Startup Ecosystems

Spot on. New startup ecosystems takes time. You can't fast forward because we are talking about experience which can't be manufactured. Thanks for the post.

Useful links:
http://seedcamp.com
http://laurarich.typepad.com

World's Most Intriguing Startups

BusinessWeek's inaugural list of the world's most intriguing new companies was interesting and insightful. Some will blow up, some will go big.

RCA Secret 2009

RCA Secret is an annual contemporary art exhibition and sale consisting of original postcard-sized artworks, made and donated by professional artists, designers and illustrators, plus up-and-coming students from the Royal College of Art. What’s the Secret? Each postcard is signed on the back, so buyers don’t know the identity of the artist until they have made their purchase. Postcards can be viewed in person at the RCA or on-line at www.rca.ac.uk/secret from 13–21 November, 2009. Dont' miss.

Random Thoughts

It was just me and a cousin in a two-room office. We would go door to door with our stones. I’ve always held that no matter how big you are in this business you are still a salesman and a salesman should have no ego.

- Dilip Mehta
www.rosyblue.com

Spot on.

The Messenger

The Messenger = War’s casualties, in all their forms. It's an interesting story. It's straightforward.

Useful link:
www.themessengermovie.com

Gail Albert Halaban

Check out a new series of photographs by Gail Albert Halaban titled 'Out My Window NYC'. I think observing private lives of strangers from the windows of our homes is an interesting experience.

Useful links:
www.gailalberthalaban.com
http://outmywindownyc.blogspot.com

Karen Eland

I really liked Karen Eland's coffee art. Brilliant. Keep up the good work.

Useful link:
http://coffee-art.com

MAXXI

MAXXI, acronym of Museum of the Arts of the 21thcentury, is a newly established institution of the Italian Ministry of Culture. It will be open to the public on November 14, 2009. Don't miss.

Useful links:
www.maxxi.beniculturali.it
www.zaha-hadid.com

You Are What You Choose

You Are What You Choose: The Habits of Mind that Really Determine How We Make Decisions by Scott de Marchi + James T. Hamilton explains why seemingly similar people make vastly different decisions. A must read.

Useful links:

www.duke.edu/~demarchi

http://fds.duke.edu/db/Sanford/jayth

Alex Woo Jewelry

Haagen-Dazs and Alex Woo have teamed up to raise awareness about the plight facing honey bees. Check out Alex Woo's special edition bee-shaped pendants set in silver, gold and white gold, with some featuring diamonds. I thought it was brilliant idea. Hats off to Alex!

Useful links:
www.alexwoo.com
www.haagen-dazs.com

Random Thoughts

Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves.

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

A very interesting viewpoint.

Powering A Green Planet

Check out the interactive report by Stanford civil and environmental engineering Professor Mark Z. Jacobson + University of California-Davis researcher Mark Delucchi about new research mapping out and evaluating a quantitative plan for powering the entire world on wind, water and solar energy, including an assessment of the materials needed and costs. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/october19/jacobson-energy-study-102009.html

Traffic Report

Richard Black's report in the BBC News about the illegal ivory trade in Africa + the Chinese connection was interesting.

Useful links:
www.traffic.org
www.cites.org

Andy Warhol's 200 One Dollar Bills

Andy Warhol's 200 One Dollar Bills has been sold by Sothebys for a whopping $43.7 million. Art collectors with deep pockets are back again and paying for tried-and-true artists. Amazing, really.

Useful links:
www.sothebys.com
www.warhol.org
www.warholfoundation.org

Club Monaco

One-of-a-kind jewelry. Give it a try.

Useful link:
www.clubmonaco.com

SightUnseen

Check out the lifestyles of designers at www.sightunseen.com

Nervous System Jewelry

I thought Jessica Rosenkrantz/Jesse Louis-Rosenberg's design approach was brilliant. I liked it. Check it out.

Useful links:
http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com
www.massart.edu

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

It's really amazing that video games are now as big a financial force in the entertainment industry as feature films. Just like some movies/books, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is intended for an adult audience. It's emotional, intense. Definitely not for children.

Useful links:
www.modernwarfare2.com
www.infinityward.com
www.elspa.com

Gold Market Update

According to Aaron Regent, president of Barrick Gold, global output has been falling by roughly 1m ounces a year since the start of the decade. If this is true, then we're into a price spiral.

