Tracr appoints new CEO | Jewellery Focus

[ad_1] Tracr has announced Jillian Wolk as its incoming chief executive officer, who will start on 1 May. Stationed in New York, Wolk will collaborate closely with Tracr’s international team...

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IRV introduces mandatory diamond screening

[ad_1] The Institute of Registered Valuers (IRV) has published renewed regulations that stipulate all diamonds must be screened when being valued to conclude whether they are natural or synthetic. The...

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Aaron Decker: When a Niche Resists the Market

[ad_1] The American jeweler asks, is art jewelry just another niche, and if so, what does it serve? Decker gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think,” which featured 16 talks over five days. Most of the series...

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Elena Karpilova: To Climb up a Ladder

[ad_1] The educator, artist, and writer from Belarus/Portugal reflects on how to see the contemporary jewelry scene in a broader context—and why we all need, from time to time, to climb up a ladder so that the “furrows” in the ground, when viewed from above,...

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Touching Base with Benedict Haener

[ad_1] Benedict Haener, Sugar Free Peach Necklace, 2025, in glass, resin, diamonds, photo: Raisa Durandi Switzerland’s Benedict Haener is a rising star. Shortly after his goldsmith’s apprenticeship, he took first place in the technology category of the Swiss Vocational Championships. The year after graduating from the...

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