Guides

A flower carved in a gemstone or traced in precious metal can say far more than “pretty”. Floral jewellery carries ideas of renewal, affection, femininity,…

Pleochroism is one of those quiet wonders of gemology that often goes unnoticed until someone tilts a stone and watches it split into two or three distinct…

Australians tend to dress with an effortless mix of laid-back ease and quiet luxury, and a well-chosen gemstone ring is one of the easiest ways to lift a…

For more than a thousand years, crowns and sceptres have done far more than rest on velvet cushions. They are dense little machines of meaning, every ruby,…

Tucked away in northern Tanzania, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, lies a strip of land so geologically peculiar that every single tanzanite ever faceted can…

Blue topaz is admired for its clear colour, cool sparkle, and association with a quieter kind of confidence. From pale sky blue to deeper Swiss and London blue…

Wearing multiple necklaces at the same time turns a simple outfit into something personal and considered. The technique works especially well with gemstone…

Pearls have a softness that sets them apart from most gemstones. Their colour comes from layers of nacre, their surface reflects light with a gentle glow, and…

For centuries, jewellers and traders sorted colourful stones into two tidy baskets, marking a few as precious and consignating the rest to the status of…

For centuries, people have assigned special meaning to the stones they adorn themselves with, weaving personal identity into precious materials. The tradition…