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20 | The Jewelr y Book H APPY NEW YEAR, and welcome to TJB's Winter 2025 issue! It's a fresh new year, and there's no better way to commence than by jumping right into all of the wonderful things we've jammed into this issue for you. Check out the debut of Heidi Cook and Danielle Barber's new Marketing with Heidi & Dani column, "Cultivating Collectors: A Recipe for Success" (p. 34); Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers' father-son team of Tom and Charlie Dixon give some As to our Qs (p. 40); Gail Melikian shines the TJB Spotlight on an industry legend in "Joe Padulo: Innovator. Visionary. Advertising Alchemist." (p. 42); Peter Smith's e Retail Corner extols the virtues of a trio of retail metrics in "Retail in a Nutshell and Why You've Got is!" (p. 50); and in "Charmed Life," Danielle Barber brings it home, musing in her latest Dazzle column, how one's jewelry is akin to an archive of one's life (p. 52). On the jewelry front, Randi Molofsky's vintage jewelry venture is given the Wearable Prozac treatment in "For Future Reference Vintage: Making a Statement with Estate Jewels and Watches" (p. 22); Nicole shares the colorful "Winter Picks" that caught her eye in Instant Style (p. 36); and I dive into my Current Obsession with a few dozen jewels that gorgeously underscore my theory that "Luscious Orange Gemstones Elevate Moods Year-Round" (p. 46). Here's to a fabulous 2025, y'all! Michael Shulman, Executive Editor T h e J e w e l r y B o o k m i c h a e l s h u l m a N Check out CURRENT OBSESSION: Luscious Orange Gemstones on page 46! 46 | The Jewelr y Book Winter 2025 | 47 T H E O R A N G E was originally introduced to Western Civilization in the late 15th century from Southern China and Northeast India, by Portuguese merchant traders; along with the Sanskrit word, nāran . ga, from which the French and English word orange is derived. But the color has come to represent so many things beyond the sweet citrus fruit a er which it is named. Devotees of color psychology view orange as optimistic and upli ing. In heraldry, orange symbolizes strength and endurance. When it comes to spiritual symbolism, due to its link to the Sacral Chakra, orange represents passion and sensuality; while to Hindus and Buddhists, orange is equated with purity and spiritual devotion. And in the witchy world of color magick, orange is used to jump start creativity and boost con dence. As for the metaphysical associations of orange gemstones, they run deep. Carnelian is associated with creativity, mental focus, and vitality. Citrine is thought to activate self-expression while repelling depression and fears. Mexican Fire Opal is used to spark abundance, luck, passion, and enhanced intuition; while Morganite is used to channel love, compassion, inner peace, con dence, and healing. Orange Diamonds are associated with enthusiasm. Orange Jade is tied to emotional stability, self- con dence, and dispelling negative energy. Orange Moonstone is a liated with divine feminine energy, fresh starts, creativity, calm, and fertility. Orange Sapphire is thought to harness wisdom, stability, con dence, and charisma. Oregon Sunstone is used to energize, aid intuition, and alleviate stress. And Spessartine is related to imagination, logic, and mental clarity. Personally, orange gemstones make me