Published at: 02:12 pm - Friday December 18 2009
We just got back from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Besides the cool mountain air, delicious food, and sparkling temples, one of the highlights of our trip was a visit to NOVA – a contemporary jewelry art studio. They combine clean and modern designs with a beautiful selection of stones for jewelry that is simple and stunning. [...]
Published at: 11:10 am - Sunday October 25 2009
Daniel Design is a manufacturer and exporter located in Bangkok, Thailand.
They produce 925 sterling silver jewelry in a variety of designs including bracelets, rings, pendants, earrings, necklaces, bangles with precious, semiprecious gem stones and diamond. Fine finish with silver, rhodium, or gold plated.
Learn more at www.danieldesignco.com
Published at: 03:10 pm - Saturday October 24 2009
In an earlier post we talked about white and black rhodium plating. There are other types of jewelry plating. Here you can see four types of jewelry plating on four rings. For each ring the base metal is silver and the stones are invisibly set with imitation gemstones.
1. 18K Yellow Gold
2. 18K Rose Gold
3. White [...]
Published at: 10:10 am - Saturday October 24 2009
Tissoro (Thailand) Launches New Silver & Black Leather Men’s Jewelry Collection
Published at: 10:10 am - Friday October 23 2009
Sea Turtles: Eggs Gender and Jewelry
Did you know…sea turtle eggs are neither male or female when they are laid? Turtle egg gender depends on the temperature of the sand where they are buried. Lighter sand results in higher temperatures and more female hatchlings.
In Thailand, there is an island named Turtle Island or Koh Tao (เกาะเต่า). [...]
Published at: 07:10 pm - Thursday October 15 2009
Thailand Jewelry – Nature Art Gallery
www.thailand-jewelry.com
Micha Trav and his partner Shai Shalom Nissim, at Nature Art Gallery want to share their love of stones with you. Through nearly twenty years of combined travel and experience living in the Orient, Micha and Shai developed a deep appreciation and knowledge of the world of crystals.
As a team, [...]
Published at: 04:10 pm - Saturday October 10 2009
Natalie Dissel Jewerly – www.nataliedissel.com
From Natalie’s website: “Natalie’s philosophy is simple – travel and absorb. This translates into a range of work drawn from a growing source of inspiration and experience. Pieced together from original sources, her collection is cleverly fused to highlight the natural qualities of the materials with complimentary and wearable designs.
Like a [...]
Published at: 09:10 pm - Monday October 05 2009
Many people don’t understand when you say a piece of jewelry is ‘rhodium plated.’ Some think rhodium is lower quality than gold or even silver, but actually its almost 2 times more expensive than gold!
In fact, rhodium is a rare, silvery-white metal. According to Wikipedia: “Rhodium is found in platinum ores and is used in [...]
Published at: 04:09 pm - Sunday September 27 2009
We wrote about Indian wedding jewelry created by Bangkok-based independent jeweler, Esan Nishaburi in an earlier post. Here you can see nine pieces of the collection. In total, five complete necklace and earring sets, and a diamond bangle were completed in 12 working days – from concept and design to finished product.
For custom made wedding [...]
Published at: 04:09 pm - Sunday September 27 2009
Jewelry Photography by Pajara Siriwan, Bangkok, Thailand
Pajara Siriwan is one of the top jewelry photographers in Thailand and is also a long time experienced commercial photographer whose studio is based in Bangkok, Thailand. He studied and obtained a photography degree from Sam Houston State University in Hunstville, Texas, USA.
For more than 2 decades in the [...]