The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
As gold and silver prices continue to soar, the metal’s relatively inexpensive cost has attracted new users.
Category: Metals and Minerals
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Immaculate Wilderness, Uncertain Future: Paddling the Boundary Waters
The New York Times – Travel:
A proposed copper mine in northern Minnesota has become a battleground for politicians and environmentalists — and a pressing reason to explore the waterways.
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The Jewelry Industry Is Taking a Wild Ride as Gold and Silver Prices Soar
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Some jewelers are turning to wood, steel and even platinum. Others are leaning into the volatility with bigger and bolder designs.
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Carving Gems Is This Jeweler’s Passion
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Recently, Naomi Sarna has been working on a grapefruit-size sculpture of a Siamese fighting fish, coaxing it from a piece of blue chalcedony.
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Jewelry Designs Come to Him in a Kind of Dream
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
When he wakes up, Adam Neeley said, “I have the piece perfectly imagined in my head like it’s already done.”
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Brushed Gold Becomes the Finish of the Moment
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Designers say the matte surface creates an interesting play of light for their pieces.
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Watchmakers Have a Love-Hate Relationship With This Metal
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Designers are attracted to tantalum’s unusual blue-gray sheen. But then their artisans learn how dense it is and start complaining about broken tools.
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Zircons Are Not the Gem You Probably Think They Are
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
There is a lot of confusion between zircons, a mined mineral, and cubic zirconia, an inexpensive synthetic crystal. But jewelry designers know the difference.
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Pandora Now Only Sources Recycled Metals for Its Jewelry
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Is that as good as it sounds?