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	ICA Publications Online: InColor- Spring ‘10 in RealRead Format Thailand – Branding Strategies Some highlights from this latest issue include: Thailand Sets Gem and Jewelry Branding and Promotion Strategy by Barbara Wheat The Edward Arthur Metzger Collection by E.A. Skalwold and W.A. Bassett AGL Discusses the Latest “New” Ruby Heat Treatment Coming out of Thailand by Christopher P. Smith The Uses, Potential, and Risks of Analytical Equipment in Gemology by Thomas Hainschwang Federation for European Education in Gemology by Aurelien Delaunay GILC Opens Discussion on Key Issues by Barbara Wheat New Section on Ethical Mining & Fair Trade Rapaport Fair Trade Jewelry Conference AIGS Lab Launches Master Gemstone Report The Stunning Mineral Collection of the Sorbonne University in Paris by Delphine Leblanc BaselWorld 2010 – Looking Ahead by Cynthia Unninayar Positive Optimism Marks the 45th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair [more...] 63rd Edition of Cannes Film Festival Lighted by Color! The Cannes Film Festival is traditionally a star-studded event with daily screenings of the best international films and best red carpet fashion stretched out over ten days on the French Riviera, just a couple of miles away from Monaco and the Italian border. Add each night, a major social ticket. Sprinkle with the thrill of the movie competition, the excitement brought by two major jewelry sponsors and tons of international movie glamour, well you get the Cannes Film Festival 2010. The 63rd edition just wrapped up. [more] Color reigns supreme at the Costume Institute’s Gala Ball 2010 Glamour and color in a red carpet event don’t get any better than the Costume Institute Gala’s annual ball held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The event, nicknamed in the past, ‘Metropolitan Museum Fashion Ball’, is considered the best social ticket in New York. On Monday, May 3, celebrities from coast to coast, including models, actresses, singers and fashion designers, all got glammed up, walked the red carpet and climbed the monumental stairs of the MET with a great sense of show and fanfare. [more] Oscar’s 2010 – Colored gems and gowns won big at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony Glitter and shimmer took the stage at the Academy Awards. But color was clearly the award winner this season. This year’s 82nd Academy Awards was an occasion to see jewelry and fashion bursting in a glamour extravaganza. The elite of movie stars were dressed and jeweled to the nines. The ceremony, held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday March 7th, certainly downplayed the pomp in terms of jewelry (a few magnificent necklaces for instance) but certainly not in terms of style. Rich colors and textures were chosen in an optimistic, and yet tasteful approach. [more] GEMFIELDS DISCOVERS AN EXCEPTIONAL 6,225 CARAT ZAMBIAN EMERALD Gemfields PLC announces the discovery of an exceptional 6,225carat rough emerald at its Kagem mine in Zambia. The emerald was recovered during normal mining operations on 5 February 2010 and is being examined by Gemfields’ experts to establish a clearer understanding of its value and significance. They will continue to evaluate the gem before any final decision is taken in terms of its future. The emerald has been named “Insofu” (or “elephant” in the vernacular of the Bemba people indigenous to this region) in consideration of its size and in honour of the World Land Trust’s ‘Elephant Corridor Project’, of which Gemfields is a participant. [more] Glam, Glitter & Color Preside Over Golden Globe Awards Ceremony 2010 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe ceremony is the first red carpet event of the year. This year’s 67^th annual Golden Globe Awards was an occasion to measure the temperature of Hollywood jewelry and fashion. The crème de la crème of the television and movie elite were dressed and bejeweled to the nines. This year’s ceremony, held at the ballroom of Beverly Hilton on Sunday, January 17, was undeniably influenced by the massive earthquake that occurred in Haiti earlier in the week. Stars were wearing red, yellow and blue ribbon pins in a sign of solidarity. A group of stars will donate their gowns for auction to benefit earthquake victims. …[more] Record Sales for Color at Fall ‘09 Jewelry Auctions. From New York to Dubai, Geneva to Hong Kong magnificent jewelry sales held during the fourth quarter of 2009 set