Diacolor, which stands for diamonds and  coloured  Stones,  recently acquired a 5,655-carat emerald described as having “remarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hue”.  The gem  was  unearthed  at  the  Kagem  mine,  the  world’s  largest  emerald  mine. In a rare honor, Gemfields chose to name the gem as “Inkalamu,” which  means  “lion”  in  the Zambian  Bemba  language.

The  company  says  the  name  is  in  honor  of  the  work  carried  out  by  two  of Gemfields’  conservation  partners,  the  Zambian  Carnivore  Program  and  the  Niassa  Carnivore  Project  in Mozambique. Gemfields  has  three-year  philanthropic  sponsorships  with  each  organization  in  order  to  aid  them  in  wildlife conservation, promote community development and stem the problem of poaching by developing alternative livelihoods.  The  company  further  said  it  would  donate  10%  of  the  sale  proceeds  of  the  emerald  to  the  two organizations. “These partners work tirelessly to smooth the relationship between Africa’s carnivores and local communities across vast, remote and challenging areas,” the company said.

Gemfields London-based gemologist, Elena Basaglia, says “it’s difficult to estimate how many individual gems will be cut from Inkalamu, but the cutting expertise of Gemfields’ auction partners will mean that this gemstone will make its mark in the history books of exceptional gemstones.”

The  Lion  emerald  will  benefit  from  the  Gübelin  Gem  Lab’s  “Provenance  Proof”  nanotechnology, whereby   nano-sized   particles   encoded   with   the   mine-of-origin   will   allow   identification   of   the gemstone’s origin.

A great piece of jewellery always has secrets to unravel if you look for them closely and the beauty lies in its mystery. Taking her mastery of metal craftsmanship to the next level, Suhani Pittie launches an exciting new collection ‘Wild Illusions’, a contemporary line of jewellery featuring visually striking pleated metal forms that invoke memorable images of wilderness. While the folded metal patterns create a sense of fluidity, the sharp angles give the jewels an urban edge.

By making use of unconventional materials like wood, quartz and calcite, the collection creates a fine blend of interesting textures and unique silhouettes. A designer favourite, perforated steel is used to enhance the architectural elements of the jewels.

Specially curated as conversation-starting pieces for the party season leading up to the New Year, the collection is jaw-dropping and sophisticated in equal measures with pieces like dainty drop earrings, unique finger rings, stackable pendant necklaces and more. Whether on a fun day out with friends or a glamourous event after dark, the pieces from the collection are made for the style spot-light with their exceptional aura.

Italian jewellery brand Bulgari revealed Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó as its latest brand ambassador and the face for luxury brand’s new “Fiorever” jewellery campaign shot by Mario Sorrenti.

Fiorever is born from an iconic combination of the Italian ‘fiore’ (flower), and the English ‘forever’, the Fiorever jewelry collection glows with its bold four petal design carved with the eternal sparkle of precious diamonds, says Úrsula Corberó.

The campaign sees Úrsula Corberó possesses an intrinsic Roman joy for life, solar energy and a light-hearted spontaneity that makes her a quintessential Fiorever woman. The sparking flower jewel is her keepsake, a reminder to infuse her life with passion.

After appearing in Spanish TV show, “Física o Química,” Úrsula Corberó now stars in the hit Spanish-language Netflix show, “Money Heist” (“La Casa de Papel”).

India’s first designer jewellery collective Confluence, showcasing jewellery with crystals from Swarovski celebrated two successful years of its inception with a spectacular soiree at the Embassy of Austria. Themed around ‘Sparkling Transformations’; Confluence showcase highlighted each designer’s unique inspiration and the journey of a Swarovski Crystal from the Austrian Alps to the hands of leading Indian design luminaries finally culminating into enchanting designer jewels.

Unveiled in 2016, Confluence collection showcases the innovation of Swarovski Crystals, the essence of Indian craftsmanship and the amalgamation of the finest Swarovski crystals from the Austrian Alps with Indian design aesthetic. The strength of the collective lies in the noteworthy designer portfolio and the use of the finest Swarovski Crystals.

Confluence statement designs has been crafted by the leading fashion and jewelry designers of India including Amrapali, Eina Ahluwalia, Gaurav Gupta, Isharya, JJ Valaya, Manish Arora, Outhouse, Pernia Qureshi, Rohit Bal, Shivan & Narresh and Suneet Varma. Since then, Suhani Pittie and Tarun Tahiliani have also joined the glowing designer portfolio alongside Deepa Gurnani, Nida Mahmood and Zariin to its select fold of indigenous design doyens.

There is an air of anticipation around with film buffs awaiting the release of the Ocean’s 8 over the unique Indian necklace. Designed by Jacques Cartier in 1931 for the Maharaja of Nawanagar, the neckpiece was recreated using sketches and old photographs to fit the neck of a woman. Sharing the limelight is the ‘The Jeanne Toussaint’ necklace recreated by Cartier especially for the film.

The original necklace featured 136.25 carat ‘Queen of Holland’ Diamond described as a ‘Cascade of Coloured Diamonds.’ Sadly, the necklace as Real and Rare is no longer exists in its original form. It was dismantled and its diamonds used to create other pieces making it a beautiful story indeed. The spectacular historic piece celebrates the sparkling strength of bold and fearless women of today.

