“At JQ, we are in the business of tapping into your senses— tactile, intellectual and visual—and helping you tap into our worldwide network of jewelry business resources.”
Marion Minor
President and CEO
JQ Publishing,
a division of M2MEDIA360
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Trends & Colors
JQ International magazine's editor in chief, Cynthia Unninayar, travels the world to bring you jewelry trends as they are unfolding. In each issue of JQ, Unninayar vividly uncovers color trends, innovative jewelry and watch designs, and budding designers.
The Blues from Brazil
Blue is a perennial favorite in fashion and in fashionable jewelry. It conveys importance, strength, and trust, and has long been associated with stability, unity, and intelligence. A calming color, it is also one of the most popular colors in home décor, especially for bedrooms since it is reputed to help bring on sleep.
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Translucence à la Française
Displaying subtle colors and a delicate, almost ephemeral appearance, transparent gemstones have become an essential part of modern jewelry design. Recently, a group of designers, under the auspices of Le Bureau de Presse des Joailliers-Créateurs in Paris, created a collection of wonderful pieces inspired by the superb gemstones from the Minas Gerais region of Brazil.
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Shades of Purple
Purple holds a special place in Nature. The soft tones of the orchid, lilac, lavender, and violet flowers are delicate and precious, as are the shades of purple found Nature’s gemstones, including amethyst, opalite, purple sapphire, jasper, spinel, agate, jade, and rhodolite.
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Toys for Boys Watch Trends for Men
Like cars, watches have traditionally been a man's domain, from the time the first wristwatches were made, which, as the story goes, was for soldiers in World War I. Today's masculine watches are more varied than ever before, so if a man can't find a watch to suit his style, he's just not looking hard enough.
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Jewels of the Rainbow
Color is the predominant theme this year. It ranges from bright tones evoking modernity and energy to soothing pastels full of elegant luxury. Jewelry also uses color in a medley of beautiful shades, represented by gorgeous gemstones and multi-colored pearls.
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Colorful Candy from Italy
A seemingly unstoppable desire for sweets has captured the imagination of Italian jewelry designers, and the public is responding with delectable enthusiasm to these appetizing temptations. The smooth and silky candy-like cabochon is the recent favorite on the bonbon counter and is sweetening up the shapes of rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings.
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Blossoms from Brazil
For Brazil’s jewelry designers, the natural environment is a rich and continuous source of inspiration. Among the favorite themes are creative pieces evoking the nation’s colorful and exotic flowers. Crafted in gold and gemstones such as aquamarine, amethyst, citrine, emerald, imperial topaz, morganite, rutilated quartz, rubellite, diamond, and tourmaline, Brazilian jewelry blossoms with lush and luxurious originality.
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Wearing the Blues
Blue is a fashion favorite in all its various tones. In clothes, home décor and, of course, in jewelry, tones range from baby blue to turquoise to indigo, with about every hue in between. Sapphires are the most popular, with tanzanite and topaz not far behind. Blue diamonds are also on the rise. Even gold is getting into the act, as everyone seems to be wearing the blues.
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Dazzling Dangles
Dangling earrings continue to be one of the most popular trends in fine jewelry today. The linear look takes on all sorts of shapes, from stilettos to fuller forms made of precious metals alone or adorned with diamonds and gemstones. This year will also see a lot of colorful briolettes adding captivating movement to dazzling dangles from around the world.
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Italy’s Fabulous Flowers
With spring in the air, the flowers of Italy are sprouting up all over the country. Long a favorite of jewelers, flowers play a central role in the designs of the Bel Paese. These colorful creations can be found in brooches, earrings, rings and necklaces in an assortment of diamonds, mother-of-pearl, gemstones, colors, and cuts. New shapes and stylized themes add charm to the flowering gardens of Italian jewelers.
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So Charming
From their origins as ancient spiritual protectors to today’s fashion statements, charms have come a long way. Today, these little jewelry pieces are not only adorning the traditional bracelet, but can also be found on necklaces, rings, anklets, earrings, and even watches and mobile phones.
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Serene Greens
The color green is most often associated with Nature and the cool, soothing colors of the environment. In the Middle Ages, brides wore green to symbolize fertility, while today, it stands for life and vigor, hope and renewal. A calming color, green is said to be the easiest color on the eyes, and is reported to have a relaxing effect on the mind.
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