Useful links:
www.barrick.com
www.gold.org
www.rbccm.com
www.thebulliondesk.com

Random Thoughts

People already feeling, or merely anticipating, the negative impact of recession have taken to stealing ... at the very time retailers also suffering from the downturn have had to cut back on security staff. In addition to the usual criminals, you have lots of newcomers to stealing who figure they don't run much risk at getting caught, won't pay much of a price if they are and justify their action on the hard times we're all facing.

- Joshua Bamfield
www.retailresearch.org
www.globalretailtheftbarometer.com

So true!

Jewelers of America

Jewelers of America (JA) has redesigned their website. Have a look.

Useful links:
www.jewelers.org
www.jic.org

Chaim Even Zohar Viewpoint

Everyone has his or her little angle to look at events. It’s quite telling to see that all the erstwhile committed cartel members are now increasingly moving away from having just a long-term steady clientele to some form of tender system. All of these things occurred in a relatively short timeframe. Chaim was spot on. Diamond business have no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. Only permanent interests, period.

Useful links:
www.riotintodiamonds.com
www.argylediamonds.com.au
www.argylepinkdiamonds.com.au
www.diamdel.com
www.dtc.com
www.antwerpdiamondsymposium.com

Luke Johnson Viewpoint

Entrepreneurs are in a hurry: they stir things up and disrupt; they overturn companies and ways of doing business; they invent better products and threaten the status quo; they relish upheaval because it presents opportunities to supplant the existing order. Luke was spot on. Thanks for the insights.

Useful links:
www.lukejohnson.org
www.riskcapitalpartners.co.uk
www.channel4.com

Alto Alentejo, Portugal

The Rural Charms of Alto Alentejo, Portugal. Brilliant slide show. Thanks NYT. A must visit.

Useful links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alentejo
www.allentejo.com

Global Business BBC

Peter Day's interview with Daniel Yergin of IHS CERA about the state of the oil and energy industry was interesting. Thanks Peter.

Useful link:
www.cera.com

Red Light Art

The National Gallery is about to exhibit its first contemporary art installation, The Hoerengracht - which is Dutch for Whore's Canal, by recreating a street scene from Amsterdam's Red Light district.

Useful link:
www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Bourse Africa

It has been reported that the pan-African commodity and derivatives exchange, Bourse Africa, will offer multi-asset class trading in commodities, currencies, bonds and diamonds. Check it out.

Useful links:
www.bourseafrica.com
www.mcxindia.com
www.dgcx.ae
www.gbot.mu
www.botswanaifsc.com

Jewelers Alert

Read and share information about scammers, thieves & frauds.

Useful link:
www.jewelersalert.com

Annie Griffiths Belt

A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel: My Journey in Photographs by Annie Griffiths Belt was incredibly beautiful. See for yourself.

Useful link:
www.anniegriffithsbelt.com

Opower

Ellen Gibson's viewpoint in the BusinessWeek about Opower, and the application of behavioral psychology to energy conservation was brilliant. I guess the psychology of persuasion does work.

Useful links:
www.opower.com
www.influenceatwork.com

Oki Sato

Check out Oki Sato's new show titled Ghost Stories: New Works from Nendo at New York's Museum of Art and design. Don't miss.

Useful links:
http://madmuseum.org
www.nendo.jp

Tinariwen

This year's Uncut Music Award for best album has been won by Tinariwen. Check it out.

Useful links:
www.tinariwen.com
www.uncut.co.uk

The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later

A brilliant recap of events. Today, 20 years on, its dismantling inspires us still, really.

Jewelry Market Update

Ken Gassman's report in IDEX Online about the state of specialty jewelers in the U.S was interesting and insightful. Consumers are seeking value, and they are shopping at merchants who offer merchandise with a clear, definable value. So true!

Useful links:
www.kennethgassman.com
www.commerce.gov

Jewels Of France

Check out the Jewels of France exhibition at Aaron Faber Gallery, in New York. The interesting fact is that all pieces are guaranteed by the French Union BJOP as manufactured, mounted, set, and polished in France following strict ethical, legal, and environmental standards.

