At the GemGenève May 2025 edition, colour took centre stage. In a spirited conversation moderated by jewellery journalist and content creator Katerina Perez, three experts — Carl-Philip Arnoldi, the future successor of the German cutting house HC Arnoldi, Constantin Wild, president of Constantin Wild GmbH & Co.KG, and David Nassi, third-generation gem merchant and ...
An Everlasting Aesthetic Held during the May 2025 edition of GemGenève, the roundtable “Echoes of Elegance: Art Deco Jewellery Between Heritage and Contemporary Revival” brought together a distinguished panel of voices from the jewellery world to explore the enduring allure of Art Deco. Chaired by jewellery business consultant Donatella Zappieri, the discussion ...
GemGenève panel with Laurent Cartier, Kathia Pinckernelle, and Violaine Bigot. May 2025. From Romance to Modernity: Belle Époque and Art Nouveau Before the bold geometry of Art Deco, high jewellery lived in a world of romance. The Belle Époque, roughly from the 1890s to the First World War, favoured airy garlands ...
By Richa Goyal Sikri – GemGenève, May 2025 It all began with a slight frustration. At a GemGenève conference the previous year, Richa Goyal Sikri had eagerly taken her seat for a talk promising to explore “the origins of gemmology.” The subject could not have been richer. However, as the ...
During the latest GemGenève edition, last May 2025, one panel opened a rare journey into a heritage too often acknowledged in whispers but seldom explored in depth: the enduring link between jewellery and Armenian identity. “Jewellery Culture and Armenian Heritage” brought together historian Fanny Balian, industry leader Vartkess Knadjian (CEO of Backes & Strauss) ...
At the heart of Cartier’s enduring appeal lies a legacy carefully preserved, curated, and celebrated through the Cartier Collection. More than a mere historical archive, the Collection is a living manifestation of over 175 years of craftsmanship, innovation, and timeless elegance. During an engaging conversation, held during GemGenève May 2025 ...
GemGenève, May 2025. Speaker: Gislain Aucremanne (Bulgari Heritage Curator Director) With origins shrouded in mystery, the Tubogas technique represents one of the most fascinating transformations in twentieth-century jewellery. What started as a simple industrial form — a flexible metal tube initially designed for gas pipes — was elevated into a ...
At GemGenève in May 2025, the audience witnessed a rare encounter: an intimate dialogue between Jean Boghossian — jeweller, philanthropist, painter, sculptor, and writer — and his long-time friend, the philosopher Roger Bertozzi. What emerged was not only the story of a career but the portrait of a life marked ...
The enchanting world of opals, with its kaleidoscope of colours and diverse types, was brought vividly to life during the “Opals: Market & Trends” conference. Held with a panel of experts including Fabienne Reybaud, the moderator and journalist; Philippe Scordia, the former Dior Jewellery Director and consultant; Margaux Allaire and ...
