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Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Random Thoughts

It’s amazing how people suffer. Some people have money. Some people have fame. Some people have everything, and they suffer, just like you and me.

Moxi

Get to know a robot named Moxi.

Matrixport

Bitmain Technologies Ltd. co-founder Wu Jihan has marshaled a group of the mining giant’s former employees to launch a new cryptocurrency financial services startup, hoping to capitalize on Bitcoin’s resurgence. Called Matrixport, Wu Jihan’s latest endeavor is a one-stop platform for over-the-counter trading, lending and custody for digital assets.

2019 Top 100 Retailers List

Signet Jewelers is the only pure-play jewelry company to make the National Retail Federation’s 2019 Top 100 Retailers List. The list ranks retailers by their previous years’ sales, and Signet—which reported $5.10 billion in sales in 2018—ranks 85th on the annual rundown.

Happily Ever After: Escaping The Myth Of The Perfect Life

In his latest book Happily Ever After: Escaping the Myth of the Perfect Life, Paul Dolan explores some of the myths about our sources of happiness, and argues that there can be other, unexpected paths to lasting happiness. Marriage, university and having children are among the signposts to success that Paul Dolan challenges. Statistically, unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population, he points out. They also live longer, he says – traditional markers used to measure success no longer correlate to happiness: “By freeing ourselves from the idea of the ‘perfect life’, we might each find a life worth living.” Must read.

How To Fail

In her memoir How to Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learned from Things Going Wrong, Elizabeth Day explores with painful and often funny honesty what happens when things go wrong, and how failure can work in our favour. Paradoxically, the book and the podcast that inspired it – How to Fail with Elizabeth Day – have been hugely successful. So it’s perhaps no surprise that Day has been challenged about her failure credentials – particularly since, in addition, she is a successful novelist and newspaper columnist, has a double-first from Cambridge and willowy, Keira Knightly-ish looks.

Monday, July 08, 2019

Le Freeport, Luxembourg

A safe place to store and trade your valuables.

Useful link:
https://www.lefreeport.lu

Nomad List

For nomads, by nomads.

Useful link:
https://nomadlist.com

Michele Lupi On Collecting Cars And Watches

Simply fortunate, period.

Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/style/fashion/visionary-michele-lupi-collecting-cars-watches-2848894

Scientists Prove Gold Purifying Process Used In Medieval West Africa Works

Take note.

Useful link:
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/05/scientists-prove-gold-purifying-process-used-in-medieval-west-africa-works

5 Smartwatches That Can Make Your Life Easier

Over to you.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3010113/5-smartwatches-can-make-your-life-easier

Sunday, July 07, 2019

Overtourism

Tourism is like any other industry: it needs to be regulated and managed locally to prevent negative impacts. Justin Francis, CEO of UK-based tour operator Responsible Travel, has produced its own guide to the issue of overtourism.

Nickel Update

In late June 2019, Andy Home of Reuters wrote an excellent article discussing the current state of the nickel market and its outlook for the years ahead given the expectedly-large role that EV battery demand will play in shaping economics, plus the potential impact of disruptors like Tsingshan aiming to produce battery-grade nickel from feedstocks once considered too costly to convert.

Van Cleef & Arpels’ Treasure Of Rubies Taps Into 3,000 Carats Of Certified Sparkle

Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3009154/van-cleef-arpels-treasure-rubies-taps-3000-carats

The US Will Lose Badly In The Trade War With China

Time will tell. David Brown was spot on.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3010876/us-will-lose-badly-trade-war-china-and-imperil-world

Bentley Celebrates Its Centenary With A $254,000 Book Limited To Just 7 Copies

Limited edition works. Rarity rules.

Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/bentleys-100th-anniversary-book-costs-2851463

Random Thoughts

Our relationships and how happy we are in our relationships has a powerful influence on our health. Taking care of our body is important, but tending to our relationships is a form of self-care, too.

Saturday, July 06, 2019

Men’s Watches

One of a kind jewelry watches. Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.graff.com/watches/mens

Could Pearls Replace Diamonds As A Girl’s Best Friend?

Not so soon.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3009229/could-pearls-replace-diamonds-girls-best-friend

GIA Spots Natural-Synthetic Hybrid Diamond

The new phenomenon may be happening more often. Most gem testing labs are not equipped with analytical gem identification equipment. Dealers and consumers will the losers in this game of diamonds.