Useful links:
www.aaronfaber.com
www.ubifrance.fr

Random Thoughts

I predicted a year ago that contemporary art sales would rebound. There was an enormous amount of money standing on the sidelines and people are now putting it into less risky investments. It's a good thing for the market. What has happened is it made people think they can get good value for artists that stand the test of time. It was a great auction of blue-chip artists. With the dollar weakening and inflation soon to hit consumers there's a flight to blue-chip artists and many are turning art into an asset class.

- John Smiroldo
www.antiquesandfineart.com

Only time will tell.

Cellphone Into A Microscope

Anne Eisenberg's opinion piece in the New York Times (November 7, 2009) about cell phone microscopes/application was brilliant. I think the low-cost cell imaging and diagnostic platform could be applied to a number of different products.

Useful links:
http://microskia.com
www.cnsi.ucla.edu
www.disp.duke.edu
www.ee.ucla.edu/faculty-ozcan

Random Thoughts

We are geared by nature to look for patterns. And what is most confusing to people is the case when there is no pattern, when it really is governed by luck. The stock market is a perfect example of that. Today you have Abbott and Costello on CNBC. One says the market will go up, and one says the market will go down. You have nobody who says, 'I simply don't know, and there is no way of knowing.

- Dr. Meir Statman
Professor of Finance
Santa Clara University

Spot on.

A Christmas Carol

Check out Robert Zemeckis's high-tech adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. He connects the dots with special effects. I'm a huge fan of Robert Zemeckis + Christmas movies.

Useful link:
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/achristmascarol

Geodynamics

I thought the Hot Fractured Rock (HFR) technology was interesting. I hope it works. Check it out.

Useful link:
www.geodynamics.com.au

Only God Knows I'm Good

Check out Tracey Emin's new exhibition, Only God Knows I'm Good, at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York. Don't miss.

Useful links:
www.lehmannmaupin.com
www.whitecube.com
www.tracey-emin.co.uk

Jeweler's Story

Emily Maltby's viewpoints in the Wall Street Journal about main street jewelers, chain stores and the internet was interesting. You were spot on. Younger generations are becoming less interested in jewelry. Sign of the times.

Useful link:
www.jewelersboard.com

Bill Cunningham Viewpoint

On the Street: Vested. The weather. The change. It was marvelous. Do your own thing. Thanks Bill. I enjoyed it.

ASIAN Art In London

London is still the centre of connoisseurship of fine Chinese objects, with about 30 specialist dealers, more than there are in the whole of Europe and America combined. So it is not surprising that the biggest treat for anyone interested in Chinese fine art this week lay within the discreet dealer showrooms a few hundred yards north and south of Piccadilly and around Kensington Church Street.

Useful links:
www.asianartinlondon.com
www.christies.com
www.sothebys.com

So true!

Carl Tashian's Wine Tasting Toolkit

I thought Carl Tashian's descriptive flavor words for wine was brilliant. I wish the graphics were interactive. http://tashian.com/wine-flavors

Jancis Robinson Viewpoint

Jancis Robinson's opinion piece in the Financial Times about South African wines was interesting and insightful. Thanks Jancis.

Useful links:
www.jancisrobinson.com
www.ft.com/arts/columnists/robinson
www.kwv.co.za
www.wosa.co.za

World Architecture Festival 2009

Check out the winners of World Architecture Festival 2009.

Useful link:
www.worldarchitecturefestival.com

Andreas Seibert

I thought Andreas Seibert's long-form documentary storytelling about Chinese migrant workers was brilliant.

Useful links:
www.andreasseibert.com
www.helmhaus.org

Raw Beauty: Diamonds In The Rough

Jemima Sissons's viewpoints in the Wall Street Journal about original types of diamonds, with rough cuts/alternative hues was interesting. I think these natural stones are becoming popular for their raw, organic quality. Period.

Useful links:
www.mingdesign.com
www.stephenwebster.com
www.pieronistudio.co.uk
http://diamondintherough.com

Art Market

Edward Dolman's viewpoints on the art market, on new collectors and old artworks was interesting.

Useful link:
www.christies.com

Berlin Wall: The East Side Gallery

Check out the largest open air gallery in the world.

