Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM:STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, has provided a progress update on its operations following the successful Reverse Takeover of West African Diamonds plc.
Mining at the 100% owned Mandala diamond mine in southeast Guinea has produced 64,800 carats at a grade of over 42 carats [...]
Africa
37 Carat Fancy Yellow Diamond Recovered at Mandala Diamond Mine in Guinea
Europe
London Jewellery Week 2010 To Take Place in June with City-Wide Events
pLondon Jewellery Week 2010 will take place from 7 ndash; 13 June in venues across London. Celebrating Londonrsquo;s unique position in the world of jewellery design, production and as a retail destination, this yearrsquo;s event is being led by the industry itself. A group of cornerstone events will form the basis of a week [...]
Europe
Links of London appointed as the Official Jewellery Collection for London 2012
pThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that Links of London has become an official licensee of London 2012 and will create the Official Jewellery Collection of London 2012.br /
The deal will see Links of London Creative Director Elizabeth Galton and her team create jewellery and precious metal [...]
Europe
Kate Winslet and Claire Danes Wear Tiffany Diamond Jewelry to BAFTA’s Orange British Academy Film Awards
Actress Kate Winslet wore Tiffany & Co diamond and black jade earrings and a diamond and black onyx bracelet with a black Stella MacCartney dress at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), on February 21, 2010, in London.
Claire Danes wore Tiffany’s pear-shape diamond graduated [...]
Americas
Fashion Designer Betsey Johnson Unveils $3 Million Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Bottle Covered in Diamonds, Gold and Pearls at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Security was tight at the W Hotels Arrival Lounge at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York where iconic fashion designer Betsey Johnson unveiled for the first time in the U.S. arguably the world’s most expensive spirits container: a Chambord bottle fashioned with $3 million worth of diamonds, gold and pearls.
Designed by international jeweler Donald [...]
Africa
Gareth Penny Appointed Chairman of Debswana Board of Directors
Gareth Penny, Managing Director of the De Beers Group, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Debswana for a two year period. Mr Penny takes over from Mr Eric Molale, the Permanent secretary to the President.
Gareth, who was appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of the Diamond Trading Company (London) in [...]
Europe
Call for Entries for Kick Start Initiative at International Jewellery London 2010
KickStart is an initiative developed by International Jewellery London (IJL), which takes place at London’s Earls Court from 5-8 September 2010, and the British Jewellers’ Association to support up and coming design talent to develop their businesses. This group showcase allows exceptional designers to gain business knowledge, exposure and retail contacts at the UK’s only [...]
Company News
Diamantaire Laurence Graff Reported to Have Purchased Pablo Picasso’s Tete de Femme for Over $12.5 Million
Diamantaire Laurence Graff, chairman and founder of Graff Diamonds International Ltd, purchased Pablo Picasso’s Tete de Femme at a Christie’s auction for £8,105,250 via an anonymous telephone bid, according to Bloomberg News, who claim to have received an email confirming the purchase.
Pablo Picasso’s T?te de femme (Jacqueline) was the top lot sold at [...]
Africa
Survival Protestors Gather at Tiffany Stores Over Water Boreholes on Bushmen Land
Survival supporters demonstrated outside Tiffany stores in London, San Francisco, Madrid, Paris and Berlin to protest at the company funding water boreholes for game animals on Bushman land where the people are forbidden access to their own borehole.
The protestors handed in a letter at their respective stores asking Tiffany to withdraw its financial support for [...]
Company News
Varda Shine Explains 5 Lessons to Learn from the Recession
Following are the remarks made by Varda Shine, Managing Director of the DTC, at the DTC Sightholder Cocktail Party in London on 19th January 2010.
“Thank you Nicky, thank you Gareth. May I also extend my welcome to you all, and offer my best wishes for the New Year to those I have not yet had [...]
Company News
De Beers Managing Director Gareth Penny Considers the New Normal for the Diamond Industry
Following are the remarks made by Gareth Penny, De Beers Group Managing Director, at the DTC Sightholder Reception at the National Portrait Gallery in London, UK.
“One year ago, at this very gathering, I stood before you and said while conventional wisdom held that 2009 would be one of the industry’s most difficult and extraordinary [...]
Company News
De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer Presents The Case for Optimism
Following are remarks made by Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman of De Beers at the DTC Sightholder Reception at the National Portrait Gallery in London, UK.
“A warm welcome to all, not only to this reception, but also to a new year, a new decade and what many have been calling a ‘new normal’.
They say that New [...]