Useful link:
https://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=63720&ArticleTitle=GIA%2bSpots%2bNatural-Synthetic%2bHybrid%2bDiamond 

The Donut Collection

The inspiration for the collection is simple—the glazed donut, a confection that brings joy to many, is Bondeye founder and designer Jess Klein’s favorite food.

Bondeye Jewelry is a new company; Jess Klein started it in 2017 after she became inspired to hone in on her passion—jewelry—while studying abroad in Sydney, Australia. 

Designed and produced in New York, Bondeye’s pieces are sold via its website. It is also carried by retailers Broken English and Fivestory, and sold through Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s website.

The Golden Blueberry Glazed ring retails for $500. For more information or to see more pieces, visit BondeyeJewelry.com.

Varna-D

Gemoro Products announced that it will be the worldwide distributor for Imagem’s new Varna-D polished diamond grading device. 

The portable state-of-the-art device is designed to quickly and reliably color-grade polished diamonds from D to L, the company said. 

It can be used on diamonds of various sizes (0.25 carats to 5 carats), shapes, fluorescence, zoning and secondary hues, and has a rechargeable battery that lasts for five-plus hours.

The device is priced at $5,999. For more information, visit ImagemInc.com.

Boao Forum For Asia

China has its own version of the World Economic Forum known as the Boao Forum for Asia.

Recycled Textiles

Spinnova, a Finnish startup, is working on another process that can fully recycle old clothing

RenewcellAmbercycleWorn Again, and others are also working on technology to recycle textiles.

NuCycl

The tech, called NuCycl, “essentially turns old clothing into new, high-quality raw materials for the creation of new clothes,” says Stacy Flynn, cofounder and CEO of Evrnu, the company that developed the technology. It’s one attempt to deal with the growing problem of waste from fashion. In a year, the world throws out an estimated 92 million tons of textile waste. In a little more than a decade, that number could increase by 60%. “Our goal is to convert that garment waste into new fiber, so that we eliminate the context of waste in the supply chain,” Flynn says. I hope it works.

Friday, July 05, 2019

Dior And Chopard Use Space-age Alloys To Shape New Jewellery Masterpieces

Masters always create masterpieces.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3009227/goodbye-gold-dior-and-chopard-use-space-age

How A Squid’s Color-Changing Skin Inspired A New Material That Can Trap Or Release Heat

The impact the new material could have on our daily lives will be phenomenal.

Useful link:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-squids-color-changing-skin-inspired-new-material-can-trap-release-heat-180972162

One Man Invented Two Of The Deadliest Substances Of The 20th Century

Get to know Thomas Midgley.

Useful link:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-man-two-deadly-substances-20th-century-180963269

An Appraiser’s View Of The Drew Brees Trial

A lesson for the buyer and seller.

Useful link:
https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/appraisers-drew-brees-trial

Relativity Space

Get to know Relativity Space, a unique startup focussed on 3D printing projects.

Random Thoughts

Gold does not dissipate into the atmosphere, it does not burst into flames, and it does not poison or irradiate the holder. It is rare enough to make it difficult to overproduce and malleable to mint into coins, bars, and bricks. Civilizations have consistently used gold as a material of value. Perhaps modern societies would be well-served by looking at the properties of gold, to see why it has served as money for millennia, especially when someone’s wealth could disappear in a click.

Switzerland Advantage

Switzerland has been ranked the best place in the world to live and work, stealing the crown from Singapore which was at the top for five consecutive years.

High living standards and competitive salaries have seen the Swiss nation become a regular fixture among the world’s most livable cities. But at a time of growing global uncertainty, Switzerland’s famed political and economic stability helped it climb the ranks of HSBC Expat’s annual survey to score the top spot for the first time.

Artichoke Design

Get to know Caline Williams-Wynn of the Cape Town–based Artichoke Design, which has been behind some of the world’s most mind-bending modern safari camps throughout Africa, including Tanzania’s Jabali Ridge, Botswana’s King’s Pool and Mombo Camps, Rwanda’s Magashi Camp and Zambia’s Royal Chundu, in addition to Bisate. If there’s a high-profile new lodge or a buzzed-about top-to-toe revamp afoot virtually anywhere on the African continent, chances are Williams-Wynn’s keen eye is behind it. 