Useful link:
www.eastsidegallery.com

Diamond Trade In Mozambique

Sarah Childress's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (November 6, 2009) about trading of Zimbabwean rough diamonds in Mozambique was interesting. Members of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme issued a toothless statement in Namibia declining (November 5, 2009) to suspend Zimbabwe from the organization over its failure to take strong action on human rights and other abuses in the Marange diamond field of eastern Manicaland province. Sad really.

Useful links:
www.kimberleyprocess.com
www.wfdb.com
www.pacweb.org
www.globalwitness.org

Cultured Pearls From The Queen Conch

It has been reported that Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has produced beaded (nucleated) and non-beaded cultured pearls from the queen conch using proprietary seeding techniques. Check it out.

Useful link:
www.fau.edu/hboi/QueenConchs.php

Matteo Pericoli

The City Out My Window by Matteo Pericoli reveals what New Yorkers see when they look out their windows. I thought it was a brilliant idea. I liked it.

Useful link:
www.matteopericoli.com

Art Market Update

Souren Melikian's fine art auction update in The New York Times was interesting and insightful.

Useful link:
www.christies.com

Disckson Despommier

Disckson Despommier's opinion piece in the New York Times about vertical farm project/designs was interesting. I guess these out of the box concepts could motivate people to change.

Useful links:
www.verticalfarm.com
www.arup.com

Ashmolean Museum

The renovated Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology will open again to the public on November 7, 2009. Check it out.

Useful links:
www.ashmolean.org
www.rickmather.com

Chaim Even Zohar Viewpoint

Chaim was spot on. The Kimberley Process has become visibly included. Sad, really. Visit the Avaaz.org website.

Useful links:
www.diamondintelligence.com
www.kimberleyprocess.com
www.avaaz.org

Genome 10K Project

I thought it was a brilliant project. Let the experts write the missing chapters in the story of life.

Useful links:
http://genome10k.soe.ucsc.edu
www.salk.edu

Terence Blanchard

Larry Blumenfeld's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about Terence Blanchard + his immersive Jazz scores was fascinating. That's what makes his music interesting and unique.

Useful link:
www.terenceblanchard.com

Random Thoughts

Everybody wants to think that they can get rich out of their investing experience. That leads them to do silly things. People tend to overreact to recent data because they don't understand the randomness of returns and they don't appreciate the risks of being undiversified. All the marketing and all the press goes the other way.

-Dr. Eugene Fama
http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/eugene.fama

So true!

The Brillo-Box Story

Eileen Kinsella's article in ARTnews about Andy Warhol Brillo boxes was interesting. Thanks Eileen.

Useful links:
www.castelligallery.com
www.warhol.org
www.warholfoundation.org
www.modernamuseet.se
www.centrepompidou.fr
http://andywarholartauthentication.blogspot.com
www.churchdwight.com
www.stablegallery.com

Designers Accord Summit

Valerie Casey was spot on.

- Social media is the enemy of time-based productivity.
- All problems are systems challenges.
- Big thinking loves tight parameters.
- Ask for what you want.
- Meeting in-person is powerful.
- Action is harder than rhetoric.

Useful links:
www.designersaccord.org
www.valcasey.com

Men's Pearl Jewelry

Will real men wear pearls? Maybe yes, Maybe no, Maybe Maybe.

Useful links:
www.xn--maykhollnder-ncb.de
www.gellner.com
www.gellner.de
http://marcusschenkenberg.org

Composite Rubies

Check out the Good Morning America story about composite/assembled rubies. Nothing new, but a good reminder. If doubtful always consult a reputed gem testing laboratory.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

An image of Rosie Bancroft aiming for glory at the 2012 Paralympics has been named the winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.

Useful link:
www.npg.org.uk:8080/photoprize/site09

The Venturesome Economy

The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World by Amar Bhide provides insightful description of the whys and hows of venture capital-supported enterprises. A must read.

Useful link:

www.bhide.net

Randy Olson Viewpoint

Randy Olson was spot on. Films an incredibly powerful motivational medium. It’s a great way to reach inside of people’s hearts and their guts and everything else. Thanks Randy for sharing the info.

Useful link:
www.dontbesuchascientist.com

Andy Warhol Brand

Eileen Kinsella's viewpoint in ARTnews about Andy Warhol brand/impact was interesting. Thanks Eileen.

