entire color spectrum to be showcased brilliantly. In a time when color is strongly linked to personal expression, Cloud Dancer's ability to adapt, harmonize, and create contrast makes it exceptionally valuable. This shade imparts an airy lightness to all products and environments, whether it is used to make a stand-alone statement or is combined with other colors.