De Beers Group Industry Services

De Beers’ grading lab—formerly known by the unwieldy name, the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR)—has been rechristened De Beers Group Industry Services. The renaming comes with the launch of a new De Beers Industry Services site.

Thursday, July 04, 2019

Robert Smithson

Get to know artist Robert Smithson

2019 New Ladies’ Watches

One of a kind jewelry watches. Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.graff.com/watches/high-jewellery-watches/new-for-2019/list

Why Rare Coloured Diamonds Are The Rage Among China’s Super-rich

Rarity and beauty, period.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3009150/pretty-pink-why-rare-coloured-diamonds-are-rage

Recompose

Get to know Katrina Spade, CEO of alternative burial company.

Useful links:
https://www.recompose.life
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/washington-first-state-allow-burial-method-human-composting-180972020

Daniels Pocket Watch

At Sotheby’s London, the Space Traveller 1, a pocket watch Daniels completed in 1982 to commemorate the American moon landing 13 years earlier, sold for $4,561,407, more than three and a half times its high estimate, setting a world record for a timepiece by an independent watchmaker and the highest price achieved for a watch at auction this year. Take note.

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

The Curated Ear: Why Delicate, Decorative Piercings Are The New Tattoos

What is the appeal?

Useful link:
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/jul/03/curated-ear-why-delicate-decorative-piercings-are-the-new-tattoos

China And The World: Inside The Dynamics Of A Changing Relationship

The way ahead is uncertain. An insightful report by The McKinsey Global Institute.

Useful link:
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/china/china-and-the-world-inside-the-dynamics-of-a-changing-relationship

The Best Bronze Watches: How A Third-Place Metal Became First Class

What makes bronze most appealing is how it ages.

Useful link:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2019/07/02/best-bronze-watches-tudor-panerai-iwc-zenith-montblanc/#7b8e3fbb55a8

Why The Market For Large Diamonds Is In Free Fall

Sign of the times.

Useful link:
https://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=63709&ArticleTitle=Why+the+Market+for+Large+Diamonds+Is+in+Freefall

Saving AI From Catastrophic Forgetting

AI should be about memory and forgetting.

Useful links:
https://www.axios.com/ai-memory-forgetting-336e0525-b4ca-4bec-bed5-745b3d613f65.html
https://www.vicarious.com

Wearables Market To Grow 15% A Year Until 2023

Take note.

Useful link:
https://www.retaildive.com/news/study-wearables-market-to-grow-15-a-year-until-2023/554756

A Great Way To Start Your African Adventure--A Diamond Mine

I agree.

Useful link:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/geraldeskenazi/2019/05/16/a-great-way-to-start-your-african-adventure-a-diamond-mine/#235975ae10f3

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Real Diamonds Campaign

The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has launched an international awareness campaign, highlighting the unique features of natural diamonds. 

The bourse will promote its “I love natural diamonds” campaign — which it says is the first international initiative by a global diamond center to differentiate real diamonds from synthetics — over social media. It will feature several short videos, released over a number of weeks, starting with a piece entitled “Fake Times. Real Diamonds.”

The project was first announced at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) executive committee meeting held in Israel. 

Many thanks to Rapaport.

Did You Know?

78% of world AI patents were filed by China last year.

Which Kind Of Diamond Is Better For The Environment?

Ask De Beers.

Useful link:
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/which-kind-of-diamond-is-better-for-the-environment-/4902673.html

Scientists Solve Mystery Of Yellow Egyptian Desert Glass

It's the meteorite impact.

Useful link:
https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-solve-mystery-of-yellow-egyptian-desert-glass-11721232 

Social Media Superstars Share Their Jewelry Shopping Advice

Take note.

Useful link:
https://nypost.com/2019/05/09/social-media-superstars-share-their-jewelry-shopping-advice

Rent A Friend

The new normal. Enter RentAFriend. RentAFriend is a site built to do one thing: show paying customers a list of potential rentable friends so they can get in contact as quickly as possible. Members can peruse the profiles of local friends, check out their pictures, and read their bios. They can see a list of their preferred activities and of physical traits, including height, eye and hair color, and body type.

Alex Woo x Sugarfina

The New York-based designer Alex Woo announced that she has teamed up with Sugarfina co-founder Roise O’Neill for Alex Woo x Sugarfina, a line based on their favorite confections from the candy brand.

