Simply Silver
Christian Tse and his company Formula 3D have partnered with Desktop Metal to officially launch 3D printing of 925 sterling silver jewelry. The platform offers jewelry and luxury goods manufacturers the fastest way to directly 3D print high-quality jewelry, watches, belt buckles and decorative hardware for handbags. formula3dcorp.com, desktopmetal.com/production
Good Morning Baltimore
The Palm Beach Show Group’s Baltimore Art, Antique & Jewelry Show returns to the Baltimore Convention Center on Oct. 20-23 for what will be the popular show’s 40th year. The event has been on hold for the past two years due to public health concerns and because the Baltimore Convention Center served as a COVID field hospital in 2020 and 2021. baltimorefallshow.com
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Statistics for Success
Today’s Wedding Jewelry Consumer (TWJC), a collaboration between MVEye (CEO Marty Hurwitz pictured) and The Wedding Report, is an interactive platform that helps retailers serve wedding jewelry consumers through market research and statistical data. twjc.wedding.report
Expanded Opportunities
Thanks to support from De Beers, the women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) has been able to expand its WJA Jewelry Loupe Project to support even more emerging designers. De Beers is also offering complimentary access to its Diamond Foundation course for all participants. womensjewelryassociation.com
Melee for All
Dimexon, a leader in the diamond manufacturing industry, has launched a new online marketplace for ethical, traceable melee diamonds with no minimum order. The marketplace is especially convenient for small-to-medium sized businesses who might otherwise be prevented from ordering melee by steep order minimums. dimexon.com
Retiring? Let Wilkerson Do the Heavy Lifting
Retirement can be a great part of life. As Nanji Singadia puts it, “I want to retire and enjoy my life. I’m 78 now and I just want to take a break.” That said, Nanji decided that the best way to move ahead was to contact the experts at Wilkerson. He chose them because he knew that closing a store is a heavy lift.
To maximize sales and move on to the next, best chapter of his life, he called Wilkerson—but not before asking his industry friends for their opinion. He found that Wilkerson was the company most recommended and says their professionalism, experience and the homework they did before the launch all helped to make his going out of business sale a success. “Wilkerson were working on the sale a month it took place,” he says. “They did a great job.”