Introducing a jewelry box had “always been a topic of discussion,” said Andi Lee, the managing director of ChloBo, a British brand that makes demi-fine jewelry and is known for its stacking styles. That talk is turning into action on Friday, as the brand is scheduled to debut its first model: a cylindrical case that…
Gabrielle Greiss was wearing a silver cuff that looked like claws clutching her right wrist. Her short silver necklace also resembled claws, this time reaching for the dangling two-inch figure of a rodent. “It’s ‘The Lion and the Rat,’” Ms. Greiss, 51, explained recently during an interview at her apartment-atelier. She was referring to one…
To cap the celebration of its 150th birthday last year, Piaget did not create a book, the usual anniversary publication of choice at luxury houses. Instead, it introduced Piaget Society, an oversized magazine it now plans to publish annually. “There was something about bringing out a magazine rather than a classic book that felt more…
The Loquet jewelry company in London has made shopping for lockets a playful experience. The starting point is a 14-karat gold and clear sapphire-crystal case, which can be filled with any number of charms, from jeweled fruits to a martini glass. In search of a sentimental gift for his wife, Dillon Newell, a British businessman,…
In the early-morning chill of the high desert, almost 100 Native American artisans, most of them jewelry makers, lined up for one of the 68 numbered sales spots on the blocklong front porch at the Palace of the Governors. It was the first day of winter, and although the temperature was just above freezing, the…
Mr. Bhagat and his two brothers (who are no longer involved) established the business in 1991. He had been inspired to design during a trip to Rome in which, he said, he fell in love with the creations in the windows of Bulgari’s Via Condotti store. As a result, his early designs had a European…