Crafted in sterling silver and 14-karat rose and yellow gold, the line has four designs: the Champagne Bear, the Pink Flamingo, the Ice Cream Cone and the But First, Rosé Rose. 

Alex Woo x Sugarfina is sold exclusively on AlexWoo.com and is priced between $148 and $848. For a limited time, each design is being sold with a cube of Sugarfina candy. Take a look.

The Jewelry Independent Summit

The Jewelry Independent Summit has announced it will host the fifth installment of its educational Summit on Aug. 10 in New York City—and revealed a speaker lineup comprising top indie designers and jewelry retailers.

Prestige HMS Stainless Steel Roman Gauthier

The story behind the meteorite on the dial of the new Prestige HMS Stainless Steel from independent watchmaker Romain Gauthier begins in Australia’s Northern Territory in 1931: that was the year the Henbury meteorite, and the crater field it created, was discovered. Distinguished by coarse intersecting bands of nickel-iron crystal (aka the Widmanstätten pattern), the silvery shard is contained within a sleek 43 mm case. Available in a very limited run of just 10 pieces, it retails for $68,000.

Monday, July 01, 2019

The Waveship Project

Get to know Andrew Deaner.

Useful link:
http://www.shipeco.co.uk

Everledger Trying To Eliminate Blood Diamonds With Blockchain Technology

Get to know Leanne Kemp, CEO of Everledger Ltd.

Useful link:
https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/everledger-trying-to-eliminate-blood-diamonds-with-blockchain-technology/110395

The Future Of Diamond Business

Get to know Rebecca Foerster of Alrosa, North America.

Useful link:
https://www.businessinsider.in/The-US-head-of-the-worlds-largest-diamond-miner-says-its-sustainability-plan-isnt-just-good-for-the-planet-its-the-future-of-its-business/articleshow/69377379.cms

This Nontraditional Stone Might Convince You To Opt Out Of A Diamond Ring

I doubt it.

Useful link:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nontraditional-stone-might-convince-opt-040000612.html

The Folklife Festival

The Folklife Festival, which began in 1967 takes place each summer, gathers musicians, artists and performers to recognize and explore culture and traditions from across the United States and around the world. Must visit.

Louis Vuitton X

Louis Vuitton X, the two-story space will function almost like a museum. Visitors can walk through a series of displays that showcase the brand’s long history, from its origins as a purveyor of luggage in the 1850s through to its dizzying array of special products, made in concert with the likes of Cindy Sherman, Yayoi Kusama, Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, among others. In total, there are 180 objects on view. It will also put the spotlight on clothing created by its current designers, Virgil Abloh and Nicolas Ghesquière, as well as its former clothing directors Marc Jacobs and Kim Jones. You’ll also find wares from the brand’s collaboration with New York streetwear label Supreme. Must visit.

Sunday, June 30, 2019

lherzolite: A New Diamond Indicator Mineral

The discovery of a new source-rock indicator for diamond formation has the potential to help geologists locate and identify valuable diamond deposits around the world, a study by the University of Alberta and De Beers shows. 

“The outcome of the project fundamentally changes our understanding of where diamonds come from,” Thomas Stachel, a University of Alberta geologist and the Canadian research chair for diamonds, was quoted as saying in an online article published by Phys.org. “[It] has the potential to cause diamond companies to retool their approach to exploration.” 

Geologists at Canada’s University of Alberta studied a sample of 116 diamonds from De Beers’ Victor mine in Ontario. The goal was to characterize the sample’s mineral inclusions and identify any that could be age-dated using their isotopic compositions, which could serve as indicator materials for kimberlite. 

Of the stones tested, 99 showed garnet inclusions, a typical indicator for diamonds. However, 85% of those garnet samples were found to be lherzolite, a peridotitic rock that had previously been discovered around diamond areas, but had been considered unimportant. 

“This makes Victor the first significant diamond mine in the world that extracts a predominantly lherzolite-derived diamond production,” the study notes. 

Lherzolite rock has been identified in other areas of Canada, including Buffalo Head Hills in Alberta and the Saskatchewan region, Tom Ormsby, head of external and corporate affairs for De Beers Canada, told Rapaport News Tuesday. It is also found at mining sites such as Ellendale in Western Australia and De Beers’ Venetia in South Africa, according to the study. 

“In the long run, this could make a big difference in diamond exploration,” Stachel explains. 

