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#Couture2012 Twitter Contest Gives Fine Jewelry Community Something to Tweet About During Las Vegas Jewelry Week

 

   
Couture is going viral! Are you ready to share, tweet and chirp with all your friends during the Couture show? Go ahead and follow us and like us (we know you already LIKE us, but you know what we mean!) so you can share your sparkling wit and charming personalities...and, maybe most importantly....WIN!

It’s Simple:
Follow @Couture_Jeweler on Twitter (click here)
Like us on Facebook (click here)
Use #Couture2012 for all tweets

Look for daily tweet sweets to include:

Comfy new Ugg slippers
Moet & Chandon Imperial Ice Party Pack
Your choice of $500 Sunglasses
A round of drinks for you and your friends ($125 or you can keep it all to yourself)
Dinner for 4 at Botero (it comes with the hard-to-get reservation!)
iPad

 

See our twitter contest rules here.

 

Our Twitter Stream will be showing all day long on the giant screen at the Couture Smart Bar so tweet away and see yourself on the screen.

 

 

First contest tweet has already been done -- why not jump in on the fun?!?

 

Couture Trend Report 1 -- Cuff 'em, Dano

There's a big wrist statement going on this year -- cuffs are key for many a chic lady. And if it's not a true cuff than it's a continuation of last year's stacked bangle-n-beads craze. Either way -- we love the bold look and you'll have no trouble finding many options at Couture this year.

 

 

 

Barbara Heinrich Wins Major Jewelry Design Award

Congratulations to Barbara Heinrich on her 1st Place Gold Distinction category win in the 2011 MJSA Vision Awards.

 

Atelier Munsteiner Debuts New Work at SOFA Chicago Nov. 5-7

Atelier Munsteiner, comprised of Bernd, Tom and Jutta Munsteiner, will be showcasing their newest gem artistry at SOFA in Chicago this weekend.

SOFA is billed as "The World's Foremost Fairs of Contemporary Decorative Arts & Design" which takes place at Festival Hall, Navy Pier in Chicago from Nov. 5-7, 2010. The event features 80 art galleries and dealers from 10 countries.

Atelier Munsteiner will be showing with the Aaron Faber Gallery of New York City and they have work in the Oliver & Espig booth, as well.

 

 

Shown here is Tom Munsteiner's Imagination

The workpieces of Tom's series "Imagination" have a polished, globular surface in the form of a spherical cap on two matt-cut sides, which make up the reflecting body. Their acute angle is refracted by a richly varied sequence of rhythmically opposed surfaces – referred to as a “Zip-Zip cut”.

The prism-like  structure of the crystal body highlights the indentations on the rear as a crystalline fault line covering the stone lengthways in the centre like a virtual projection, which captivates the eye of the viewer and puts it under its spell, thereby turning the inside of the crystal into a private projective space for one’s fantasy.

 

Trio from Charriol Launch New Fine Jewelry Brand

Charriol veterans Ori and Tal Zemer, whose parents co-founded the Charriol brand 25 years ago, are stepping out to create a brand of their own with Marilyn Harrell, Charriol USA's design director and senior vice president of sales.

Dubbed DeLatori, the brand's focus will be on sterling silver jewelry, with pieces inspired by world travel and studies of the art of ancient lost civilizations.

DeLatori's first collection, "Pompeii," is handcrafted in sterling silver with accents of brushed 18-karat gold and semiprecious gems. The pieces will hit about 20 stores during a soft launch for Spring 2010, followed by a hard launch in early June at the Couture show in Las Vegas, Ori Zemer, co-president of the new company, said.

The motto of the new brand is "Beauty Transcending Time," and the jewelry correspondingly has a vintage artisan appearance that the brand says emulates ancient world civilizations while also fusing elements of 21st century contemporary design.

"The collection is really magnificent and very sophisticated with a unique identity that expresses a woman's individuality," Harrell, De Latori's new design director and senior vice president, said in a media release. "The feel and wearabilty of this new collection is characterized by its bold yet feminine style."

"It has always been our goal and dream to launch our own brand," Ori Zemer said in the media release. "With our parent's knowledge of over 30 years in the industry and their experience in building a brand along with my father's design prowess, we look forward to their advice and guidance throughout this new journey we are embarking on."

Retailers interested in learning more about DeLatori may contact Ori Zemer at (858) 454-0011 or e-mail him at [email protected].

GURHAN launches new website

So very rich in features and imagry. You can immerse yourself in the beauty of Gurhan's artistry.

Christy Turlington Stars in new Roberto Coin Ads

Couture Jeweler Roberto Coin highlights his internationally applauded jewelry in a chic new ad campaign featuring Christy Turlington. Check out these beautiful images! Shout out to Mann's Jewelers in Rochester for showing these off on Facebook!

You can Fan Couture and Mann's Jewelers on Facebook just click on their names!

Mann's Jewelers is Upstate New York's premier jewelry store - offering the most coveted brands available today.

Mann's Jewelers...Redefining luxury & value.

2945 Monroe Avenue,  Rochester, NY, 14618

Erica Courtney Rocks the 2010 Golden Globes

Erica Courtney® jewelry glistened on the red carpet last night at The 67th Annual Golden Globes.

Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland, True Blood’s Carrie Prston, actrees Alfre Woodard, Miss Golden Globe Mavis Spencer, Dexter’s Lauren Velez, Caprica’s Alessandra Torresani, actress Téa Leoni, CSI Mami’s Eva La Rue, and Glee’s Naya Rivera all looked Drop Dead Gorgeous®.

You can see these fantastic jewels and more at the 2010 15th anniversary edition of Couture!

A Diamond is Forever Partners with Elton John's AIDS Foundation

Last Monday, December 1, film and fashion icon Penelope Cruz launched the Unbreakable Kiss Mistletoe Installation in Madison Square Park.  The installation, sponsored by  A Diamond is Forever, was in recognition of World AIDS Day.  Couples filled the park to have their image taken under the mistletoe using A Diamond is Forever's "endless kiss" technology, which features an incredible 60 cameras.  The Diamond Information Center made a $5 donation to the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) for every couple recorded during the week along event.  The EJAF is a leader in the fight for AIDS treatment and prevention.  The non-profit organization has raised over $150 million since it was founded in1992.

Other celebrities that joined A Diamond is Forever in recognizing World AIDS Day were Judith Light, Katrina Bowden, David Alan Basche, Sherri Suam, Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler.

Sir Elton John thanked Cruz and a Diamond is Forever in a written statement, "All of us at the Elton John AIDS Foundation are deeply grateful to our dear friend Penelope Cruz for representing the foundation at this important World AIDS Day observance and to A Diamond Is Forever for choosing to support EJAF through this lovely and unique event."

For more information on helping the fight against AIDS, please visit Elton John AIDS Foundation www.ejaf.org and A Diamond is Forever ADiamondIsForever.com.

Couture Jewelers Keep it Sculptural

People are scaling down on luxury--there is no doubt about it. In these uncertain economic times, the luxury markets are taking a big hit. Marketing jewelry as art is a different and promising area for profitability.

Sculptural pieces of fine jewelry can have very long, if not multiple, lives. Often thought to be 'of the moment,' highly designed and sculptural pieces of jewelry will always be in fashion, if the quality and design are right.

Take for example, Sevan's jewel-laden, decked out, sculptural rings. These pieces don't go for understated or subdued. In fact, they are bursting with details, such as crest and micro tiling. The shapes are inspired by architecture and history in Istanbul, and express a freedom of thought design.

Underneath this trend in sculptural jewelry is a thirst for individuality, a desire for uniqueness that will shine through the bleakest of time, and Couture jewelers have this in spades!