Audriana Osborne, Shelton Bradford and Jatani Kulla are the recipients of the Beyoncé Knowles-Carter X Lorraine Schwartz GIA Scholarship Award. They will be studying GIA s GG program through distance learning. Congratulations! Full video here: https://t.co/PxncdrdI97pic.twitter.com/oIvJxB4vkp GIA (@GIAnews) April 20, 2021
Beyoncé, who personally selected each of the scholarship recipients says she was impressed with their “passion and the knowledge of gems that so many applicants displayed,” and added she’s “praying that this is just the beginning of opening more doors to diversity and raw inspiration in the jewelry industry.”
The scholarship funds will reportedly pay for the tuition, fees, equipment and travel for on-campus lab classes.
Pearls of Wisdom: tidal shifts in the sector Posted April 24, 2021 | By Arabella Roden • Editor ARABELLA RODEN examines the tidal shifts in the pearl sector as it confronts the unique challenges of an uncertain future.
As organic gemstones, pearls are uniquely susceptible to variations in the natural environment. At the same time, the pearl trade is as vulnerable as any to disruptions in market conditions; perhaps even more so, given that it operates across international borders, from often-remote oyster farms in the Asia-Pacific region, to its chief trading hubs in Hong Kong and Japan and final consumers in Mainland China, Europe, and the US.
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