The University of Alberta is also studying inclusions from De Beers’ Snap Lake and Gahcho Kué mines in Canada that will enable them to identify and separate “barren” lherzolite from the diamondiferous kind using machine learning, Ormsby added. 

Many thanks to Rapaport.

Lendager Group

Lendager Group, a Danish company specialized in promoting circular economy within future cities, buildings and companies, has a division called UP, which works within resource optimization and upcycle product development. Upcycling is the process whereby the value of waste materials is increased through the recycling process, ideally creating a product with a longer lifespan than the original. One of the latest innovations by Lendager UP are tables made of old Carlsberg beer kegs in an elegant design by Matrikula Studio. Take a look.

Plastix

A great example of a company that has rethought the way plastics can be used is Plastix. This small-sized Danish company has specialized in transforming fibers from fishing nets, trawls and ropes into high-quality plastic raw materials called Green Plastics. This way they reduce landfilling, combat marine pollution and the loss of valuable resources, while documenting CO2 emission savings up to 82%.

Planet

Planet photographs every square inch of the earth every day from space to help track climate change, one of many valuable uses for this truly novel data set. They downlink, process and manage 6+ terabytes of data every day, and make it easy to build tools, ingest imagery and run analytics at scale. One application includes participation with NASA on a project to create a dashboard of what are called essential climate variables.

100 Years Ago In Photos: A Look Back At 1919

Take a moment to look back at some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago.

Useful link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/05/100-years-ago-photos-look-back-1919/589528

The English Word That Hasn’t Changed In Sound Or Meaning In 8,000 Years

I had no idea till now.

Useful link:
http://nautil.us/blog/the-english-word-that-hasnt-changed-in-sound-or-meaning-in-8000-years

A New Podcast Shows Why Some Obituaries Need Sound As Well As Words

Get to know Mo Rocca.

Useful link:
https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/05/13/a-new-podcast-shows-why-some-obituaries-need-sound-as-well-as-words

Global Thermostat

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat have signed a joint development agreement to advance breakthrough technology that can capture and concentrate carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources, including power plants, and the atmosphere. 

Solar Foods

A group of Finnish researchers has been producing food without either animals or plants. Their only ingredients are hydrogen-oxidising bacteria, electricity from solar panels, a small amount of water, carbon dioxide drawn from the air, nitrogen and trace quantities of minerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium and zinc. The food they have produced is 50% to 60% protein; the rest is carbohydrate and fat. They have started a company Solar Foods that seeks to open its first factory in 2021. Solar Foods has been selected as an incubation project by the European Space Agency.

KarTent

KarTent is a 100% recyclable and completely waterproof tent. Take note.

Vans x Frida Kahlo

Vans is paying tribute to Mexican artist and activist Frida Kahlo by bringing some of her iconic pieces to life.

The Vault by Vans x Frida Kahlo collection are in select stores across the United States. The trio of sneakers showcase a different painting of the famed Mexican painter. The OG Slip-On LX features Kahlo's 1940s "Self-Portrait with Necklace of Thorns and Hummingbird," while her 1939 self-portrait "Las Dos Fridas" is displayed on the OG Sk8-Hi LX -- the brand's classic high top sneaker.

And Kahlo's last known painting -- the 1954 "Viva la Vida, Watermelons" -- covers a OG Authentic LX along with the words "viva la vida" embroidered on one side.

Artful. Original.

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Why Size Matters If You Want The Perfect engagement ring

Andrew Coxon was spot on.

Useful link:
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/3016464/why-size-matters-if-you-want-perfect-engagement

Tambour Icons Celebrate Watchmaking Chez Vuitton

Louis Vuitton's Tambour is the most adaptable watch designs of our times.

Useful link:
http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/watches/article/time-voyager-tambour-icons-celebrate-watchmaking-chez-vuitton

The Joy Of Absence

It's true hard work never killed anybody, buy why take the chance?

Useful link:
https://www.economist.com/business/2019/05/12/the-joy-of-absence

Range

Get to know David Epstein.

Useful link:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550188/range-by-david-epstein/9780735214484

It Took Only 16 Minutes For Thieves To Swipe A Million-Dollar Gold Coin

Catch me if you can.

