Back Page: Forging a Niche
Nov 01, 2004
The jewelry designers featured in this issue’s “ Artful Hands ” story—Michael Zobel, Scott Gauthier, and Zoltan David—are masters of their craft, possessing superior metalworking skills and enough patience to spend years gathering rare and beautiful gemstones. Two longtime leaders in the field, Henry Dunay and Michael Bondanza,....

JIC Elects Officers, Board Members
Nov 01, 2003
The board of directors of the Jewelry Information Center (JIC) elected the following slate of officers at its meeting in July: John Green of Lux, Bond & Green, West Hartford, Conn., chairman; Esther Fortunoff of Fortunoff, Westbury, N.Y., vice chairman; Ross Markman of Suberi Brothers, New York, treasurer; and Lowell Kwiat of Kwiat Inc., New York,....

GIA to Host Industry's Largest Career Fair
Jul 01, 2004
New York City and Carlsbad, Calif., will be the host cities for the gem and jewelry industry's largest recruiting event of the year—the Gemological Institute of America's (GIA) Jewelry Career Fair. The Career Fair will be held July 23 in New York, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and Oct. 15 at GIA's world headquarters in....

Jewelry: Objet Lesson
Nov 01, 2002
A few years ago, when jewelry designer Henry Dunay discovered a rough 2,400-carat aquamarine on one of his yearly gem-buying trips to Idar-Oberstein, Germany, he envisioned the North Pole. Rather than cutting the stone into smaller gems for his jewelry collection, Dunay spent three years carving and crafting the enormous aquamarine into three separate....

Schubot Jewellers Hosts Fund-Raiser
Mar 01, 2003
Jules R. Schubot Jewellers, Troy, Mich., in coordination with Moceri Development, hosted a celebration of art and beauty in December designed to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. The event, "Jewels, Gems and Generosity," raised more than $15,000 for the program. Held in Moceri's Carrollton Hills....

What’S New
Apr 01, 1997
The Jewelry Information Center was the first to publicize the ring featuring a 4.25-ct. flawless canary diamond worn by first lady Hillary Clinton during her husband’s inauguration in January, using its Web site at http://jic.polygon.net. The site showed a picture of the “Kahn Canary” ring, which was designed by Henry Dunay and is owned by....

Rubellite Tourmaline
Jan 01, 2004
Rubellite jewelry from designer Henry Dunay, New York, begins with earrings set with 233 diamonds weighing 2.80 cts. t.w. and 13.99 cts. t.w. of rubellites. The earrings are surrounded by five matching rubellites—weighing 55.65 cts. t.w. and accented by 311 diamonds, 3.92 cts. t.w.—in an 18k gold necklace. To round out the suite, Dunay shows a....

Politics as (Un)usual
Jul 01, 2003
In the 1960s, war protestors made statements through fashion, but the passage of 40 years has certainly made an impact on that concept. Rather than taking to the streets in tie-dye and Birkenstocks, the current generation of doves chooses a more precious way to protest for peace. One of the hottest fashion statements of the spring season was the peace....

People
Feb 01, 1996
Several organizations have announced honors for the following members of the jewelry industry. Jewelers Charity Fund: The 12th annual Retail Jewelers Dinner of the Year, to be held Feb. 3 by the Jewelers Charity Fund, will honor Terry Burman, chairman of Sterling Inc.; Robert DiNicola, chairman of Zale Corp.; Don McKean, chairman of J.C. Penney; and Sheila....

Fashion Crossover
Sep 01, 2003
While the likes of David Yurman, Scott Kay, and Henry Dunay may be instantly recognized superstars within the industry (and among designer-jewelry aficionados), they pale in comparison to their fashion designer counterparts. Recognizing both this lack of consumer consciousness and the fundamental link between fashion and fine jewelry, Oroarezzo, a....