Brand Spotlight: Sevan Bıçakçı Master Jeweler Sevan Bıçakçı began working in one of the classic workshops in Turkey’s Grand Bazaar at the age of 12. By 15, he was on the bench... Read Now 2 Min Read
Brand Spotlight: Paspaley Paspaley’s custodianship of Australia’s pearl industry began in the 1930’s, when Nicholas Paspaley and his family left the Greek island of Kastellorizo and arrived on the shores of... Read Now 2 Min Read
Brand Spotlight: Rosmundo Founded in 1985 by Master goldsmith Rosmundo Giarletta in a city in the south of Italy, Rosmundo has been celebrated for decades, feted with accolades by dignitaries and... Read Now 2 Min Read
2026 Debutants of Design Atelier It happens every year around this time, I start hearing the same question from the same people. Editors, retailers, industry friends, non-industry friends, all wanting to know the... Read Now 8 Min Read
Trend Report: Star Power Where do trends come from? First, several designers must independently think along the same lines, capturing a mood and translating it into their creations. Then, somehow, it has... Read Now 3 Min Read
Jan Mohr Tribute Video On June 7, 2025, COUTURE’s outgoing Retailer Liaison, Jan Mohr, was presented with the first ever COUTURE Hidden Gem Award. Intended to honor an individual in the retail... Watch Now
Jeff Feero Tribute Video While this award is named after Cindy Edelstein, it could just as easily be named after this year’s recipient, Jeff Feero. The genuine kindness, warmth and support he... Watch Now
Julie Von Bargen Thom Tribute Video The 2024 COUTURE Design Awards paid tribute to Julie Von Bargen Thom from Von Bargen’s Jewelers, who was presented with the annual Cindy Edelstein Award. Julie was nominated... Watch Now
Silvia Furmanovich The work of artist Silvia Furmanovich is rooted in a profound respect and admiration for the skilled craftspeople with whom she works. Traveling to the far corners of... Watch Now
John Green Tribute Video John Green of Lux Bond & Green was the recipient of the 2023 Cindy Edelstein Award. The Cindy Edelstein award commemorates the life and spirit of Cindy Edelstein,... Watch Now
COUTURE Takes Tucson: 2026 Edition For this year’s COUTURE Takes Tucson podcast, I pulled aside a record number of designers and brand directors to see if I could get them to encapsulate the... Listen Now
Hiba Husayni, ZAHN-Z ZAHN-Z designer, Hiba Husayni, made her debut in COUTURE’s 2025 Design Atelier, where she took home Best in Debuting at the COUTURE Design Awards. Her Zaha and Sadaf... Listen Now
Sally Morrison De Beers recently launched their first “beacon” campaign in over a decade, “Desert Diamonds.” The campaign is all about the diamond itself, and focuses on a palette of... Listen Now
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Eric Ford In his new role as COUTURE’s Brand Director, Eric Ford is poised to leverage his accumulated knowledge, wisdom and expertise to help COUTURE realize its full potential. Knowing,... Listen Now