This is the title of the newest study from THE MVEye, a well-known company that has been monitoring the market of lab-grown diamonds since 2004. Starting from 2012, they have been doing market research projects with consumers in the US, with their last dating from October 2020. Their most recent research however, dating from April…
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Last month, a little shockwave went through the world of diamond jewellery. This happened because of a statement from Pandora, the world’s biggest jeweller by volume. Pandora stated that it would start using only ‘man-made’ lab-grown diamonds in their new designs, stepping away from using mined diamonds. Alexander Lacik, Pandora CEO states: “To continue our…
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This time the message I want to share with you is written by Mel Moss, a fantastic Canadian friend since over 40 Years, who today I consider as a family member, living unfortunately far away. I find his text so true and inspiring that it is worthwhile to read it until the end. Everything…
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As the end of the year approaches and more and more European countries are going into a second lockdown, one of the many questions retailers are asking is: what can we expect from the Christmas trading period? We all know it is extremely difficult to predict how the next few months will end up performing.…
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In August, GIA announced that it would change its LGDRs, which it has issued since 2006, to include the same colour and clarity grading system as it uses for mined diamonds. Previously, LGDRs used general descriptive terms. CEO Susan Jacques comments as follow: “Our intention is to be able to provide consumers with what consumers…
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We’re proud to announce that Madestones ‘Mellow Collection’ has been nominated as the Collections of the Year 2020 Fashion Jewellery finalist by Professional Jeweller, one of the industry’s most coveted awards in the UK. This nomination is a reward for our commitment to constantly improve and offer our customers innovative products that will help them to differentiate…
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Dear friends and partners, Let me first start by hoping that you, your colleagues, and your families are in good health. Nearly all of us are in a lockdown situation, thinking about how this is affecting our lives and businesses. We are starting to realise that the world will not be the same anymore, neither…
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In light of the fact that Coronavirus situation continues to evolve rapidly, Madestones has identified the well-being and health of our esteemed partners, customers and employees as top priority! We strictly stick to the national FPS Health, Food Safety and Environment regulations, World Health Organization guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, our Antwerp…
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Elk jaar worden de prijswinnaars van de prestigieuze PJ Awards (uitgereikt door Professional Jeweller) groots aangekondigd en ook de mooiste collecties op sieradengebied worden daarbij beloond. In de categorie ethische ontwerpen van bruidsontwerpen tot modegerichte stukken versierd met stenen van ethische oorsprong is ook een prijswinnaar bekend gemaakt eind vorig jaar en dat werd Madestones…
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