by Benn Harvey-Walker | Jan 9, 2020 | Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fine Jewellery, Ideas, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
A few short years ago lab-created diamonds weren’t even on people’s radar, much less considered a serious option for engagement ring buyers. That situation is rapidly changing. Since about 2017, they’ve become readily available in the general diamond jewellery market...
by Melinda Bailey | Nov 25, 2019 | Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Ideas, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
If you are in the market for a diamond engagement ring (or other diamond jewellery), the option of buying lab-created diamonds may be on your radar. 18 months ago, they barely rated a mention. But for many reasons, lab-created diamonds are currently making a splash in...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Sep 12, 2019 | Advice, Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Ideas, Trends
If you’re a fan of the circular economy philosophy, when it comes to jewellery, you might be wondering how you can participate.The idea behind a circular economy is all about creating closed loops where both waste and new inputs are minimised and existing...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Aug 16, 2019 | Advice, Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
As demand slumps and prices drop, the diamond industry looks to be heading into a crisis phase — at least that’s what industry insiders are saying. Couple that with increasing competition between mine-origin and lab-created producers and you have a recipe for...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | May 23, 2019 | Advice, Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fair Trade, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
The rise and rise of laboratory grown diamonds has ramped up competition in the jewellery industry. It has launched a war of words where each side of the natural vs man-made debate is using Climate Change as a club to beat each other about the head.Meanwhile consumers...
by Benn Harvey-Walker | May 10, 2019 | Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Industry
Note: This article was updated by the author in early 2021 having obtained more current data relating to emissions from precious metal mining and recycling. The end result is a reduction in the discrepancy between recycled and primary precious metals, though primary...
Recent Comments