Stuller’s workshop offers its third annual “Battle of the Benches” competition.
Louisiana Learning
Stuller’s annual Bench Jeweler Workshop is scheduled for March 23-25 at the brand’s global headquarters in Lafayette, LA, offering education and networking as well as the 3rd annual Battle of the Benches competition. stuller.com/benchjewelerworkshop
Beyond Plain Chains
SCHOFER GERMANY’s newest offerings include vivid Pantone colors, with up to six ombré profiles on a single chain. Available in acrylic, PVD or the classic treatments with precious metals.schofer.com
Kiddie Camp
The Atlanta Jewelry Show is holding their first ever “AJS Kids Jewelry Camp” at the Spring 2018 show. Open to kids 8 and up, it will include educational seminars and hands on, kid-friendly activities, as well as opportunities for kids to join their parents on the show floor.
atlantajewelryshow.com
New Crown
Arch Crown has released their 2018 Tag and Label Plus Bar Code Technology catalog! The updated 48-page volume offers over 100-style stock, pre-printed, and custom-printed tags and labels, plus a full-line of bar code technology products. archcrown.com
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Back to School
The New York Jewelry Design Institute’s spring calendar includes five new classes focusing on the “ABC pillars” (Art, Business, and CAD). The NYJDI’s ABC classes take an entrepreneurial focus, providing students with the knowledge necessary to develop a designer brand.nyjdi.com
Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson
When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren.
For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish.
"Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful."
The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing."
Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."
