KATRINA KELLY JEWELRY

18K Gold Spire and
Temple Bangle Bracelets

New York City is the locale to many renowned sites and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of them.  For fifty-five years The Guggenheim, as it is known, houses innumerable modern paintings and sculptures. 

However the museum’s design that highlights a spiral ramp leading to a magnificent domed skylight is a show stopping attraction.  New York is also home to featured jewelry designer Katrina Kelly.

PALLADIUM | THE OTHER WHITE METAL

According to mgsrefining.com as of May 3, 2013 the price of gold topped out at $1,476.50 per ounce.  With gold prices rising since 2008 jewelers like Shirlee Grund (USA), Dominika Syczynska (Poland), and Karyn Chopik (Canada) work with alternative metals to great effect.  Sterling silver, titanium, bronze, copper and brass are breathtaking substitutes.

MAEVE GILLIES | MAEVONA

18K White Gold Ness Cuff Bracelet

Scotland’s Isle of Skye is the largest island within the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Dunvegan Castle, which sits atop huge rocks, amps up the idyllic locale with powerful imagery as well as the fanciful Eilean Donan Castle.  Scotland is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Maeve Gillies.

HOUMAN OMIDIFAR | LUZ Jewelry

18-Karat Yellow Gold Breakup Ring
with Diamonds and Rubies

The Central Bank of Iran holds an amazing display of spectacular, centuries-old regalia known as the Iranian Crown Jewels.

The collection includes tiaras, crowns and thrones from the Safavid dynasty.  Iran is also the birthplace of Houman Omidifar.

TASHA INGRAM | ERICA COURTNEY JEWELRY

18-Karat Gold and Diamond
Angelina Ring with Orange Tourmaline

The names of prominent directors, actors and musicians are immortalized in terrazzo and brass along the fifteen block stretch known as the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.  California is also home to featured jewelry designer Tasha Ingram.

FEI LIU

Running along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China is the gorgeous skyline of the Bund Riverfront.

The area consists of tall bank and commerce buildings, and at night the skyline becomes a stunning display of electric lights. China is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Fei Liu.

DIANA PORTER

Wiltshire, England is the location today as we visit the mysterious circular stone enclosure known as Stonehenge.

The enigmatic monuments once served as a burial location, and a gathering place for neo-druids. England is also home to featured jewelry designer Diana Porter.

MARCOS DAVIDSON

Established in 1820, Australia's Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden strives to conserve threatened species of flora, and holds an annual Tulip Festival. Australia is also the home of featured jewelry designer Marcos Davidson.

CORNELIA GOLDSMITH FINE JEWELRY

Today we explore the lush surroundings of the world's second largest botanical garden, Berlin Botanical Garden in Germany.

Dwelling within the various climate-controlled greenhouses are timber bamboo, orchids, bromeliads, fern, and tropical lilies.

Germany is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Cornelia Goldsmith.

HENRICH & DENZEL

Today we are en route to Lake Constance, Germany's largest natural lake. The waters of Rhine River, the longest river in Germany, pass down the majestic Alps into the picturesque 40-mile lake.

As we leave our vehicles, we are struck by the area's unusual warmth, and the large numbers of bird species living near the marshes. Germany is also home to featured jewelry design team Gunter Henrich and Roland Denzel.