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Independent Fine Jewelry Journalism

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Valérie Messika on Making Diamonds Feel Free

Jessica M. Ellis / Aug 30, 2025

Designing Jewellery With Meaning: Monica Vinader on Craft, Responsibility and Longevity

Hannah R. Harris / Dec 4, 2025

Noura Sakkijha on Building a More Personal Jewelry Culture

Jenna L. Evans / Nov 25, 2025

Penny Preville: Jewelry Made to Live With

Jessica M. Ellis / Nov 16, 2025

Rosh Mahtani on Jewellery, Literature and the Power of Imperfection

Kayla M. Walker / Nov 7, 2025

The Art of the One-of-One

Kimberly P. Adams / Oct 29, 2025

Simon Ghanimian on the Meaning of Jewelry

Emily J. Davis / Oct 20, 2025

The Poetry of Precision: Sophie Bille Brahe on Jewellery, Nature and a Life in Craft

Pamela A. Powell / Oct 11, 2025

Sophie Buhai on Jewelry as Design, Object, and Everyday Ritual

Liz C. Thompson / Oct 2, 2025

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Jewelry Insights

From the VOL Jewelry desk

Independent houses say gold-price hedging strategies are now a standing agenda item, not an annual review.
Membership and loaner-piece models are quietly reshaping how mid-size houses court repeat buyers.
Stone dealers report colored-gem demand outpacing supply in three major cutting centers.

Agenda-setting news and analysis for jewelry industry insiders.

Partner Content

The Independent Jeweler Who Budgets for Licensing Before Marketing

RockLove founder Allison Cimino spends her growth budget on rights fees to Disney, Marvel and video game studios instead of advertising.

Market

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.