Mark Smelzer is the publisher of JCK.
How De Beers CEO Al Cook Hopes to Turn His Company Around
Following De Beers’ annual Friday breakfast at the JCK show in Las Vegas, CEO Al Cook took some time to break down the flurry of initiatives he...
Kering Unveils Inaugural Generation Award x Jewelry Winners at JCK Vegas
French luxury group Kering, which owns the Boucheron, Pomellato, and Qeelin jewelry brands, announced the winners of its first-ever Generation Award...
Ivette Nersesyan-Stephanopoulos Joins TIffany
Ivette Nersesyan-Stephanopoulos, a veteran of De Beers and David Yurman, has joined Tiffany & Co. as director of high jewelry for the Americas....
How I Got Here: For Yael Fraynd, Jewelry Public Relations Is Deeply Personal
Talk about a reason to celebrate. In February, Yael Fraynd (pictured) saw jewelry by one of her clients, Rahaminov, grab a lot of attention—from...
Notable Trends From Las Vegas Jewelry Week 2025
Las Vegas Jewelry Week went by in a blur, as it always does, and if I didn't have a slew of proof on my phone's camera that I was there, I might not...
Dale Hernsdorf’s Orb Locket Hides a Dazzling Secret
The Los Angeles jeweler and goldsmith Dale Hernsdorf favors bolder, more substantial designs—and despite the soaring price of gold, she’s...
The NDC’s Diamond Learning Center Offers Free, Flexible Education
Quick! A customer has just walked into your store and flummoxed your sales associates with a question that you hear a lot: Are natural diamonds...
There’s No Business Like JCK Show Business
Whew! Exhibitors seemed to breathe a collective sigh of relief during the opening days of the Luxury and JCK shows when they discovered—to their...
Britt’s Vegas Picks: My Favorite Things From the 2025 Shows
Today's Britt's Pick is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction—and if you recognize that line, you, too, may be currently...
Is ‘Diamond Divas’ the Reality Show the Jewelry Industry Needs?
With its new online reality series Diamond Divas, the all-female team behind New York City–based brand Shahla Karimi hopes to show the world what...