Business and Marketing

Electroplating is a method to put a metal coating onto an object, in our case a piece of jewellery, by...

Peter Drucker claims that 60% of all business problems result from faulty communication. The percentage is even higher in our...

Whether youre running a 15-person workshop or a 400-worker factory, you should know before buying whether a piece of equipment...

Natural rubber or silicone rubber? In the world of lost wax casting, this question is hardly an academic one. The...

Generation Z is tech savvy, frugal, philanthropic, and globally aware, and soon its members will be shopping at a jewelry...

In each step of manufacturing jewelry, there are many factors that can adversely affect quality. Because of this, process control...

There is always pressure to reduce the cost of manufactured items and carat gold jewellery is no exception to this...

Manufacturer spend much time and money diagnosing defects that are believed to originate in the casting process, but actually occur...

One of the most interesting things about the jewellery/metals field is that there are so many career options, so many...

As a Business Strategy it is important to recognize the differences between managing and micromanaging. Read on for Andrea Hill's...

A microscopic and technical view of mass finishing presented in layman's terms. Understanding of mass finishing must start at the...

Did you ever imagine you'd see the day when a finely woven mesh bracelet with thousands of tiny links could...

Standard yellow gold alloys which are based on gold-silver copper can be used for many production processes. They could be...

The jewellery market is looking for harder high-carat gold alloys that are more resistant to wear and scratching. Current research...

The following is Consignment Agreement contract. It is intended for information purposes only although if you wish to use it...

In every business there are costs that are directly associated with producing a product. These direct costs are items such...

When burnishing very detailed pieces, use stainless pins in your mixed shot. Don’t use them any other time because the...

My skills as an artist combined with my years of experience at the bench have given me a practical approach...

The correct use of modern, semi- automated finishing processes enables the manufacturer not only to reduce production costs, but also...

White gold jewelry is a hot fashion trend that does not show signs of cooling off any time soon. Manufacturers...

Given the competitive climate of the jewelry industry, copyrights and trademarks are important ways for manufacturers and retailers to set...

Much of the recent literature on defects that occur in jewellery manufacture is focused on those occurring in lost wax...

CAD/CAM is a term that describes the two-part process of designing three-dimensional objects on a computer (CAD) and manufacturing them...

Repair pricing strategies used by the three jewelers.

The one tool that allows each of these jewelers to do their jobs better is a laser welder, a technological...

Editor’s Note: Pricing jewelry pieces is one of the most challenging things jewelry designers must do. Price a piece too...

The size of the bath must correspond to the rectifier. You cannot have a huge bath and a small rectifier....

Here are some photos of jewelry displays I have made. Bend galvanized sheet metal to make an acute sort of...

The European Union’s gemstone imports were up a solid 7.5 percent to €412.5 million (US$544.4 million) in 2006, mostly on...

My trips to Germany in 1980 and 1982 were the most satisfying experiences in relation to my metalwork. They were...

I came up with this system to solve some production and prioritizing problems at a small custom jewelry store. We...

Before you submit any jewelry item to a lab to test for heavy metals, you're going to need to do...

There are four principal methods of producing jewellery today: Hand making, using traditional craft skills, Investment (Lost wax) Casting, Pressing...

In the quest to get some insights into designing and marketing customized jewelry "customer whisperers" agreed that communication is the...

The goal of this guide is to help you create images of your jewelry that you can be proud of,...

A few years ago, Jewelers Circular Magazine reported that over 75% of all retail jewelers in America lose money on...

Invented by Victor Joyner, a Chicagobased manufacturing jeweler, patented High Definition (HD) Patterns are made of a light-curing polymer material...

The doors to the craft show have opened, and customers are beginning to make their way down the aisle. One...

Designers and manufacturers have embraced 950 palladium alloys for a variety of jewelry manufacturing products. At the recent JA Jewelry...

Imagine, if you will, two colored stones. Both exhibit good color. Both are relatively inclusion free. Both tip the scale...

Yellow-green beryl has achieved 'desired gem' status with consumers just within the last few years. Museums were eager to acquire...

As proudly proclaimed in its name, Balestra 1882 has manufactured high quality gold and platinum chain in Italy since 1882....

