Aalst Carnival
In 2019, Sylvain hears about the Aalst carnival for the first time. A troubling resemblance between the conventions of Nazi propaganda and the caricatures present at the carnival strikes
Pandora invests $100M in new jewelry factory
Pandora plans to build a new jewelry-crafting facility in Vietnam that will
Omega Diamonds acquitted in lawsuit by Belgian customs (article published in January 2017)
Claims against Omega Diamonds by customs dismissed
Record-setting diamond doesn’t fetch record price
Image: Christie’s On Wednesday, the largest white diamond ever to come for
De Beers plans to make all its diamonds trackable
Image: De Beers At this week’s sight in Botswana, De Beers offered all its sightholders diamonds whose origins can be
Sylvain Goldberg on the alpha and omega of the diamond industry
The Alpha and Omega of the diamond business history and some savvy expertise
Are the Russian diamond sanctions working?
There’s been a lot of talk about how current sanctions language allows for Russian diamonds “substantially transformed” (i.e., cut and
Sanctions regarding Russian diamonds “murky”
The current sanctions on Russian diamonds have created a “murky situation” for the industry, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) president and
Antwerp’s rich diamond history
Antwerp is known throughout the world for its expertise in diamonds. The majority of the world’s minerals pass through the
GIA is expediting diamond source verifying service to meet demand
A new service through the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) aims to help jewelry business owners and consumers looking to