I don’t think he ever left. He’s still rattling around. . . . He never really died, you know? . . . Andy is everywhere. He’s in Europe. He’s in Asia. He’s quoted in papers every day. He has energy still. He’s just, you know, still alive.
- Jeremiah Newton

Useful links:
www.campbellsoup.com
www.warhol.org
www.warholfoundation.org

The G-20 Carbon Calculator

The Washington Post's Global Emissions chart was educational and insightful.

Vicki Wolf Collection

Check out Vicki Wolf's line of jewelry from recycled aluminum soda cans.

Useful link:
www.wearwolfs.com

The Larry Bruno Story

Peggy Jo Donahue's report in the Colored Stone magazine on jeweler Larry Bruno and the Ironmaster’s Gem was insightful. Thanks Peggy.

Useful link:
www.lehrerdesigns.com

dDiscourse

The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) has launched a newsletter called dDiscourse. Check out the English and French version.

Useful link:
www.ddiglobal.org

Global Business BBC

Peter Day's report from Bolivia was interesting and insightful. I think Coca/natural resources could become both boon and bane for Bolivians in the coming years/decades.

Useful link:
www.fes-bol.org

Random Thoughts

It’s almost a mathematical impossibility to imagine that, out of the thousands of things for sale on a given day, the most attractively priced is the one being sold by a knowledgeable seller to a less-knowledgeable buyer.

- Warren Buffett
www.berkshirehathaway.com

Spot on.

The Next 4 Billion

Tomi Ahonen's viewpoints on mobile technology/impact was interesting. The rapid growth of mobile technology is stunning. It's amazing to see how simple things become most valuable.

Useful links:
www.tomiahonen.com
www.picnicnetwork.org

Harriete Estel Berman

Check out how Harriete Estel Berman recycles tin containers into colorful beads and bracelets.

Useful link:
www.harriete-estel-berman.info

From Raw Stone To Ring

Very interesting images indeed. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Useful link:
www.tiffany.com

The Crashpadder Enterprise

I thought Stephen Rapoport's Crashpadder enterprise was a brilliant idea. In fact I liked it. I would give it a try. It’s fun. I get to meet new people who are on holiday, travelling or on business.

Useful links:
www.crashpadder.com
www.mondaytofriday.com
www.spare-room.co.uk
www.gumtree.com

La Damnation de Faust

Engaging. Interactive. Immersive. Check out Robert Lepage’s stunningly beautiful La Damnation de Faust

Useful links:
http://lacaserne.net
www.saito-kinen.com
www.operadeparis.fr

What Start Ups Are Really Like

Paul Graham's essay was brilliant. Thanks Paul. www.paulgraham.com

1. Be Careful with Cofounders
2. Startups Take Over Your Life
3. It's an Emotional Roller-coaster
4. It Can Be Fun
5. Persistence Is the Key
6. Think Long-Term
7. Lots of Little Things
8. Start with Something Minimal
9. Engage Users
10. Change Your Idea
11. Don't Worry about Competitors
12. It's Hard to Get Users
13. Expect the Worst with Deals
14. Investors Are Clueless
15. You May Have to Play Games
16. Luck Is a Big Factor
17. The Value of Community
18. You Get No Respect
19. Things Change as You Grow

Pushing The Envelope

Purpose-driven auctions. I thought it was a brilliant idea.

Useful links:
www.pushingtheenvelope.info
www.literacytrust.org.uk

Virtual Display Case

Check out the free Webinar titled Can Technology Help Jewelry Sales? What's In-Store for Stores. Give it a try.

Useful link:
www.paragonlake.com

Gaaj-Zenhokyo

Check out Gaaj-Zenhokyo's new website at www.gaaj-zenhokyo.com

The Tim Burton Story

I thought Jenny Brown's opinion piece in ARTnews on Tim Burton/his artwork was brilliant. I am a Tim Burton fan. He has been different/amazing, really.

Useful links:
www.timburton.com
www.moma.org

Salvatore And Francesco Romano Collection

The Economist viewpoint on Salvatore and Francesco Romano collection was interesting. Why was this sale an exception? In a word: freshness. Spot on.