happy and put a smile on my face. What do they manifest in you and your customers? ALEXANDER LAUT: Angelskin Coral, Opal and Orange Sapphire Earrings featuring two Opals (14.45tcw), two carved Angelskin Coral rosettes (8.02tcw), and two emerald-cut Orange Sapphires (4.10tcw), set with Diamonds (0.68tcw) in 18K Rose Gold. AlexanderLaut.com SILVIA FURMANOVICH: Carved Wood Cuff featuring a Morganite (50.62cts) and Diamonds (0.72tcw), set in 18K Rose Gold on a cuff of carved wood. SilviaFurmanovich.com CREVOSHAY: Fire Necklace featuring faceted 8mm Mexican Fire Opal beads (187.20tcw) with a hook-and-eye clasp of 18K Gold. Crevoshay.com ARUNASHI: Fire Opal Matrix Ring featuring a pear-shaped cabochon Matrix Mexican Fire Opal (18.93cts) and 105 Diamonds (1.20tcw), set in 18K Black Gold. ArunAshi.com BUDDHA MAMA: OOAK Pear-Shaped Morganite Ring featuring a large pear-shaped Morganite (27.59cts) and multiple cuts of Diamonds (2.82tcw), set in 20K Gold. BuddhaMama.com EMILY P. WHEELER: Ear Cuff featuring an ombre of Orange Sapphires in varying hues (4.36tcw), set in 18K Gold. EmilyPWheeler.com JADE RUSSO: Large Vic Ring featuring fi ve Orange Moonstones (22.75tcw), set in 18K Gold. JadeRusso.com MOKSH: Orange Sapphire Kyoto Earrings featuring two faceted oval Orange Sapphires (2.58tcw), surrounded by Diamonds (0.50tcw) and 40 Freshwater Pearls (1.46tcw), set in 18K Gold.. MokshJewellery.com GURHAN: OOAK Pointelle Gold Mixed Stone All Around Single-Strand Bracelet with Oval Clustered Links featuring Orange Sapphires (17.65tcw), Diamonds (2.85tcw), Spessartite Garnets (0.50tcw), and Citrine (0.30tcw), set in 24K Gold. Gurhan.com BAYCO: Orange Sapphire Vertical Ring featuring an oval-cut Orange Sapphire (8.14cts), and 24 Diamonds (0.60tcw), set in 18K Gold. Bayco.com HARWELL GODFREY: Double Opal Supernova Huggie Earrings featuring two Mexican Fire Opals (3.86tcw), two White Ethiopian Opal beads (4.60tcw), and Diamonds (0.44tcw), set in 18K Gold. HarwellGodfrey.com COOMI: Ancient Greek Zodiac Pendant featuring the twelve Zodiac signs in Diamonds, and the nine Navaratna stones—Ruby, Pearl, Red Coral, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Hessonite Garnet, and Cat's Eye— with Diamonds, set in 20k Gold, with interchangeable disks of Enamel on Silver. Coomi.com ANDREOLI: Cocktail Ring featuring an oval-cut Citrine (16.83cts), Orange Sapphires (1.01tcw), Diamonds (0.49tcw), and Orange Mother of Pearl, set in 18K White Gold and 18K Black Gold. AndreoliJewelry.com SICIS JEWELS: Orange Watch featuring Orange Sapphires (2.03tcw), Diamonds (0.15tcw), and Mother of Pearl, with Nano- Mosaic inserts, a Sapphire crystal, a Lizard strap, and a case of Stainless Steel plated with 18K Gold. SICIS Jewels.com SEVAN BIÇAKÇI: Reverse-Intaglio Phoenix Necklace featuring a phoenix carved as a reverse- intaglio into a large Citrine, set with Sapphires, Rough Diamonds, Faceted Diamonds and Colored Diamonds, with mosaics of White Onyx and Yellow Diamond tesserae, in a necklace of 18K Gold and Sterling Silver. SevanBicakci.com ARA VARTANIAN: Opal River Chain Single Earring featuring a faceted pear-shaped Ethiopian Opal (2.47cts) and Diamonds (0.47tcw), set in 18KWG and 18KRG. AraVartanian.com SUTRA JEWELS: Cocktail Ring featuring oval-cut Mandarin Garnets (19.19tcw) and brilliant-cut Diamonds (5.31tcw), set in 18K Gold. SutraJewels.com ASSAEL: