Created by human is the new luxury?

Reading time: 5 minutes Created by human is the new luxury. I keep coming across this phrase. Seriously, all the time. How have so

Jewellery After Quiet Luxury: What Is Value Made Of Now?

Reading time: 18 minutes Not long ago I came across an interior-design article on a concept called “found luxury”. The term is not mine.

En Tremblant: The Invisible Effect

What connects en tremblant jewellery, trembling leaves, Debussy, Pointillism and Jurassic Park? A small movement made visible.

Lost in: Ravenna. The Value of Small Decisions

A jewelry writer's first visit to Ravenna's mosaics — and what tiny gold tesserae reveal about craftsmanship, detail, and the value of handmade work.

Golden Turns

Reading time: 7 minutes Random Convergences series Maybe you’ve been reading me for a long time already, or maybe you just found this magazine.

Zendaya and the Earrings With a 3,000-Year History

Reading time: 5 minutes In London, at the “The Odyssey” photocall, Zendaya showed up as Athena: a draped white Jacquemus gown, simple yet statuesque

The Blue That Framed Heaven: A Limoges Enamel Plaque and the Language of Lapis

Reading time: 7 minutes On Mondays I go looking for blue in things people once wore or carried. This week I went back to

Chasing Blue: The Blue Napoleon Gave to Joséphine

Reading time: 10 minutes Every Monday, in my Chasing Blue column, I set out in pursuit of the color blue in jewelry. And I

Do We Still Want Jewelry to Look Expensive?

Reading time: 7 minutes I asked this question in Lostinjewels Instagram carousel post, and it resonated with many of you. The comments I received

Cocoon Systems

Reading time: 7 minutes Random Convergences series I keep returning to these threads that appear across time, scale, and discipline. Lately, the image of