De Beers latest Diamond Insight Report 2017 sheds light on new motivations for diamond jewellery acquisitions. One remarkable trend is that more women than ever are buying diamond jewellery for themselves. It creates new exciting opportunities. Centuries before they became symbols of romantic love, diamonds respresented masculinity and power. Only the last decades women really…
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The Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris presents MEDUSA, an exhibition taking an unprecedented look at jewellery, unveiling some surprising insights. This intriguing selection travels through history but also displays 5 Madestones®, sharing a vitrine with ingenious adornments from Van Cleef and Buccellati – pioneers in combining craftsmanship, innovation and dazzlingly beautiful design.…
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Laboratory grown diamond production reaches 4.2 Million carats A study by diamond brokers and consultants, Bonas & Company revealed that the global production of gem-quality laboratory-grown diamonds has increased annually to 4.2 million carats from 350,000 carats in just two years. The study was first initiated in 2013-14 and the second study in 2016-17 following…
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Madestones®, the largest European distributor of laboratory grown diamonds and Insignety, an innovative luxury brand, joins forces to bring innovation in the diamond and jewelry industry Insignety, soul signed jewels, is an innovative, luxury jewelry brand for today’s demanding customer and retailers. Insignety believes that pieces of jewelry that are connected to special moments in…
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Laboratory grown diamond’s rising graph The report by well recognized US market research firm NPD and analysis by renowned diamond industry analyst Edahn Golan reveals some interesting consumer purchasing trends of lab-grown diamonds. Edahn while focusing on the growing demand of lab-grown diamonds says, ‘Consumers today are already aware of lab-grown stones, and there are an…
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ALROSA TO POSSIBLY PRODUCE LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS A recent article published in Rough & Polished – an online information platform for diamond and jewellery, saying that ALROSA – the world leader in diamond mining announced the possibility of establishing its own operation to produce lab-grown diamonds. According to Rinat Gizatulin, the Vice President of Alrosa, the company is analyzing the…
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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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