Madestones® in conversation with Retailers at the Jewellery London Show Madestones® exhibited for the third time in the IJL September show in London. We observed tremendous progress in awareness and acceptance of laboratory grown diamonds. Most retailers are aware that laboratory grown diamonds exist. They understand that laboratory grown diamonds sold with full disclosure and transparency are a…
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Morgan Stanley’s publication of a research note ‘Game of Stones’ focuses on the potential impact of lab-grown diamonds The executive summary of the report reads, ‘Conditions are maturing for lab grown diamonds to pose a heightened threat to the diamond mining industry. Improved technology produces high quality lab grown diamonds. Producers claim this can be done…
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Laboratory grown diamond sales triple NPD Group, a well recognized market research firm releases findings from its recent project ‘Diamond Tracker’, which gathers data from a representative cross section of U.S. Speciality jewellers, 3950 doors in total. The study shares interesting data about how lab-grown diamonds are selling at retail. The percentage of total sales of laboratory grown…
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Launches innovation : Ventures in the world of laboratory grown diamonds with its new brand Swarovski, the renowned Austrian company known for signature crystals, recently announced the launch of its brand ‘Diama’, an exclusive line of laboratory grown diamonds jewellery. The world’s leading crystal jewellery company, with a presence in approximately 170 countries and annual revenue…
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The growing popularity of the new choice in diamonds amongst the tech-savvy and socially conscious generation Some of the affluent Millennials segment leading the shift towards the new kind of diamond More and more luxury brands are now focusing on a new emerging category of consumers, the `Millennial´ generation. As the definition of luxury changes, so do their preferences for jewellery…
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Laboratory grown diamonds are a fact of life. They are a new and very relevant alternative Price competition and acceptance of laboratory grown diamonds to impact the industry According to ABN AMRO´s insight report `Nothing is forever´, the diamond industry should gear up for changes. The structural changes forecasted in the industry for the near future…
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THE VERY FIRST FINE JEWELLERY COLLECTION USING MADESTONES® `The Promise of Created Elegance´ is a new brand of Lab-Grown Diamond Jewellery, the very first range of Fine Jewellery that uses Madestones® and a premiere for the European market. Targeting all independent women, The Promise Of Created Elegance is the brainchild of Judith Lockwood and Gary Wroe, the directors of You Fine Jewellery…
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Welcoming the Year 2016 Forward Thinking : Laboratory Grown diamonds Economic Outlook Madestones marks the beginning of 2016 with an overview at the promising future of laboratory grown diamonds. The Global Research and Consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan´s report indicates that the current scale of gem quality laboratory grown diamond production is estimated to be about 360 000 carats.…
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Review of Laboratory Grown Diamonds evolution in 2015 With an end to a successful year for the laboratory grown diamond industry, we highlight the significant events for you. This year the lab-grown diamond business witnessed a highly progressive outlook from both the consumers and the industry. The technological advancements in the production capacities of the lab-grown diamonds…
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Famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio endorses laboratory grown diamonds Leonardo DiCaprio proudly announced last week that he invested in a start up producing laboratory grown diamonds because he was concerned about some ethical issues related to conventional diamond mining, including environmental issues. DiCaprio, who starred in Blood Diamond, tweeted: Proud to invest in a company reducing human…
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