Chalcedony, Angel Skin Coral & Diamond Pinky Ring featuring an oval Coral cabochon (2.52cts), a Chalcedony cabochon (17.00cts), and 32 Diamonds (0.75tcw, G/VS), set in 18KRG and Platinum. Assael.com VICTOR VELYAN: Mexican Fire Opal Cuff featuring a Mexican Fire Opal (8.90cts), Diamonds (0.06tcw), and Frosted White Enamel, set on a cuff of 18K Gold and Sterling Silver. VictorVelyan.com BUSATTI 1947: Royale Infi nito Stackable Cuffs featuring four stackable resin cuffs lined in 18K Gold, with integrated magnets (allowing them to be worn in varying combinations), featuring multiple cuts of Diamonds (18.00tcw). Busatti1947.com MEREDITH YOUNG JEWELRY: Cosmos Ring featuring a cabochon Mexican Fire Opal (5.10cts) and Demantoid Garnets (1.58tcw), set in 18K Gold. MeredithYoungJewelry.com RETROUVAI: Loop Ring featuring an oval-cut Spessartite Garnet (2.54cts) set in 14K Gold. Retrouvai.com Luscious Orange Gemstones Elevate Moods Year-Round by Michael Shulman C U R R E N T O B S E S S I O N 48 | The Jewelr y Book BEA BONGIASCA: Baby Vine Tendril Ring featuring a marquise-cut Rock Crystal (0.55cts) and hand-painted Japanese Orange Enamel, set on a ring of 9K Gold and Silver. BeaBongiasca.com PAMELA HUIZENGA: Carnelian and Grey Diamond Earrings featuring Carnelian (39.70tcw) and Grey Diamonds (2.15tcw) set in 18K Gold. PamelaHuizenga.com MATEO: Men's Citrine Signet Ring featuring a faceted Citrine (12.50cts), set in 14K Gold. MateoNewYork.com LYDIA COURTEILLE: Feather Serpent Brooch featuring 25 Mexican Fire Opals (58.30tcw), 877 Fancy Sapphires of varying hues (11.98tcw), Diamonds (0.38tcw), and 82 Tsavorites (0.05tcw), set in 18K Black Gold. LydiaCourteille.com SYNA: Carved Carnelian Horse Pendant featuring a carved oval Carnelian (22.00cts) with Diamonds (0.75tcw), set in 18K Gold. SynaJewels.com LORRAINE WEST: Open Heart Charm featuring an Orange Sapphire pavé (0.51tcw), set in 14K Gold. LorraineWestJewelry.com LORD JEWELRY: Fire Opal Ring featuring a cabochon Mexican Fire Opal (2.30cts), Diamonds (0.20tcw), and Enamel, set in 18K Gold. LordJewelry.us LALAOUNIS: High Jewelry Citrine Collar featuring seven faceted Citrines (54.90tcw), in hand-hammered 18K Gold, from the Neolithic collection. Lalaounis.com KAREN SUEN FINE JEWELLERY: Melo Melo Pearl and Diamond Cocktail Ring featuring a Melo Melo Pearl (19.66cts), 12 trilliant-cut Diamonds (13.20tcw), and 226 brilliant-cut Diamonds (3.87tcw), set in 18K White Gold. KarenSuen.com K. BRUNINI JEWELS: Skipping Stones Earrings featuring a pair of Trilobite Fossils with Orange Diamonds (4.27tcw), set in black oxidized Sterling Silver. KBrunini.com JORGE ADELER: Raw Citrine and Diamond Ring featuring a raw Citrine (68.50cts) and Diamonds (0.38tcw) set in 18K Gold. JorgeAdeler.com JAMIE TURNER: Aurora Cocktail Ring featuring a cabochon Sunstone (5.50cts), set in 18K Gold. JamieTurnerDesigns.com GYAN JAIPUR: Sarai Citrine Drop Earrings featuring Citrine (5.16tcw) and Diamonds (1.05tcw) set in 18K Gold. GyanJaipur.com AUSTY LEE: Solar-Eternity Bangle (from The Psychedelic Light collection) featuring carved Burmese Orange Jade (249.91cts), with a cushion-cut Sphene (4.34cts), 337 Yellow Diamonds (3.10tcw), four Fancy Color Diamonds (0.85tcw), and 28 Brown Diamonds (0.14tcw), set in 18K Gold. AustyLeeArtJewellery.com E D I T O R ' S L E T T E R

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