Useful link:
www.sothebys.com

Doha Tribeca Film Festival

I think the three-day Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Abu Dhabi represent something of a cultural revolution for the region. A bold choice, really.

Useful links:
www.dohatribecafilm.com
www.qma.com.qa

The Blackboard Story

Beth Kowitt's report in the Fortune on Blackboard's educational operating system was insightful. It's amazing to see how fast lectures have gone from analog to digital, really.

Useful links:
www.blackboard.com
http://moodle.org
www.desire2learn.com

Promoting Entrepreneurship

I thought the Economist viewpoint on innovative start-ups was interesting and useful. It was good to know that Israel has more start-ups per head than any other country, and more companies listed on the NASDAQ exchange than China and India combined. So when it comes to promoting entrepreneurship, the Israeli model is the one to imitate.

Useful links:
www.people.hbs.edu/jlerner
www.startupnationbook.com

Bill Cunningham Viewpoint

On the Street / Eek! We are all children when it comes to Halloween. It was a delightful party. Absolutely enchanting. Thanks Bill.

Diamondthrills

Jamie Mordaunt has launched the UK’s first jewelry rental service dedicated to fine diamond jewelry. Brilliant idea.

Useful link:
www.diamondthrills.co.uk

Jewelry Market Update

The shocking news is U.S. retail jewelry businesses are shutting their doors at an accelerated pace. The weakest players have become amorphous. Sad really.

Useful links:
www.jewelersboard.com
www.bain.com
www.kennethgassman.com

Random Thoughts

As animals grazing peacefully hear gun shots and start running without at first understanding the right direction to go, the herd begins to form. The animals regroup and appear to move together, although their behavior is not coordinated. Each animal moves, seeking safety for himself by staying closer to others. Gun shots come now from the opposite side and the herd changes swiftly direction. Again. And again. They run as fast as they can. Many fall, hit by hunters, and others follow, stumbling against fallen animals. Dust is everywhere, noise is loud. The animals cannot see clearly where they go, their senses confused. They are exhausted, many are wounded and fear is driving them away from the gun shots that arrive from different directions, continuing to make them run in any direction. Unfortunately often the wrong one and right toward the hunters, and many die. Suddenly there is silence, but the herd continue to run for some time, still grouped. Then it starts to disperse. Still scared, any noise can make the animals regroup and run again, although the hunters have ceased their chase and are not around any more. The herd slows down now and it disperses again. The animals that survived start grazing again.

- Paolo Pezzutti

I liked it so much. Thank you Paolo.

Bill Cunningham Viewpoint

On the Street / Spectra. A brilliant style story. A unique form of self-expression. They were fun. Probably they may have some hidden meaning. What the heck. Thanks Bill. I loved it.

The Flea Market Experience

Ben Luke's viewpoint in the Financial Times on Ebay/Marché aux Puces was interesting. People go to Ebay to sell because many perceive it as a global online flea market and they dominate this online industry. To experience the sights and sounds of the real flea market, there are plenty of Marché aux Puces-like flea markets worldwide. Search and you shall find. Give it a try.

Useful links:
www.ebay.com
www.parispuces.com

Our Choice: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis

Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis by Al Gore is an inspiring call to action. A must read.

Useful links:

www.algore.com

www.climateprotect.org

www.climatecrisis.net

YolanDa Brown

Absolutely amazing. She is incredible. See for yourself.

Useful link:
www.yolandabrown.co.uk

The Vivien Johnston Story

Check out the inspiring story of Vivien Johnston, who creates beautiful jewelry with a conscience, sourcing gold and gems via fair trading and co-operative mines with eco sustainability. Keep up the good work Vivien.

Useful link:
www.fifibijoux.com

Kim Chang-il

The Wall Street Journal story on Kim Chang-il was interesting. He is one-of-kind artist and an entrepreneur.

Useful link:
www.arariogallery.com

A Halloween Jewelry Guide

Creepy jewels for creepy times. I loved it. Thanks to Jennifer Kim.

Useful links:
www.shaunleane.com
www.nicholasvarneyjewels.com
www.robwynne.net
www.garadanielle.com
www.jessicacushman.com
www.degrisogono.com
www.solangeazagurypartridge.com
www.luanacoonen.com