In the fall of 2019, I happened to be in Taipei on vacation. I was wandering through the massive jade market, not expecting to buy anything, when an auntie working one of the stalls pulled me over.
As one Manhattan designer said: “It’s the material I’m most excited about.” By Victoria Gomelsky One of the first things the jewelry designer Bliss Lau did after giving birth to her daughter, Soa, in ...
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Jewellery news every morning. Jade has been treasured in China for millennia, both as a rare gem considered more precious than gold or ...
Once a sacred stone of virtue and protection, jade is now captivating a new generation of jewellers and collectors worldwide.
A Cartier jadeite bead, ruby and diamond necklace owned by Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (1912 - 1979) sold for more than $27.4 million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Auction ...
The most expensive piece of jade jewelry – a necklace with a ruby and diamond clasp by Cartier that once belonged to the American heiress Barbara Hutton – sold at a Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction in ...
Mary Lou Ridinger, an American expatriate and a founder of the Jade Maya brand, has been a pioneer in reviving the jade industry. By Janelle Conaway Jade was highly valued by the Maya and other ...
The beaded necklace has grown up. No longer a relic of craft kits past, it’s now an elevated statement, sculpted from natural stones and finished with an artful eye. Pared-back is hot right now. And ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jade has been treasured in China for millennia, both as a rare gem considered more precious than gold or ...