This is an example of a production project proposal involving the reproduction of two historically important buttons. This shows how...

This paper looks at the impact computer technology, specifically CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacture), has had on jewelry fabrication...

This paper is aimed mainly at the small- to medium-sized jewelry manufacturing operations interested in working with platinum group metals....

Our castings can be flawless, our assembly precise, and our settings secure -- but let any surface go a bit...

This page offers a list of some useful North American Sources for Equipment, Materials, information, etc that would be very...

Like many university-art-department-trained craftspeople of the 50s, I was educated to be one-of-a-kind snob, sneering at production people. They were...

At GLJW it iss not unusual to see the sales staff wearing jewelers aprons and optivisors at one of the...

In 1946 a small band of metal enthusiasts in Toronto, Canada, formed the Metal Arts Guild (MAG) "to promote and...

As you may have noticed (Id be astonished if you hadnt), prices for gold and silver, platinum too, are on...

We use the term “zero-sum game” fairly often, but I suspect most people don’t stop and think about the meaning...

"It is allowing machines to be our masters and not our servants that so insures the beauty of life nowadays."...

Considering metals prices continue to be sky high, it's no surprise that plating companies' phones are ringing off the hook....

This is the second in a series of articles about production jewelers. This installment concentrates on design versus saleability, the...

Barney Jette and wife Nancy Ball have built a retail success story, solely focused on jewelry featuring Jettes design. The...

The most trusted way for Jewelers, Artists, Craftsmen ' Metalsmiths to discover state-of-the-art products and services has fundamentally changed. Word-of-mouth has become a Metalsmiths most efficient way of learning about new products...

The cry of the rejected: “Why?” is the loudest single continuing lament heard after every juried show. Even when juror’s...

In February 2006, some unusual rubies began to appear in the gem market in Bangkok, Thailand. They were both attractive...

A New Method for Gilding Silver A variety of methods for gilding silver surfaces have been used in the past....

Do not get caught in the dark - make certain your shop is well lit. In the jewelry shop, two...

When most of us talk about innovation, we are talking about new tools and techniques. But innovation is not exclusively...

In a manufacturing environment, there are numerous pitfalls and problems that will conspire to prevent successful completion of a job....

Editor's Note: Looking ahead at the coming year, it's just as important to consider the challenges facing the jewelry industry...

Retailers seeking designers and model makers for fulfilling custom orders or for developing new designs exclusive to their inventories have...

The jewelry industry today is not what it was 15 or 20 years ago. From CAD/CAM to inventory control software,...

It is refreshing to see a designer of Betty Helen Longhi's ability break away from the museum mentality and move...

There are parallels in many areas: a carefree mix of style and cultural influences characterizes the overall trends in the...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

To determine whether or not to invest in a new piece of equipment, begin by considering the following questions - ...

Colored Gemstones on Men’s Jewelry is becoming a trend and may as will be dominating men's fashion as noted by  ...

Ask someone to define "fine jewelry" and you'll usually hear something about gold, platinum, diamonds, and other traditionally "precious" materials....

When it comes to your shop, cleanliness is next to godliness. At least it should be when you’re dealing with...

This is a method to reduce technical problems which one repeatedly experienes. We all find during the learning process that...

While firms in the US have busied themselves for decades with marketing goals and tasks, the topic was first taken...

Claus Bury's rejection of his immediate past, a long standing European tradition in goldsmithing, and his defection to the fine...

There is an excited feel to the atmosphere – the Jewelry Museum is preparing for the grand opening on March...

The brain child of a private art-craft dealer, Denise Renard-Honhon, this exhibition presented 22 of Belgium's contemporary jewelry designers. The...

I would first like to introduce myself. My name is Jaime Frechette and I am a studio artist from Cincinnati,...

It's called moissanite and it's described as a proprietary, nearcolorless, lab created gemstone. It's visually almost identical to diamond, and...

T-splines, a plug-in for Rhinoceros CAD software and bundled with Matrix 7 and above, is a great modeling tool for...

Five German jewelers who chose not to follow the traditional vocational training of "master goldsmith," but rather opted to study...

The principle of bi-metal casting is really very simple: A wax model is invested, cast and finished. A secondary wax...

