Authored by Stellene Volandes, "Jewels That Made History: 100 Stones, Myths & Legends", is an authoritative, witty and highly amusing overview of important gems and jewels. In her latest book, “Jewels ...

The next time we land on the moon, I’d like someone to leave a Van Cleef gold Crater cuff on its surface. It’s not unprecedented. The Apollo 11 astronauts—whose historic mission celebrates its 50th ...

The first museum show of its kind, "Masterpieces of American Jewelry" opens this week. Ralph Esmerian, curator of the exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, offered a preview on The ...

In SSEF's Advanced Jewellery History course, students physically handle and learn how to catalogue jewels of antiquity, such as these Roman gold earrings set with imitation emeralds and pearls (circa ...

On a cord around his neck, Turkish jeweler Gurhan Orhan sports a well-worn Sumerian jasper pendant carved with cuneiform symbols, an early form of writing that dates to around 3500 BC. Although he has ...

The Hope diamond is as famous for its exceptional size and color as it is for its scandalous 350-year history, which reads like a thriller. The 45.52-carat saturated blue diamond (about the size of a ...

Hip-Hop is at the American Museum Of Natural History. Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry opened at the famed New York City museum on Thursday, May 9, and it is must attend for any proper Rap ...

‘With hip-hop, the history of the jewellery is woven into the fabric of the music,’ says author Vikki Tobak, who has explored the relationship between the two creative fields in her new book published ...

It’s no secret that hip-hop has been a tremendous influence on the world of fashion; sneakers, baggy silhouettes and haute sportswear are just a few of its contributions to the lingua franca of style.