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12 | The Jewelr y Book 1 6 PUBLISHER'S LETTER | by Nicole Bromstad 22 CURRENT OBSESSION Gold, Just Gold & Only Gold | by Michael Shulman 27 COUTURE COUTURE Design Atelier Designers 32 TJB CELEBRATES Michelle Orman: Building Community in Fine Jewelry | by Gail Melikian 36 RETAIL RADAR How One Jeweler Reimagined Luxury | by Eileen McClelland 40 RETAIL FOCUS The Art of the Handwritten Note | by Peter Smith 46 JEWELRY TRADE SHOW SECURITY Protecting Your Merchandise Throughout Event Season 48 WEARABLE PROZAC Alexander Laut: Whimsically Reinterpreting High Jewelry for Today | by Michael Shulman 5 1 WHAT INSPIRES YOU? 54 PLATINUM BORN | Made to be Magnetic 56 DAZZLE No Backsies | by Danielle Barber No editorial or photography may be reproduced in any way—in print, internet or otherwise—without the written consent of Bromstad Communications LLC. P.O. Box 386, Glen Ellen, CA 95442 (707) 481-0146 contents O N T H E C O V E R : p a r l é P U B L I S H E R Nicole Bromstad E D I T O R Michael Shulman C R E A T I V E D I R E C T O R Kara Adanalian S E N I O R W R I T E R & E D I T O R Gail Melikian C O N T R I B U T O R S Danielle Barber Peter Smith Eileen McClelland e global gathering for the jewelry and watch industry J C K g a t h e r s t h e c o m m u n i t y w e ' v e c u l t i v a t e d a n d t h e i n d u s t r y w e ' r e a p a r t o f a n d l o v e . F r o m t h e b r a n d s y o u k n o w a n d l o v e t o n e w o n e s y o u w i l l d i s c o v e r, f r o m t h e n e t w o r k i n g a n d l e a r n i n g , i n n o v a t i o n a n d s e r e n d i p i t o u s m o m e n t s . A r e y o u a p a r t o f t h e m o s t - l o v e d s h o w ? JCK26.COM/ THEJEWELRYBOOK Thursday, May 28, 2026 Friday - Monday, May 29 - June 1, 2026 AGTA & GEMS, HONG KONG AND LIFESTYLE PAVILIONS, AND JCK TALKS OPEN ALL JCK EXHIBITS AND FEATURES OPEN T H E V E N E T I A N E X P O , L A S V E G A S , N V

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