jewelry
Business
Will Natural Diamonds Cease to Be Sold in the Near future?
The price of natural diamonds has fallen by 26 percent in the past couple of years with decreasing US and Chinese demand for diamond jewelry being one culprit. Another is the growing popularity of more affordable, lab-grown diamonds (LGD).
Following...
History
Cargo of Gold, Silver on Ship That Sank Off Florida 400 Years Ago
Santa Margarita, a Spanish ship that sank off the coast of Florida about four centuries ago, kept its treasures hidden for many centuries. This extraordinary tale of lost wealth and sunken splendor unfolded in the waters off the coast...
Celebrities
Bulgari Family Visits Their Ancestral Village in Greece
The Bulgari family visited their ancestral village of Paramythia in Epirus, where the world-famous jewelry house made its first steps in 1870.
Nicola Bulgari, grandson of Sotirios Bulgari, who founded the luxury brand (Bvlgari), visited the memorial sites of his...
Fashion
The Greek Jeweler who Created the Bulgari Fashion Empire
Bulgari, also known as BVLGARI within fashion circles, is an iconic luxury brand thanks to its high quality jewelry, watches, and accessories
Australia
Greek Expat Eyes Success with New Jewelry Business
Most people run a mile at any mention of the evil eye, but one enterprising Greek emigre in Australia has taken the folklore tale and turned it into gold.
Myrto Levidi left her home in the Athenian suburb of Glyfada...
Art
Made in Greece: Three Different Approaches to Conceptual Jewelry
Architects create wearable Greek monuments
It is possible to wear a Greek monuments thanks to two architects Eleni Kouineli and Stefanos Papadatos, who combined their passion for architecture with handcraft to create a series of jewelry inspired by the floor...
Art
Greek Scientist Creates Jewelry from Bees
Marina Nikoloulea is a 28-year-old Greek scientist turned artist. Through her love for the environment and her scientific knowledge she has managed to create an original and unique collection of jewelry, entitled Queen Bee.
The Melbourne-based designer completed her education...
Ancient Greece
British Museum Showcases Greek Jewelry
The British Museum will be hosting an exhibition entitled “Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art” from March 26 to July 5, 2015. This major exhibition will focus on the human body and the way it was portrayed...
Crime
Monopoly Money Used to Pay Greek Jeweler in Paris
A Greek jeweler in Paris, France, was the victim of a major fraud, as thieves paid him with Monopoly money.
according to French newspaper Le Parisian, several weeks ago, two thieves who claimed they were French, contacted the Greek man to...
Europe
Greeks Visit Turkey to Sell Their Jewelry
Greeks facing hard times in a crushing economic crisis are heading to Turkey to sell their jewelry, desperate for cash as more austerity measures are set to be imposed on workers, pensioners and the poor.
A silversmith, who declined to...