It’s no wonder that the necklace full of lustrous diamonds and high- fashion was chosen to be the centre of the Ocean’s 8 plot.

The year 2018, for Magnum ice creams, is all about celebrating unadulterated pleasure. Building on their global association with the craft of fashion, and taking its passion a notch higher, the ice cream giant unveiled a stunning collection of statement pieces with celebrity jewellery designer Farah Khan.

The limited-edition collection was launched in Mumbai, with Kalki Koechlin playing farah’s muse for the collection. Bold yet poised, beautiful and playful, Kalki perfectly personified the collection that stands for creative & free-spirited self-indulgence

Designed in 18k gold, the luxurious collection has been masterfully crafted with crystallizing the fluid layers of chocolate and vanilla within Magnum into an intricate motif, the collection effortlessly blends grace, decadence & a sense of free pleasure. Meticulously crafted to be the summer’s hottest accessory, each piece of the collection is inspired by and named after the emotions the ice cream inspires.

From Bliss (the bracelet), Relish (the ring), Luscious (the brooch), Divine (the necklace) to Tempt (the earrings), the collection has pieces engraved with chocolate brown diamonds within caramel-like enamel layers. While Farah’s signature petal motif brings about her characteristic joie de vivre, the detailing & arrangement of stones bring out her craftsmanship too!

With a strong aesthetic and deep love for all things old, Lara Morakhia launched a jewellery line which uses her creative vocabulary to mix and match somewhat familiar elements in an unfamiliar way. Pieces of vintage silver and antique jewellery are upcycled and re-imagined with the use of precious stones and turned into wearable art – that one can weave into any style of dressing whether indian, western or indo-western making each of her pieces one of a kind.

With a penchant for Indian heritage, art and design, her SS’18 collection is inspired primarily by the gorgeous temples and other architectural marvels in India and the beautiful construction of their elaborate structures to create intricate and stunning design patterns primarily made of antique and vintage silver with gold jadtar.

The collection features silver kadas tied in leather and set with pearls, edgy geometric ring sets with gold beads, and statement Jadau earrings in Vilandi Pearls and coloured stones. She has also designed an array of elaborate layered neckpieces and chokers set with African Batik Bones, silver beads and leather. Exotic elements such as quills, ethically sourced warthog tusks from Africa, and African masal (Masai) beads are used to create jewellery that is full of character – a humble representation, expression and extension of herself.

Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria event, at the New York Public Library held special auction by Sarah Jessica Parker. The designer duo is showing couture for the first time ever at several iconic New York City locations over the next few days.

The high-end jewellery exhibit, will be followed by Alta Sartoria men’s couture in scenic Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. The focus moves on to Alta Moda women’s couture in lavish style at the New York Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, with an elaborate seated dinner on the actual Met Opera stage.

The festivities will end on Wednesday the 11^th April as fashionistas will descend to the brand-new D&G Soho Mercer Street boutique for the last show and performance.

At Basel World fair, Chopard revealed that from July 2018 it will use 100% Ethical Gold in its jewellery and watches. As a family run business, sustainability has always been a core value, and today sees the culmination of a vision started more than 30 years ago.

Long term supporters and friends of Chopard; Colin and Livia Firth, Julianne Moore, models and activists Arizona Muse and Noella Coursaris and Chinese singer Roy Wang came to champion the gold landmark announcement, made by Chopard Co-Presidents Caroline and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, in front of a packed audience at Basel world Watch and Jewellery Fair.

Speaking at the event, the Co-Presidents outlined how they could achieve this milestone. Chopard defines “ethical gold” as gold acquired from responsible sources, verified as having met international best practice environmental and social standards.

From July 2018 Chopard gold will be responsibly sourced from one of two traceable routes:

1. Artisanal freshly mined gold from small-scale mines participating in the Swiss Better Gold Association (SBGA), Fairmined and Fairtrade schemes.

2. RJC Chain of Custody gold, through Chopard’s partnership with RJC-certified refineries.

We are committed to demonstrating industry leadership in the responsible sourcing of gold for our collections. This means forging long-term partnerships with artisanal small-scale miners (ASM), taking part in industry working groups such as the Swiss Better Gold Association and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and purchasing 100% of our gold from responsible sources, verified as having met international best practice environmental and social standards.

Enlisted by the World Gold Council as one of the top 10 most inventive and ingenious jewellery designers in the world, Suhani Pettie brings a vibrant springtime wedding in form of exquisite bridal jewellery.

Her latest jewellery collection ‘Sunshine Bride’ is an amalgamation of colour, sparkle, texture and liveliness fit for a vivacious bride at the threshold of a new romantic adventure of her life.

Inspired by the warm & refreshing spring sun rays, the jewellery in the collection has an airypalette and a playful movement, making them comfortable to wear. Using precious stones like emeralds, rubies and tanzanites to lend colour to the traditional gold tones and pearls to add a luminous glow, every piece in the collection spells bridal glamour with a fresh fashionable edge.