Five years ago, if you wanted to buy an additive manufacturing machine to grow rapid prototype (RP) models in your...

Etuis, cartons, boxes, sacks or caskets – there is a large selection of packagin. They are appreciated by goldsmiths and...

Jewelry was never on his mind—at least not while he was studying art and anthropology in college. It was filmmaking...

Often craftspeople start out making craft objects in their living space, a kitchen, a living room, and sometimes continue working...

When I returned from Europe in 1951, my friend Margaret de Patta called and invited me to join a group...

The Department of Gemstone and Jewelry Design of the University of Applied Sciences of Trier is the only one of...

Historically speaking, gemstone mining has always been hit or miss. When miners make a big strike, gemstones flood the market,...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

Ask for a catalog with an English supplement. Order by surface if a heavy order as shipping from Germany is...

Retailers have been converting bridal inventories from white gold to palladium as manufacturers expand the selection of new palladium jewelry...

Selling jewelry at national craft fairs and trade shows has become a primary source of income for an increasing number...

Greg Stopka and his wife Lee began JewelSmiths 18 years ago with a belief they could succeed by providing jewelry...

Jeffrey Johnson has two stores, 18 bench jewelers, and over 100 employees-and he still has time to work at the...

Fortunately, change is inevitable. Even for those individuals in the art establishment who assert that artists cannot and should not...

Quality matters to Michael Bondanza; he has been known to rebuild entire finished pieces -- some containing hundreds of precisely...

Discover the 2017 Top Jewelry Trends in gold, silver, and platinum—and an update on the metals markets as compiled by...

At a time marked by an international revival of the blacksmith's art, the Samuel Yellin exhibition at the Federal Reserve...

When you work with materials as valuable as precious metals and gemstones, you need to take measures to keep them...

Carrie Adell is perhaps best known for her jewelry which transforms common, familiar, organic and geometric objects and forms into...

Design is a perennial issue for all who produce objects meant for a specific use, utilitarian, in contrast to objects...

This is the third in a series of articles from Metalsmith about production jewelers. This installment concentrates on marketing production...

This checklist is a chance for you to go over your marketing business plan and be sure it is _up...

Crafts Criticism The following is reprinted from the 1992 monograph published by the Haystack Institute. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts...

Coveted for their beauty and rarity, fancy color diamonds remain the hottest category in the diamond market. At gem and...

This appreciation by Robert McDonald, former chief curator of the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art in California, was written...

With over 300 tonnes of gold used in electronics each year, end-of-life electronic equipment offers an important recycling potential for...

When I was in grade school, I decided to enter a gardening contest for 4H. Though I had experience helping...

I have always thought that if no other lesson had begun to seep through peoples' inertia and greed, that at...

The film that I’m going to recommend, and that I use myself, is 64 ISO Tungsten Ecktachrome film. It only...

Depth of field refers to the amount of the object that is in focus (the depth that is in focus)....

What plan of action should jewelry designers follow if they wish to successfully promote their jewelry in galleries? Wait bashfully...

The gemstone dealers in Ban Lung, the dusty capital of Ratanakiri province, Cambodia, work in a ramshackle group of storefronts...

Well worth a fresh inspection under the loupe is some fine blue spinel currently on the market. An ancient group...

This exhibit, which originated at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 1982, will be traveling for two years...

In April of 1983, a simple and relatively unpretentious store joined the ranks of the illustrious "boutiques" and other high-priced...

The Gemological Institute of America, GIA, is the world’s leading center of excellence for all issues concerning gemstones and pearls....

Research has long suggested that the majority of leads generated by trade shows never receive follow-up by company representatives. If...

Refusing a big order may sound like a business mistake, but sometimes saying no pays. Sales do not equal profit,...

Being more organized, and planning how you use your time will mean that you will spend less time on some...

It all began in 1978. Gretchen Klunder-Raber issued an open invitation to all persons interested in metalsmithing in the Washington,...

While this was not the first time that Ivy Ross and Robert Ebendorf have exhibited together, this exhibition showed clearly...

The marketing slogan 'All Natural' has been used for years to advertise products from cereal to shampoo. Now some gem...

