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Conflict Islands

How would you like to own your own chain of tropical islands in the Coral Sea? The Conflict Islands near Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific are up for sale for $8.5 million. This string of 23 islands, most more than an acre in ...

Kanye West Raps About Conflict Diamonds

We've been interested in the story of conflict gems for a while so we were intrigued to see that rapper Kanye West is now involved in the cause.  According to this piece in National Jeweler, West first titled his new single "Diamonds ...

Kanye West Gets A Conflict-Free Necklace

Given Kanye West's vocal stance on conflict diamonds, it's good to know that he practices what he preaches. Tundra Diamonds, a firm that sells conflict-free diamonds from the Canadian Artic, will be making a special $2 bill pendant for him. ...

The Blackout Collection from Rafaello & Co.

Let's face it, outrageous bling can be a bit frowned upon these days. Perhaps that's why some rappers and other celebrities are turning to black diamonds. Black diamonds have a more subtle appeal, a look that is still flashy but not quite so ...

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt To Design For Asprey

Can two of the hottest stars in the world pep up an esteemed but faltering British jewelry line? WWD announced that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have created a capsule collection of gold jewelry and silver snake-themed accessories called The ...

Bvlgari Save The Children Auction At Christie's

Bvlgari's work with Save the Children takes center stage at Christie's New York during a special auction to benefit the Rewrite the Future campaign. The campaign has a mission of providing quality education for 8 million children living in ...

Diamonds For Africa Fund

We've written before about conflict diamonds and various movements to support ending dangerous diamond mining practices but what about diamonds that have already been mined and set in rings? A new nonprofit group called Diamonds for Africa has ...

Did Kanye West Donate His Diamond Watch?

Contact Music is reporting that Kanye West donated his $360,000 diamond encrusted watch to London's Natural History Museum in support of diamond conflict charities. Like Usher, Kanye had a watch with his face on it courtesy of music mogul and ...

Diamonds for Humanity Debuts Their New Line

More news on the conflict-free gems front.  Diamonds for Humanity and the Gemesis Corporation debuted their new diamond jewelry line last night in New York.  The new line combines natural diamonds with fancy colored man-made ...

Reporting on the Fair Trade Jewelry Conference

The Fair Trade Jewelry Conference at the JCK Jewelry Show in Las Vegas last Monday was so profound for me that it honestly has taken me over a week to process it. I was familiar with some of the issues discussed but learned a great many things about ...

Diamonds for Humanity

One of the big topics lately among jewelers is conflict-free diamonds.  The Diamonds for Humanity necklace is a 35 carat necklace of created diamonds that was shown before the Oscars and Diamonds for Humanity also contributed to a SWAGG ...

Nelson Mandela to Defend De Beers

When Marilyn Monroe sang, "There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer, but diamonds are a girl's best friend," she probably never thought that the diamond, not  the girl, would ever need a good defense. De Beers, the largest purveryor of ...

Diamond Industry Responds to Kanye

Last week, we wrote about Kanye West's new song "Diamonds from Sierra Leone, which criticizes the diamond industry. Now the Diamond Information Center has responded saying that the song does not accurately reflect the industry. A spokesman for ...

Remember Ring

The Remember Ring is designed to do exactly what its name says it will: aid in remembering an important date or event. Each ring has a tiny clock and battery within and, to remind you of a special day, it gently heats the ring up to 120F for 10 ...

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