All of us, from those upstream in supply chains to those realizing an artistic vision in fine jewelry, must maintain purpose: we must do the work, ever-committed to effecting the change we seek. Join these extraordinary women, all leading experts, at Maintaining Purpose, IAC's 13th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, Monday – Wednesday, July 17 – 19, 2023, in New York City.
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just
In the 1920 – 30s, LGBT nightlife and culture was booming in Europe. Before the rise of fascism and the Nazi burning of Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, an early sexology research center and one of the first transgender clinics, many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender/gender nonconforming people could live somewhat open lives, evident in certain artistic circles around Europe such as those that artists Gluck and
Unforgettable: from our arrival in Sao Paulo where I met with Richard Fizsman (@richardfiszman , @fiszmanjewel), Laìs Demarchi (@lais.demarchi), Silvia Furmanovich (@silviafurmanovich), and Kelly Amorim (@kellyamorim12) to our journey to and experience of Cruzeiro Mine with Douglas Neves (@douglaswn) and his exceptional team. This was a deep dive into many manifestations of responsible practice: cleaving to principle fueled by joy. Was honored to be there.
Gilbert Baker (1951 – 2017), was an artist, designer, and LGBTQ+ rights activist. In the late 1970s, he found himself at the forefront of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in San Francisco. Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, challenged Gilbert Baker to design a symbol for the LGBTQ+ community. Baker thus embarked on an ambitious project to craft a flag that would
This Pride Month, IAC lauds the passing of the Respect for Marriage Act. This landmark bill legally recognizes same sex and interracial marriage. #PrideMonth #RespectForMarriageAct #LGBTQ+ #LegalizeGayMarriage #Equality
One of the highlights of JCK was the opportunity to spend time with CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri whom we look forward to welcoming in July when he will participate in IAC’s 13th International Gold and Diamond Conference, Maintaining Purpose.
IAC will celebrate Cruzeiro Mine and its unique mine-to-market model at its 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference, July 17 – 19, 2023, New York, NY. Join leading experts for a wide-ranging look at the jewelry, precious metals, and diamond industries. Jewelry is our lens, with a twin focus on artistry and responsible practice. Register for the Conference here. Among the participants: Edward Bickham &
A trustee of the Glessner House, Lisa Koenigsberg had the honor of presenting restoration architect T. Gunny Harboe with the John and Frances Glessner award at the Glessner House Gala in Chicago. Glessner House, architect Henry Hobson Richardson’s last domestic commission, was designed in 1885 – 1886 and completed in 1887. As Lisa said in her remarks “an inspiring architect, preservationist, and teacher to all
John La Farge, Agathon to Erosanthe (Votive Wreath), 1861, Oil on canvas, 23 × 13 in. Colby College Museum of Art.
It was a great pleasure welcoming Ebba Goring and Karen Westland from the Scottish Goldsmiths Trust at last year’s Gold + Diamond conference. They presented on the Trust’s Ethical Making Pledge and participated in the panel on training for the future. We are so happy that they documented their experience in the hopes that it would prompt friends and colleagues to attend this year’s conference
The American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens designed the obverse and reverse of the double-eagle, a twenty-dollar gold coin produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful of U.S. coins. The coin’s design clearly relates to some of Saint-Gaudens’s works. For example his 1902 statue of Victory, part of the Sherman monument in New York
Family-owned Cruzeiro Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, aims to support a contemporary mine-to-market model in which goods incorporating its tourmaline and rubellite are finished in-country, thus challenging the traditional model of shipping locally extracted resources elsewhere for processing and transformation into higher valued-added product and providing greater local economic benefit. In 2022, Cruzeiro and brand-development agency Julls invited a select group of designers from or
The annual Glessner House Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 23, at Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall and commemorate the anniversaries of the 1893 and 1933 World’s Fairs. The event will include abundant food and drink, the presentation of the John and Frances Glessner award to restoration architect T. Gunny Harboe, remarks by IIT Dean of Architecture Reed Kroloff, Fair trivia, an
Mercury Free Mining and Sluice Goose join IAC's 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference, Maintaining Purpose, Monday – Wednesday, July 17 – 19, 2023, in New York City. Quantifying a pollutant is an essential precursor to mitigation. Mercury Free Mining, a participant in IAC’s 2022 and 2023 Conferences, focuses on both discovery and deployment of mercury-free processes in artisanal small-scale gold mining. One such technology
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