The photography of jewelry can achieve a whole lot more than just depicting products. It can focus on unique details...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Some production obstacles are unavoidable, but many can be overcome by addressing a few key areas of your business Whether...

Dinner conversation at our home has always been lively, and we especially love the time we spend laying bricks. We...

A goldsmith, not only a jeweler, Charles Lewton-Brain exhibits the competence and traditional skills accumulated through studies at the Nova...

In early 1983 a call for entry was sent out across Canada for submissions to a multimedia, nonprecious jewellery exhibition...

The first questions to ask yourself when preparing a resume are: For whom is it intended? What do I want...

Mention German craftsmanship, and we think of diligent Black Forest elves making precision cameras and automobiles. Ordinarily, "precision" connotes accuracy,...

This article is a set of predictions for what the jewelers bench and workshop will experience in technological change in...

The overarching theme in major presentations for the diamond and jewelry industry during the JCK Las Vegas Show in June...

This article showcases various exhibitions in the form of collected exhibition reviews published in the 1991 Fall issue of the...

For the "Jewelry Design" show at the Johnson Museum of Art, Louise Porter, Coordinator of Crafts, selected both jewelry and...

This vertical photography set can be constructed inexpensively to photograph small objects such as jewelry and vessels from high angles....

When working with a client to discern their personal style, do you ever administer a personality test? If not, you...

“The saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” could scarcely be more relevant that in the creative sector....

Stuart Devlin's exhibition offered the viewer a feast, a visit to an Aladdin's cave. The exhibition celebrated 25 years of...

When Theo Janson and Vanessa Compton moved into the winding basement studio space on Toronto's Markham Street in May 1978,...

This is the fourth in a series of articles from Metalsmith about production jewelers: design, marketing and business. ************************* Business...

This article is a continuing dialogue on the State of Metalsmithing and Jewelry by Donald Friedlich and Judith Mitchell with ...

Good photos of your work, or pieces you take in for repair, are invaluable. These small-scale photos, however, can be...

Not so long ago, it was considered impossible that any product, let alone high-end jewelry and gemstones, could be sold...

It is possible to practice medicine and do it very successfully and happily without much familiarity with or interest in...

To be successful, jewelry designers need more than just great designs - they need the right blend of six key...

In today's internet driven market place you need to have a website whether you are a small "Mom & Pop"...

As a former staff photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sheldan Collins has photographed an extraordinary range of art...

The Atelier d'Artisanat du Centre-Ville Inc., Montreal, Quebec, was founded in 1971 as an answer to rising problems of unemployment...

When a commercial finding isn't quite right but making the component by hand seems like reinventing the wheel, creative modification...

When searching for subcontractors, you can learn a lot from your friends in the jewelry industry. Many designers and jewelers...

Chemical and mechanical processing work together to treat the vibratory finishing wastewater at Aro-Sac, increasing production, making the water reusable...

Since their introduction to the jewelry industry, laser welders have been lauded for their speed, accuracy, and convenience of use....

When I first heard about the craft show "Ancient Inspirations: Contemporary Interpretations," I was impressed. The press information packet that...

This article highlights some 4 tips to boost refining returns that will prove dollar wise and useful for you. You've...

One of my roles for the last few years has been that of an innovation awards judge for MJSA. This...

Of the various schools of thought about design, "less is more" has been one of the most enduring of the...

Will consumers of the future differ from consumers of the 90’s? No, because people’s gene structures have hardly changed in...

This is the first in a series on galleries that specialize in jewelry and metalwork. The Vo Galerie is a...

Celebrating its move to a new location, Creative Metalsmiths featured the slick art jewelry of Joan Michlin. Her futuristic style...

From time to time, Metalsmith will locus a series of articles on a particular aspect of jewelers. Beginning in this...

MJSA's Mary Walek asked me to do a session called "Shop the Show" in New York. When I first read...

David Nytch, proprietor of West ' Co. an independently owned jewelry store in Webster, NY is changing the way customers...

What does it mean to be a gallerist today, especially one who deals exclusively in art jewelry? To find out,...

In addition to miles of aisles of beautiful finished jewelry on display, the JCK Las Vegas show offered attendees the...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

This is the fourth in a series of projects for students, created to provide a forum in Metalsmith for provocative...

