The Experts Explain About: Diamond Settings (Industry Talk)
Baffled by the different terms used to describe how a stone is set? Her World Brides tells you exactly what “bezel”, “prong”, “flush” and “pave” refer to.
ICON: The Making of a $10 Million Spread (Industry Talk)
The highlight of the April issue is ICON LIST 2011: The Power Women, where fifteen beautiful ladies were handpicked to celebrate their achievements and were adorned with Van Cleef & Arpels high jewellery. For Van Cleef & Arpels, this $10 million shoot is one of the most expensive shoot to take place out of Paris.
The Devil is in the Details (Part Three) (Announcements)
Just like fine watch-making, we examine every detail carefully. It took us close to a week to look for the right lock and nails for a picture, and as will become clear, we took the same pains with each and every one of our shoots.
Our Little Atelier (Part Two) (Featured (On Slides))
Location, location, location – and this is not a realtor speaking. We spent close to a month to source for the right locations for each shoot and when that proved impossible, we built it. Yep. Right in our studio.
Creation of the Icon Moments magnum opus (Part One) (Featured (On Slides))
It took us 3 months to conceptualise the 52-page megaspread that is ICON Moments 2010/2011. We’re launching it this 19th of October – read about the behind-the-scenes exclusives right here.