Useful link:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-06-28/it-took-only-16-minutes-for-thieves-to-swipe-a-million-dollar-gold-coin?srnd=premium-asia

Jewelry Startup Mints Fresh Funding In Pursuit Of New Gold Standard

Get to know the founders of AUrate, Sophie Kahn and Bouchra Ezzahraoui.

Useful links:
https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/jewelry-startup-mints-fresh-funding-in-pursuit-of-new-gold-standard
https://auratenewyork.com

Marla Aaron

Get to know Marla Aaron. The jewerly designer's brilliant collections are available through an inquiry on Aaron’s website.

Seniorly

Get to know Seniorly.com, a senior living marketplace.

Friday, June 28, 2019

How To Skimm Your Life

TheSkimm founders, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin has released their first book, How To Skimm Your Lifeand it debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List. The book details life and career advice to Millennial women in succinct, digestible chapters, like a print version of their daily newsletter. Must read.

Daniel Defoe’s Hard-Earned Lessons On Business And Life

A lot to learn on commerce, credit, and capitalism.

Useful link:
https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Daniel-Defoes-hard-earned-lessons-on-business-and-life?gko=34a51

Jeff Koons ‘Rabbit’ Goes For Record $91.1 M. At Rock-Solid $539 M. Christie’s Contemporary Sale

A stainless steel rabbit surprise!

Useful link:
http://www.artnews.com/2019/05/16/christies-postwar-contemporary-2

The Race To Save The Planet From Plastic

I hope the new bacterium species Ideonella sakaiensis, will become the solution provider for the plastic menace.

Useful link:
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/4/9/18274131/plastic-waste-pollution-bacteria-digestion

VicenzaOro

Mark your calendar: September 7-11, 2019.

Useful link:
https://www.vicenzaoro.com

New Collections From Kaali Designs

Get to know Anit Dodhia, the San Diego–based talent behind Kaali Designs.

The Mystery Buyer

The American billionaire hedge fund manager and art collector J. Tomilson Hill is the mysterious buyer of an early 17th-century canvas billed as a rediscovered masterpiece by Caravaggio, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.

The painting, “Judith and Holofernes,” depicts a scene from the Old Testament’s Book of Judith in which a Jewish widow saves her besieged city by tempting and then beheading an Assyrian general.

Thursday, June 27, 2019

The Art Of Gathering

The book The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker is a must read.

Four Emerging Jewelry Brands With Surprising Origins

Get to know Orrana Jewelry, Hot Crown Jewelry, Gil Zohar Jewelry, and Keren Wolf Jewelry.

Useful link:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanrabimov/2019/06/26/four-emerging-jewelry-brands-with-surprising-origins/#48518b8d6662

An Interview With Someone Who’s Worked For Every Gig Economy App You Can Think Of

Get to know William Neher.

Useful link:
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/5/15/18623161/uber-lyft-lime-grubhub-gig-economy-app-worker

Kenneth Cobonpue

Take a look at KC's Star Wars-themed designs.

Useful link:
http://www.kennethcobonpue.com

Colored Stone Darkness & Brightness

A review on value factors.

Useful link:
https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-colored-stone-darkness-and-brightness

Meet The 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 Companies

Take a look.

Useful link:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/15/meet-the-2019-cnbc-disruptor-50-companies.html

Air Quality Life Index

Prof.G.H, the assistant professor of Economics, Environment and Sustainability, and Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), whose work has been used to develop the air quality life index (AQLI), talks us through his research into China’s air quality and explains why pollution is one of the greatest environmental risks facing humanity. Take note.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Cookly

Cookly calls itself the world's largest cooking class platform. Take note.

Lessons From The VC Who's Seen It All Before

Get to know Jeff Jordan.

Useful link:
http://fortune.com/longform/jeff-jordan-vc

How Facebook’s New Blockchain Might Revolutionize Our Digital Identities

Let's hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Useful link:
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613877/how-facebooks-new-blockchain-might-revolutionize-our-digital-identities

Senior Planet

Dedicated to people 60 or older.

Useful links:
https://seniorplanet.org
https://www.fastcompany.com/90344172/see-inside-a-coworking-space-for-seniors

Obama Presidential Center

Get to know Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, the architects of the Obama Presidential Center.

Useful link:
https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/husband-wife-creating-obama-presidential-center-2850510

World's 50 Best Restaurants For 2019

There's a new world's best restaurant: Mirazur, Menton, France.

Useful links:
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2019/index.html
http://www.maurocolagreco.com