Translated into English, Korea means "chosen." Komelia Hongja Okim, a native of Korea, has faced a great many consequential choices...

Much of my business comes from re-cutting colored gems that have been chipped, scratched and broken (not always by the...

All five artists in this 5 Austrian Jewelers show were trained at the Hochschüle für angewandte Kunst in Vienna. While...

If you have never manufactured with platinum and you think that you are ready, if you manufacture with platinum, but...

For jewelry artists, it iss an opportunity to sell work that has become difficult to place at price-conscious mainstream jewelry...

This short paper offers a set of names to describe how the jewellery metals field is made up in terms...

Internationally known designers and artists now come and go where up until 17 years ago mine workers and coal dust...

Expanding the boundaries of conventional jewelry design through the use of unusual materials -- Titanium, Niobium, Copper, Metal clay, Acrylic,...

After 30 years in the jewelry industry working as a bench jeweler, sales professional, manager and owner, Michael Gerwig had...

Good photos of your work, or pieces you take in for repair, are invaluable. These small-scale photos, however, can be...

Matt Trimmer - The milling operation. With a quick adjustment of the table, you can cut grooves, line channels and...

In this day and age, everyone knows the necessity of double-boxing items shipped; but then, do they? The boxes arrived;...

Janice Kluge's exhibition of metalwork and sculpture at the Birmingham Museum of Art was small in scale but rich in...

In Spring 2005 I embarked on a Residency at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School in Pinellas Park, FL. The art...

This show provided an overview of some of the new directions and esthetic concerns of metalsmiths in the 1980s. Curated...

At most trade shows, you could stock up on enough pens, notepads, tote bags, and keychains to start a thriving...

“It is not good for people to be alone, particularly not to work alone. Rather, they need participation and stimulation...

From the very cover of the announcement brochure, one sensed the struggles and conflicts represented in the work in this...

Stone, metal and space compose the careful balance in Deborah Aguado's work. Her first geometric formalisms constructed in metal were...

Hart Jewelers in Grants Pass, OR has been a family owned store for over 50 years. Owner Tom Hart proclaims,...

MADE IN THE USA: Where We Stand is an update on the jewelry industry’s efforts to promote homegrown products. It...

Trends and challenges in 2017 By the time you’re reading this article, the 2016 presidential election will be over. And...

Given the competitive climate of the jewelry industry, copyrights and trademarks are important ways for manufacturers and retailers to set...

The photography of jewelry can achieve a whole lot more than just depicting products. It can focus on unique details...

"All That Glitters," the first national competitive exhibition of fine art glass and jewelry in Arizona, featured the work of...

I had an interesting insight just yesterday about marketing and promotion. We’ve been experimenting heavily with social media marketing for...

The point is to survive and prosper as an artist or craftsperson. This means that one has to deal with...

In future, we may look back and say that the internet, with its seemingly endless possibilities for communication, changed the...

This form may be used if you have an idea for a product and wish to approach a manufacturer. It...

The 12th biennial International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) Congress, held May 6-9 at the Al Murooj Rotana Hotel & Suites...

The show season had come and gone. With my kids still in school, I was unable to participate in the...

Greg Stopka of JewelSmiths in Pleasant Hill , California , has been in the jewelry business since he was eight...

The Forum Brand New – New Brand was given life five years ago at inhorgenta europe in Munich, while the...

The successful documentation of finished work is of vital concern to every artist. Excellent slides make better teaching tools, and...

Nick Hodgson of www.astrogems.com explains how he buys gemstone crystal material on the streets in the gem mining areas of...

Business people look long and hard at their choices before acquiring an expensive piece of equipment for their companies. Price,...

What do you do when you realize your virtual inventory is virtually impossible to manufacture? With so many jewelry designers...

While the marketing genius of Sam Walton may no longer be with us, his basic philosophy of providing the lowest...

For more than 30 years, Linda Goldstein Dunay has devoted her career to helping fine jewelry manufacturers reach their customers....

The cliche is coming undone. Instead of laboriously asserting themselves on the market, as is apparently befitting of a genuine...

