Guest: Suzanne Martinez, Co-Owner of Lang Antiques
Podcast: Part 1: Suzanne Martinez’s Tips for Finding the Best Quality Antique Jewelry
Episode 221
What you’ll learn in this episode: How to use Antique Jewelry University to identify maker’s marks and find out when your jewelry was made. Why access to more (and better) information has made interest in antique jewelry explode. What characteristics Suzanne looks for when evaluating antique jewelry. Why buyers should beware of lab-grown diamonds in […]
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Guest: Lisa Berman, Owner of Sculpture To Wear Gallery & Berman Arts Agency
Podcast: The Rise of Contemporary Studio Jewelry
Episode 40
Lisa Berman* is an internationally recognized “Ambassador of Wearable Art.” Based in Southern California, her expertise extends to major manufacturing and retail markets, museums and corporations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe. Lisa is the owner of the iconic gallery Sculpture to Wear, which was instrumental in launching the studio jewelry movement […]
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Guest: Beth Carver Wees, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts
Podcast: A Journey into The Met's Jewelry: The Body Transformed Exhibit
Episode 10
Beth Carver Wees is the Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she oversees the collections of American silver, jewelry and other metalwork. She is one of six organizing curators for The Met’s current exhibition, Jewelry: The Body Transformed (through February 24, 2019), as well as a […]
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Guest: Jonathan Wahl, Director at Jewelry Center 92nd St Y
Podcast: Exploring Different Facets of The Jewelry World
Episode 2
Jonathan Wahl is an artist and jeweler whose art ranges from drawing and sculpture to jewelry and the decorative arts. His work is exhibited both nationally and internationally, and is part of the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Arts and Design in […]
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Guest: Lionel Geneste, Independent Strategist
Podcast: Part 2: Secrets from a Jewelry Brand Strategist: How Lionel Geneste Gets Jewelry Brands on the Map
Episode 220
What you’ll learn in this episode: Why working with jewelry designers is part business, part therapy. Why the jewelry industry is picking up its pace to match the fashion industry, and why this trend might backfire. Why customer feedback on comfort and wearability is essential for jewelry brands. How Lionel defines success for his jewelry […]
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Guest: Lionel Geneste, Independent Strategist
Podcast: Part 1: Secrets from a Jewelry Brand Strategist: How Lionel Geneste Gets Jewelry Brands on the Map
Episode 220
What you’ll learn in this episode: Why working with jewelry designers is part business, part therapy. Why the jewelry industry is picking up its pace to match the fashion industry, and why this trend might backfire. Why customer feedback on comfort and wearability is essential for jewelry brands. How Lionel defines success for his jewelry […]
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Guest: Marta Costa Reis, Artistic Director of the Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial
Podcast: Part 2: Power, Politics and Jewelry: Marta Costa Reis on the Second Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial
Episode 219
What you’ll learn in this episode: What to expect at the second Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial and tips for attending. How Portugal’s 48-year authoritarian regime and the Carnation Revolution continue to influence Portuguese artists and jewelers today. Why jewelry is so closely linked to power and politics. How artists can use masterclasses and workshops to […]
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Guest: Marta Costa Reis, Artistic Director of the Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial
Podcast: Part 1: Power, Politics and Jewelry: Marta Costa Reis on the Second Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial
Episode 219
What you’ll learn in this episode: What to expect at the second Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial and tips for attending. How Portugal’s 48-year authoritarian regime and the Carnation Revolution continue to influence Portuguese artists and jewelers today. Why jewelry is so closely linked to power and politics. How artists can use masterclasses and workshops to […]
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Guest: Gina D’Onofrio, Director of Fine Jewelry at Heritage Auctions
Podcast: Part 2: Gina D’Onofrio’s Tips for Choosing a Qualified Independent Appraiser
Episode 218
What you’ll learn in this episode: What questions to ask appraisers and auction houses before selling your jewelry. What education and networking opportunities an aspiring appraiser should seek out. Why an appraisal includes multiple values, and why those values will change depending on the reason for the appraisal. What the process of selling jewelry with […]
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Guest: Gina D’Onofrio, Director of Fine Jewelry at Heritage Auctions
Podcast: Part 1: Gina D’Onofrio’s Tips for Choosing a Qualified Independent Appraiser
Episode 218
What you’ll learn in this episode: What questions to ask appraisers and auction houses before selling your jewelry. What education and networking opportunities an aspiring appraiser should seek out. Why an appraisal includes multiple values, and why those values will change depending on the reason for the appraisal. What the process of selling jewelry with […]
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