Pearl Guide

Where do your pearls come from? Almost everything we consume these days we use without knowing who made it or what the process was to create such a thing.



But when you wear a Kamoka pearl, there?s an enchanting story that comes along with it. The pearl farm prides itself on supporting the health of its tropical lagoon and creating a happy atmosphere for everyone that works there. Each Kamoka pearl brings a little of that dream-like place with it.



Kamoka Pearl Farm is located on remote...

Back in 2010, Jack Lynch of Sea Hunt Pearls sent a pre-AGTA Tucson show email blast to his clients: a new pearl is coming to town!

And it's smelly! (When drilled.)

But very beautiful.

Enter the aptly-named Souffle' Pearl, Jack's gift to the pearl industry...



On opening day, I hustled over to the Sea Hunt Pearls booth and bought several magnificent pearls and took them home. The result: my photograph and article in JCK Magazine have been replicated all over the internet and Jack's...

Magnificent -- yet fun -- this Tahitian pearl necklace looks like it was scooped out of a bowl of hard candies. Utopia has a special knack for mixing large gems with pearls from the South Sea. This treasure shows exactly why Utopia has made their design mark in the jewelry world.





This necklace was one of many beautiful Utopia jewels displayed at the Couture Show in Las Vegas. As I have said before, the opening video on their web page is worth the visit, but you'll want to see more...

Another charming use of unusual South Sea cultured pearls - a squirrel!



Emiko Pearls International never runs out of creative ideas for their stunning pearl jewelry. This brooch design joins a distinctive group of Emiko Pearls of the Week, which you can see here and here.

www.emikopearls.com

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This lovely necklace was featured in the design competition at the Couture show in Las Vegas this year, where I captured it to share with our aficionados of pearl jewelry. It has also been featured in an article in the Italian FEM / Emotion Fashion Magazine, October 2014 Editorial. The artist, Massimo Izzo, is incredibly talented. I hope we see more pearls from him in the future.



Enjoy the website www.massimoizzo.com
And on Facebook: Massimo Izzo Jeweler

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Elyria Jewels has a thing for pearls. I could see it immediately at the AGTA show in Tucson early this year. Elyria is the definition of the phrase "Not your Grandmother's pearls", that is, unless Grandma is a hipster!


Moonstone was made to go with pearls.


Darkly organic and appealing Tahitian pearls.

And their Cat Street collection includes some pieces with abalone pearls.


Enjoy more at www.elyriajewels.com

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