In the latest addition to Jeweller’s ‘Gemmologists who changed the game’ series, it’s time to shine a light on the contributions of Sylvia Whincup.
Dr. Donald B. Hoover was a distinguished figure in the field of gemmology. He was born on June 17, 1930, and passed away on January 22, 2023, at the age of 92.
The organically fluid design of the Glacial Symphony chandelier earrings is a homage to the beauty of nature and the creative forces of the Swiss Alps. The chandelier earrings were inspired by the inner world of a sapphire that reveals unique structures which reminded the atelier of a glacier feeding a sparkling mountain stream
So well-reputed is the sapphire’s radiant blue colour that a giant sapphire upon which the Earth reputedly rested was believed to have given its reflection to the sky.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the world’s leading authority on research into gemmology, has cut 20 per cent of the workforce at its California headquarters.