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Gem, A Jewelry Boutique

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Jessica Kagan Cushman's wildly popular scrimshaw bangles are just some of the treats at Gem, a jewelry boutique in Chicago. The store features a wide variety of designers who work in materials ranging from leather to diamonds including plenty of gemstones that don't usually get the fine jewelry treatment. The ring here is a delicate slice of agate mounted on 14k green gold and sells for $380.

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Nilufer Trazi Kuran Rings

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When I saw the rings of Nilufer Tarzi Kuran on the Vivre website I was curious to learn more about the designer. Her rings with evocative names like Turban of the Sultan, Mysteries of the Palace and Lovers of the Harem feature precious stones set in silver and decorated with 18K gold-plated silver details. The designer lives in Istanbul and is the daughter of an Afghani father and a Turkish mother. The Tarzi family has been one of the ruling families of Afghanistan and she was inspired by the jewels of her late great aunt Queen Sorayah of Afghanistan. The rings on sale at Vivre sell for $700.

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The New Spice Girls Album Has Very Expensive Cover Art

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The Spice Girls are celebrating their greatest hits album with a bit of bling on the cover. The Spice Girls album artwork was created by jeweler David Morris and is made of £1million-worth of precious jewels. It mimics their debut album Spice, which showed a letter for each girl on the cover. The S is made from amber and represents Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), the P is pink rubies for Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), the I is diamonds and is for Mel C (Sporty Spice), the C is made with sapphires and represents Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) and the E is emeralds and is Mel B (Scary Spice).

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Simone Coste Jewelry

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Gorgeous Brazilian designer Simone Coste takes a unique approach with her designs. She uses stones mined in Brazil, quartz, onyx, chrysoprase, amethyst and others and instead of merely mounting the stones in gold she uses the stone as the sculptural concept for the ring, letting the sold serve as an inner support. The effect is striking, although perhaps a tad bulky on the finger. But in a world full of designs that look increasingly similar it's refreshing to see someone step out in a new direction. The ring shown here sells at Barney's for $4,275.

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Kickbars, Diamonds For Your Shoes

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If you are running out of places to put your diamonds, consider your sneakers. The perfect accessory to those pricey limited edition sneaks just might be Kickbars, jewel-encrusted shoelace clips. The bars, which feature emeralds, sapphires, rubies and diamonds set in white gold, can also be used on bracelets and necklaces. The original Kickbar has 54 G color, VS1 diamonds pave set into the rectangular bar (a total weight of 2 carats) and sells for $7500.

An LA Times article earlier this spring highlights another way to make your shoes sparkle, a company called Greedy Genius is selling interchangeable diamond eyelets.

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Phoenix Roze Enamel Hearts

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Are these adorable or what? These brightly colored enamel hearts are sterling silver and adorned with semiprecious stones. They are part of the new collection from Phoenix Roze, a small jewelry store in Manhattan. Designer Guy Rozenstrich is a second generation jewelry maker and he makes each piece by hand. He also does custom made pieces and more elaborate and pricey confections such as strands involving rose cut diamonds or yellow sapphires and fire opals. The breezy little hearts sell for $325.

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Tito Pedrini Rings

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The June 2007 issue of Town and Country higlighted the designs of Tito Pedrini. Pedrini who has worked with the Sotheby's Magnificent Jewelry division, specializes in designs that highlight a wide variety of colored gemstones through unique cuts and dramatic designs. TIto Pedrini is also a stage four colon cancer surivor and donates a portion of his jewelry sales (as well as his personal volunteer time) to Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. The rings shown here are the Amanda design and come in a wide variety of gemstone combinations in yellow gold. They sell for $7,500 each.

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Lauren Bacall Will Have Her Own Jewelry Line

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Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

We already have the House of Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry line now Lauren Bacall has become the latest screen goddess to get her own collection. Bacall has partnered with Weinman Brothers on a branded jewelry collection named Bacall. Weinman Bros. is the firm behind the Generations 1912 collection of antique-reproduction pieces. The collection will include a variety of gemstones at different price points and will hit retail stores this fall. It will no doubt be a bit less expensive than Taylor's line, some of which has been auctioned through Christie's.

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Brilliant Lady 21, How Many Facets Can Fit On One Diamond?

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The last time I got all mystified by a diamond cut it was the Movado cut which has 114 facets, now Diamond Vues points out the Brilliant Lady 21 which has a full 221 facets. Compare this with the standard round brilliant cut of 57 or 58 facets. The diamond is being designed and polished near Antwerp and is certified and laser inscribed.

The Brilliant Lady 21 is designed to heighten light reflection and dispersion. The folks behind Brilliant Lady 21 say that "facets produce reflection, a higher number of facets result in increased brilliance." When I checked out the Movado diamond I noticed that while it was sparklier but brilliance is just one of the factors that constitute a diamond's charms.

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John Hardy Cinta Collection

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I have had my issues with jewelry designs that combine shells and gemstones but it is hard to resist the charms of John Hardy, especially as showcased in his limited edition Cinta collection. Cinta means love and this limited edition collection is full of pieces to love that reflect John Hardy's unique island style. This piece, titled Dress Me In Blue Fire, is a white abalone brooch with accents of Rhodium-plated 18K white gold ringed with blue topaz, iolite and cognac diamonds. Simply gorgeous.

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Diamond Backgammon Set For Sale At Auction

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A couple of years ago we saw the creation of diamond-covered chess and backgammon sets by Bernard Maquin. The sets have surfaced again, this time they are part of a Tzoffey's 1818 Auction House sale, to be held during the International Colored Stone Association (ICA) Congress on May 9 in Dubai. The Magnificent Jewels auction features diamond and colored stone jewelry as well as unmounted stones such as a rough ruby, necklace-ready sets of matched emeralds and sapphires and large loose stones such as a 22.23-carat tsavorite from Africa. The auction items will be on display at the Al Murooj Rotana Hotel and Suites in Dubai's business district during the week of the congress.

The backgammon set uses 61,082 black, white and yellow diamonds with a total weight of 2071.48 carats. The diamond, gold and silver set took over 10,000 hours of labor to complete and is estimated to sell for $650,000-950,000.

[via National Jeweler]

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Bertolucci Ouni Watch

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The beautiful Bertolucci Ouni watch is more bracelet than watch. It has a simple Swiss quartz movement and a natural mother-of-pearl dial. The bang comes from the confetti-like cluster of gems surrounding the 18K gold case. The Ouni is hand-set with diamonds, sapphires, tsavorites and spessartites in two color configurations meant to capture the colors of the Mediterranean coast. The watches sell for around $42.000.

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