Sustainable Jewelry Blog

MET GALA 2022 Diamonds!!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been putting on a fundraiser for its Costume Institute since 1948.  This year's Met Gala was a presentation page for some of the glitziest glamour that walks the ...

"She is Entitled to It," Mothers Day 2022

“I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.”  - Mo...

Review: The Diamond Maker by HG Wells

At Michael Gabriels we try to stay up to date in our industry with what has happened, is happening, or going to happen. That means reading a lot of literature, which is sometimes rather scientific...

Earth Day Special: The Most Wonderful Catch of '22

For all of us here at Michael Gabriels, the health of our planet is important. For some of us, that feeling is on a rather extreme level (I’m looking at you, mirror self…).  So would you really e...

Oh the Jewels that Were Lost: the 110th Anniversary of Titanic Sinking.

(Image courtesy of Wiki Commons) RMS Titanic was the ultimate ship of dreams in 1912 when it launched on its maiden and final voyage. It was the dream of its owners, designers and builders; the dre...

Today, April 12, Anniversary of Beatles Song "With love, from me to you," and More!!!

Some information on Lab-grown diamonds, on this anniversary of the Beatles song "With Love, From Me to You"

Spotlight: Diamonds Are Popular with Men, Oscars Stars Display Growing Trend

Welcome readers to our next Spotlight installment, where we review current trends in depth.  This time we are looking at new trends in men's diamond jewelry. Last week after the Oscars we paid hom...

Spotlight: Pave A Major Trend In 2022

Brevity Count- 2 Minute Read Pavé- the artistic feature on jewelry where many tiny diamonds are set together in rows or groups - and other settings using melee (tiny diamonds) are rising in popul...

Stars Don Diamonds Galore In Expected Fashion Trends at 2022 Oscars

It surprised me to learn, while researching material for this article, that the Oscars' fashion effects might be so far-reaching that they can quite literally change the world; almost overnight, an...

Major Trends in Diamonds for 2022: Part 1

Welcome to another blog from Michael Gabriels.  Fashion trends come and go, and jewelry is no different. While there is a “natural” seasonal shift, and the cyclical desire for the new and unique a...

Madeleine Albright, Who Used Jewelry for Diplomacy, Passes Away at 84

  (Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)    In 1996, President Bill Clinton nominated Madeleine Albright for the first woman as Secretary of State of the United States. Early next year, just befor...

An Alchemists Dream

The Alchemic Pipe Dream: Laboratory Diamonds  The desire to create something out of nothing has captivated humans for millennia. For thousands of years, alchemists were certain that precious met...

Happy Pi Day!!!

Hello and welcome to another blog article from Michael Gabriels. Thanks for stopping by on this nerdiest of holidays: Happy International Pi Day! And very appropriate for a jeweler specializing...

Recognized Brilliance: Part I

The Appreciation of Diamonds Before The Development of Cutting  Diamonds have been appreciated by human beings for at least 2500 years, and very likely more. Who knows what human or human-like c...

Diamond Anatomy Part II: Atomic Structure

  Atomic Structure  Diamonds are the epitome of romantic splendor. The way they play with light - that scintillating way their illumination bounces and twists in our vision- one is never q...

Diamond Anatomy Part I: Cutting it Close

No other substance exhibits quite the same effect as a finished diamond, whether mined or lab-created. While the secret is in its atomic structure, it is the facets of the diamond that allow us to ...