Which is the best to buy: natural, enhanced, imitation, artificial or synthetic gems? The answer depends on how you plan...

There is nothing that will block the path towards acceptance in a juried situation more quickly than a poor quality...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

In times of increased price competition and global producers, cooperation with designers is also an important factor for large jewelry...

State of the Art In 1968, a group of jewelers met "to organize professional designer craftsmen in metal arts." Attending...

The hazy days of summer aren’t too soon to begin thinking of designs for the holidays—and how to best cast...

Always try to understand, that you are your own best enemy. Be nice to yourself when tackling the unknown. Realize...

The success of John Marshall's art, as a practicing metalsmith, was evident in this impressive exhibition. Held in conjunction with...

My grandson has spent the last several weeks learning how to walk. This new risk comes with a lot of...

There are several organizations in Germany targeted at spreading and promoting contemporary jewelry design. They organize exhibitions and trade fair...

This article series from Metalsmith Magazine is named “Recent Sightings” where Bruce Metcalf talks about art, craftsmanship, design, the artists,...

New Jewelry Ideas from Other Realms of Experience “Meaning brings form with it; form is never without meaning” Johann Wolfgang...

The following interview between Akiko Busch and Etienne Perret and Michael Good was held as a result of the business...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

Risk and Reverence In this portfolio I have brought together the work of a group of artists who while pursuing...

Packing is hardly a glamorous subject. Yet, like labeling and billing, it remains one of those sine qua nons of...

If we needed more proof that our society is obsessed with celebrity style, we have only to look at the...

One of the newest earring findings to hit the market is showing a little earlobe midriffand it could turn the...

This article series from Metalsmith Magazine is named “Recent Sightings” where Bruce Metcalf talks about art, craftsmanship, design, the artists,...

These are some check lists to use when preparing to phtograph objects.

This article series from Metalsmith Magazine is named “Recent Sightings” where Bruce Metcalf talks about art, craftsmanship, design, the artists,...

Anyone who’s played a team sport knows the value of good team communication. Without it, no matter the skills of...

These days, great demands am placed on display materials and packaging. They must be inexpensive, part of an integrated communication...

Gold, silver, platinum and gem stones are increasingly getting a bad name. Environmental catastrophes, financing of criminal syndicates or warlords...

Morgan Beard, the editor-in-chief of Colored Stone magazine examines the current world mining production of Ruby ' Sapphire, Emerald, Tanzanite,...

I love a good road trip. In fact, I love them so much that I have created categories for them....

Editor's Note: This following is an excerpt from Looking Ahead, which appeared in the December 2015 issue of MJSA Journal....

The revolutionary PolishPlus process with MiracleMedia is a new mass finishing technology developed by Peter Richardson of Aurum Plus Resource...

Celebrating a New Metals Order The theme of this year's SNAG conference, held in Cincinnati Ohio, "Celebrating a New Metals...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

In this live seminar clip, Dr. David Weiman of MarketingJewelry.com explains why making what you love is so important for...

American crafts are under-going self-examination. Expressed in countless ways, varying from anxiety to optimism, the observation that the field is...

Are you reminding the types of people who like your jewelry that you’re online, active, and open for business - ...

The art of self-promotion is less about celebrity than it is about perseverance. Breaking into print doesn't take a magic...

It is also vital to know the basic forms of semi-fabricated Platinum product that are generally available and how to...

I have great respect for the capabilities of CAD/CAM technology, and Ive seen some absolutely amazing pieces generated by it....

For many years the name of Kenneth F. Bates has graced the covers of books on design, enameling and a...

I love beginnings. The beginning of each season, the beginning of a new project, and of course, the beginning of...

As trite as it might sound, we still form our opinions about people as a result of "first impressions." In...

“It’s what’s inside that counts,” so the saying goes. However, the importance of packaging for watches and jewelry is often...

Pay your idea bank regularly to keep your business thriving   We have a goofy tradition in our family in...

Jewelry is truly the sum of its parts. And of those parts, chain and findings play especially important roles: In...

Since the advent of the Information Age, the marketing landscape has undergone a radical transformation. Pre-internet, businesses used to be...

Every penny mattered-and that was in the 1980s when gold was $300 an ounce. These days, when $1,100 is the...

