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Brand And Product News From Forevermark, Roberto Demeglio, Stuller, Pease & Curren February 24, 2016 (0 comments)
Forevermark Returns To New York Fashion Week; Announces Launch Of Designer Bibhu’s Diamond Jewelry Collection
New York, NY—Forevermark announces its collaboration with leading fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra at New York Fashion Week, to exclusively accessorize his Fall/Winter 2016 collection (left). Forevermark jewelers from India provided magnificent diamond jewelry pieces that graced various looks in Bibhu’s show, and runway looks also featured the Forevermark Red Carpet Collection.
Inspired by the last Chinese empress, “Dragon Lady” Cixi, Bibhu’s Fall/Winter collection envisions powerful, yet feminine woman. Dragonfly embellishments, coupled with refined floral prints on deep colored fabrics, highlight the collection. Some of the Forevermark jewelry pieces used are shown here:
Roberto Demeglio’s Domino Luce Collection
New York, NY—Just in time for Mother’s Day, Roberto Demeglio introduces his latest collection, Domino Luce. Domino Luce bracelets and rings feature a single horizontal line of black and white diamonds set in 18K gold in ceramic on a stainless steel stretch coil. The pieces are designed for stacking, mixing, and matching.
Stuller, Inc. announces 2016 Bridge and Transform Tour dates
Lafayette, LA—Stuller’s 2016 Bridge conference series will be kicking off its seventh season in May. This year’s five Bridge events will be held May 15-17, June 12-14, August 21-23, October 2-4, and October 16-18 at Stuller’s facility in Lafayette.
Stuller’s remote events, Transform Tours, also return this spring. Stuller professionals travel the country and address the challenges independent jewelers face and discuss how to remain relevant in an ever-changing retail landscape. The Transform Tour events schedule includes Boston, MA, March 6; Milwaukee, WI, April 10: New Orleans, LA, September 11; Minneapolis, MN, September 25; Orlando, FL, October 9; and Seattle, WA, October 23.
“Bridge is about personal growth and renewal,” says Ken Dugas, Stuller interactive events director. “It offers a chance to step away from the day-to-day and to be inspired by new ideas through our in-depth classes and networking.”
Transform Tours, meanwhile, are a great opportunity for owners, managers, and sales associates to learn about marketplace trends, adds says Heather Kutzman, sales services director. “We present insight on inventory management, new consumer technology on the sales floor, and the all-important bridal business.”
For more information on Bridge events or Transform Tours, visit Stuller.com/events, call (866) 751-5692 or email events@stuller.com.
Industry Refiner Takes Central Role At West Point’s 16th Annual Ring Melt Ceremony
Warwick, RI—To celebrate the bond between West Point alumni and cadets, 54 alumni donated their class rings to the West Point Association of Graduates 16th Annual Ring Melt Ceremony. The ceremony was held Feb. 22 at Pease & Curren’s refinery in Rhode Island. The rings (below), from classes ranging from 1914 to 1984, will be melted into a solid gold bar that will be incorporated into the gold used to create the rings for West Point’s Class of 2017. All rings for the Class of 2017 will contain not only part of this year’s donations, but also a portion of all of the rings donated since the program’s inception with the Class of 2002. The annual Ring Melt is a tangible way to reaffirm the bond between today’s cadets and their distinguished predecessors.
Families who donated the rings are commemorating their husbands, fathers, brothers, cousins, friends, and classmates through the ceremony. Donors from all over the country –including relatives of 23 of the donors—came to the ceremony to present the rings for melting. The oldest ring melted this year belonged to Major General Jens A. Doe, Class of 1914, who was the commanding officer of the 14th Machine Gun Battalion in World War I.
Prior to this melt, 356 rings have been donated and melted, spanning the classes of 1896 to 1997. Each year a sample is extracted from the ingot of melted rings and then added to the melt of the following year, to ensure that gold from all ring melts going back to the inaugural ceremony in 2001 is included in the production of rings for the upcoming senior cadets. This ‘legacy’ sample, physically and symbolically, links The Long Gray Line with its newest members, the Class of 2017, when they proudly don their class rings in an August ceremony at West Point.
Pease & Curren has hosted the event for the past 14 years. The company’s involvement first began with a suggestion from Keith Edwards, its then-vice president of sales and a USMA graduate from the Class of 1985.