several all-time records for the number of sapphires and color diamonds on the auction block. Most impressive were the large number of high-end pieces, many very collectible for their design or gem quality, including high-end untreated Burmese rubies, Kashmir sapphires, Colombian emeralds, natural pearls, and fancy colored diamonds. … [more] ICA Publications Online: InColor- Winter ‘09 in RealRead Format Amber – The Multicolor Organic Gem From the Caribbean to the Baltic Some highlights from this latest issue include: Amber – The Caribbean Approach by Alec Corday and Hermann Dittrich Baltic Amber Deposits by Prof. Barbara Kosmowska-Ceranowicz, Ph.D Green Amber – Characteristics and Treatments by Ahmadjan Abduriyim Rubies from Mozambique by Vincent Pardieu with Stephane Jacquat, Lou Pierre Bryl, and Jean Baptiste Senoble Emeralds from the Silk Road Countries – A Comparison with Emeralds from Colombia by Dietmar Schwarz with Vincent Pardieu Colors of Choice – Italian Style by Cynthia Unninayar Color Still Commands High Bids in New York Fall Auctions by Delphine Leblanc [more...] INTERGEM Idar-Oberstein 2009 October 2nd to 5th 2009 © Intergem Messe GmbH The 25th Intergem, a brilliant event, ended successfully. After the follow up has been finished this is the perfect moment to sit back and take a look at the most important facts. This year the numbers of visitors of the trade fair reached last yearís numbers on day three already and finally 3.600 visitors came to Idar-Oberstein. INTERGEM Idar-Oberstein 2009 October 2nd to 5th 2009 The 25th Intergem, a brilliant event, ended successfully. After the follow up has been finished this is the perfect moment to sit back and take a look at the most important facts. This year the numbers of visitors of the trade fair reached last yearís numbers on day three already and finally 3.600 visitors came to Idar-Oberstein. [more] ICA announces the new Picture Library Browse over 500 quality Stock Photos of Gemstones Frankfurt, Nov. 3rd 2009 - Today, ICA announces the launch of it’s new Picture Library Collection. You will find more than 500 high quality gemstone pictures to order for your publications like advertising, print, websites, presentations and more. …[more] ICA Publications Online: InColor- Summer ‘09 in RealRead Format Demantoid Garnet Some highlights from this latest issue include: ICA Congress Focuses on Color in China by Cynthia Unninayar ICA Mine Tour in China – A Cultural Awakening by Robert Weldon Major Deposits of Demantoid Around the World by Jason Stephenson & Nikolai Kousnetsov Ambanja (Madagascar) – A New Source of Gem Demantoid Garnet by Benjamin Rondeau, Emmanuel Fritsch, Bianca Mocquet, Yves Lulzac Leopard Opal – From the Lost Mines of the Aztecs? by Warren F. Boyd Natural Color Andesine – Labradorite from Tibet and Inner Mongolia by Ahmadjan Abduriyim Record Attendance at the French Gem and Mineral Show by Delphine LeBlanc Switzerland Hosts European Gemmological Symposium An exclusive interview with AGL’s Christopher P. Smith The Las Vegas Summer Shows -Calm but Colorful [more...] Memorial Service for Campbell Bridges Mourners remember Campbell’s contributions to Kenya and his calls for improved security at the mines. The memorial service for Campbell Bridges was held August 21st at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya, attended by family, friends, Kenyan Chamber of Mines members, ICA members, government officials, embassy officials, miners, and members of the gemstone community. …[more] Public funeral service will be held for Campbell Bridges A public funeral service will be held for ICA Director and Founding Member Campbell Bridges who was slain in Kenya last week. The service will begin at noon at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi on Friday, August 21st. The Bridges family met today with ICA members in Kenya where they requested that Susie Kennedy, ICA Ambassador to Kenya, give a eulogy for Campbell who was a beloved member of ICA. Following the service ICA will host a wake for Campbell nearby. …[more] Campbell Bridges, 1937-2009 Waves of shock and grief reverberated through the international gemological community on August 11, 2009 when word started coming out of Kenya that the legendary British-born geologist and ICA Director Campbell Bridges had been brutally murdered near one of his mines in the Taita Taveta District in Tsavo National Park. In only a few days, Campbell would have celebrated his 72nd birthday. …[more] « Older Entries