On the second day of the 1984 Society of North American Goldsmith's conference held in June in New York City,...

If newspapers, magazines or even TV or radio stations ask jewelry designers for a press portfolio, many have no idea...

While firms in the US have busied themselves for decades with marketing goals and tasks, the topic was first taken...

SNAG '94 was a patchwork of voices. The conference theme, "Transformations: Personal Artistic Evolution", was dedicated to the individual creative...

Consumers still want to buy and wear jewelry. You’re just going to have to leap to reach them.  Confront the...

Money and Madness (1998) - Penetrating the shady world of Colombia's emerald dealers, we meet private armies and pistol-packing miners....

Express Yourself Ideology controls thought. All too often, we uncritically accept propositions as if they were true, and examine neither...

Being move-ready is a desirable trait for every entrepreneur. Consumers change, markets change, and if we want to stay in...

There are two camps among goldsmiths: On the one hand we have those who on no accounts want to pass...

M. Avigail Upin's carefully constructed work displays a cool and impeccable cleanness of style, with silver the dominant material. Her...

No one has a crystal ball to predict the future, which can make business planning a challenge. To help make...

In this live seminar clip, Dr. David Weiman of MarketingJewelry.com explains why having a story about your jewelry is so...

The Future Perfect: Activism and Advocacy was given as an oral presentation at “Celebrating a New Metals Order,” The 1993...

80 x 120 cm is the size of the sales space per product that finds its way from the ‘design:palette’...

Years ago, I saw a neatly penciled graffiti on a bathroom wall proclaiming that 'The artists will save the world'....

This article series from Metalsmith Magazine is named “Recent Sightings” where Bruce Metcalf talks about art, craftsmanship, design, the artists,...

I thought this was a dazzling exhibition, even before I had a glass of wine. It was definitely a step...

In the jewelry business we all get rush jobs but I think this one may just get the prize for...

The Use of Gold in Industrial ApplicationsA presentation by George Milling-Stanley of the World Gold Council.

A match made in heaven: platinum and diamonds. As humans, we are in the habit of blindly accepting our visual...

One of the things that unites practicing jewelers – especially those who given their lives over to the craft –...

This exhibition of two sculptors at the Merritt Gallery constituted the first major showing of work by either artist. An...

The ongoing debate over the necessity of e-commerce in the jewelry industry is coming to a close. From small shop...

Colored gemstone mining is a hard thing to pin down. The vast majority of mining is still done by independent,...

There's nothing like landing a new client. Whether you're a large manufacturer or a bench jeweler in a home studio,...

In the world of fine art, galleries wield enormous power. Galleries such as Castelli, Knoedler and Marlborough, through the artists...

Amid the holiday craziness that will be descending on the industry this month, it’s important to take time and give...

Nested in the heart of downtown Cary, North Carolina, The Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival is a tradition steeped...

ABC News expose of the underbelly of the cash-for-gold business

I have just returned from an eight month journey throughout Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, a large portion of which was...

This article series from Metalsmith Magazine is named “Recent Sightings” where Bruce Metcalf talks about art, craftsmanship, design, the artists,...

Linda Weiss-Edwards provides a list of Onsite Consultation for Artists and Schools from each state in the United States in...

Style expert, Mal Pearson, discusses the latest engagement ring trends in these stunning Sylvie Collection rings

Dr. David Weiman of MarketingJewelry.com explains the keys to selling more of your handcrafted jewelry when times are tough.

In this video, Dr. Weiman of MarketingJewelry.com discusses an article in the Crafts Report about competition and whether or not...

The Case for Gold as a Practical InvestmentA presentation by George Milling-Stanley of the World Gold Council.

Out of every 100 companies, 90 do not make it pas their 60th birthday and 40% of newly established companies...

This article series from Metalsmith Magazine is named “Recent Sightings” where Bruce Metcalf talks about art, craftsmanship, design, the artists,...

The College of Art, which is located in the heart of the capital city of India, is one of the...

The Phoenix Arises School days! The heavy responsibility of the sacred trust of making a positive difference in the lives...

In researching this project, Don Friedlcih and I would often encounter craftspeople – whose business clearly entailed making multiples of...