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A Legacy in Motion: Levon and Vartkess Knadjian of Backes & Strauss

Emily J. Davis / Sep 26, 2025

Dennis Basso, Fifty Seasons In

Pamela A. Powell / Mar 10, 2026

The Energy of Adornment: Jacquie Aiche on Intuition, Identity, and the Art of Layering

Kelly E. Morris / Mar 4, 2026

Colored Stones Take the Lead

Monica G. Hughes / Mar 1, 2026

Jade Ruzzo on Memory, Meaning, and the Making of Modern Heirlooms

Hannah R. Harris / Feb 23, 2026

Jennifer Meyer on Jewelry with Meaning

Jenna L. Evans / Feb 14, 2026

Beyond Borders: Jesse Marlo Lazowski on the Meaning of Marlo Laz

Jessica M. Ellis / Feb 5, 2026

Designing with Purpose: Kendra Scott on Building a Brand That Gives Back

Kayla M. Walker / Jan 27, 2026

The Art of Building a Jewelry Wardrobe

Kimberly P. Adams / Jan 18, 2026

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Market Insights

From the VOL Jewelry desk

Gold's climb past $5,400 an ounce split the jewelry market in two, with global consumption falling even as buyer spending hit a record $47 billion.
Christie's $17.4 million sale of the Ocean Dream diamond, set against a rival blue diamond's no-sale the same week, shows how selective today's auction buyers really are.
GIA's move to take a 30% stake in De Beers' Tracr platform puts a new test to who gets to define proof of a diamond's origin.

Agenda-setting news and analysis for jewelry industry insiders.

Gold Priced Out the Casual Buyer. Fine Jewelry Kept the Serious One.

Record gold prices pushed global jewelry volumes down through 2025, and the houses gaining ground in 2026 are the ones selling a maker and a story, not just a gram count.

Leah C. Peterson / Jul 31, 2026

More on the desk

Market

Gold Crossed $5,400 an Ounce. The Jewelry Market Split in Two.

New World Gold Council data show consumption falling as spending hits a record, and the gap is forcing a rewrite of how gold jewelry gets priced, designed and sourced in 2026.

Retail

The Store Remembers: Why Jewelry Retail Is Betting on the Client File

As Pandora and Signet post store-fleet numbers that reward quality over count, independent jewelers are turning pre-booked appointments and detailed client profiles into the real driver of repeat sales.

Trend

The Color Ledger: Why Rarity Alone No Longer Sells a Stone

Auction results, sourcing data and new grading-lab standards show buyers now pay for a stone's documented story as much as its size.

News

The September Deadline Forcing Jewelry to Prove Its Claims

A new EU directive taking effect September 27, 2026 is turning vague sustainability language in fine jewelry from a selling point into a legal liability.

Richemont's 24% Jewelry Surge Is a Lesson in What Luxury Still Sells

2Gold Crossed $5,400 an Ounce. The Jewelry Market Split in Two.

3Fernando Jorge: Jewellery in Motion

4Ruby's New Reality: A Sold-Out Sale, a Thinner Mine and a Market Learning to Sort

5Colored Stones Take the Lead

6The Resale Reckoning: Jewelry Houses Are Building Their Own Secondhand Channels

7The Jewelry Storefront No Longer Has One Door

8The Self-Purchase Signal: Men and Non-Binary Buyers Are Now Jewelry's Fastest-Growing Segment

9The Ring Is No Longer the Whole Sale

VOL Jewelry Awards — Past winners

2025 · VOL Collective Design Award

Sorellina — Cassette Tape Pendant

An extraordinary piece of mechanical fine jewelry: an 18-karat gold cassette with a diamond spool encased in white sapphire, paired with a pink-opal-tipped pencil charm that can “rewind” and “fast-forward” the spool.

Past winner — the next winners will be announced at the close of this season

2025 · VOL Collective Emerge Award

Somsara — Eclipse Transformable Ring in 18K Gold

A young New York jewelry house making a real case for jewelry as mechanism: the Eclipse shifts from ring to pendant, with twelve diamonds tracing the movement of a solar eclipse.

Past winner — the next winners will be announced at the close of this season

Somsara — Eclipse Transformable Ring in 18K Gold

2025 · VOL Collective Bridal Choice Award

Jade Trau — The Bridal Suite

A modern bridal collection that moves beyond the engagement ring, bringing Jade Trau’s distinctive diamond settings to earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and wedding-day pieces with real personality.

Past winner — the next winners will be announced at the close of this season