(Image: @lorraineschwartz/Instagram)
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) and famed celebrity jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz have established an initiative to help make their industry more inclusive. The Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative will support Black and minority-owned jewelry designers, distributing $1 million dollars in diamond credits to help brands expand.
The new initiative will award recipients $20,000 in diamond credits to be used as a guarantor for businesses to work with partnered suppliers with the existing BIPOC brands and help new designers have a way to enter the field. The program committee will include industry veterans and celebrity advisors, including Tina Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and stylist Jason Rembert to review applications in addition to lending their expertise.