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| [381] A peek into the X Files on new Platinum Sterling |
It took about two months of experimentation to get the formulas for Platinum Sterling Silver just right - Robinson created alloys containing 5 percent, 3.5 percent, and 1 percent platinum. But he's the first to admit that combining silver and platinum isn't a novel concept..... (2004)
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| [960] A Tale of Love: Jim Dailing Crafts Sentimental "story rings" |
Custom designer Jim Dailing of Bend, Oregon, has been making jewelry for 30 years. For a brief stint during the mid 1980s he did so in a traditional jewelry store that he helped to open. But he soon found that he was not a fan of all the distractions that come with a retail environment, preferring instead to concentrate on the design process and the clients involved in a more intimate setting. His main studio in Portland, Oregon, while mostly workshop space, has a comfortable meeting area for appointments. (He also has a studio in his hometown of Bend, splitting his time between the two spaces.) Although he did not set out to specialize in wedding rings, his business evolved in that direction. For Dailing, the stories his customers share about their relationships motivate his art. During initial client meetings, which usually run from 30 to 60 minutes, talk of jewelry may not surface for quite a while..... (2010)
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| [759] AJM Innovation Awards 2005 |
AJM Magazine has announced the winners of the second annual AJM Innovation Awards. These awards recognize technologies that are making a difference in the jewelry manufacturing industry today, and will continue to do so in the future.... (2005)
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| [784] Bench Business - Organization & inspiration |
For Howard Woods of Eagle, Idaho, a jewelers studio should be a place of beauty - organized beauty - that fuels creativity. An inspiring painting of a Southwest landscape by one of his favorite artists, Lon Megargee of Arizona, hangs above the studio door. The layout and design area of the studio faces a window with northern exposure that overlooks the garden. Music that suits Woods mood of the day can be played on the CD player. And a sense of order and calm emits from his impeccably organized tools. Below Woods describes his bench setup in detail.... (2006)
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| [923] Color Stories Designing Around a Dynamic Opal |
´I show you an opal. You show me a design.´ That was the deal I struck with the three willing designers whose imaginative jewelry pieces you´ll see on the following pages. Once they accepted the challenge to design around this fabulous opal from DuftyWeis Opals Inc. in Maysville, Kentucky, there was no turning back..... (2008)
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