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In Zimbabwe, Women Dig for Aquamarine Lots of women work at small-scale mines in Africa, but only one site boasts an all-female team. “At first I thought it was a dream,” one worker said. Above, women digging for aquamarine at Zimbaqua, a mine outside the small town of Karoi, Zimbabwe.Credit.Iver Rosenkrantz/Zimbaqua By Ginanne Brownell May 23, 2021, 5:09 a.m. ET As Iver Rosenkrantz and Patrick Tendayi Zindoga drove through the fertile countryside of northern Zimbabwe one day in late 2018, they noticed something out of the ordinary: A woman who had just started plowing a field with a few oxen under the scorching sun was entirely on her own. ....
This Jewelry Collaboration Has Many Facets The eight-piece collection called Moussaieff by Anna Hu spans generations and geography. A diamond butterfly ring that can be worn five ways, including with the center 8.22-carat stone on its own. By Melanie Abrams May 23, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET “I’ve got some important stones, and she has got some good ideas new, fresh ideas,” said Alisa Moussaieff, the 91-year-old owner and chairwoman of the family business, which has been buying and selling gems since the 19th century. (The company has worked with designers in the past, but only under the house’s name.) Called Moussaieff by Anna Hu, the eight-piece collection features a diamond butterfly ring that can be worn five ways, including with the central 8.22-carat stone on its own (the choice of Maria Bakalova, a star of the “Borat” sequel, who wore it at the Oscars last month). ....
In Florence, Ponte Vecchio Jewelers Long for Touristsâ Return The city knows its popularity has been a mixed blessing. But if visitors donât return soon, the shops that line the medieval bridge may not survive. After the most recent lockdown, shops along the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, reopened in April.Credit.Susan Wright for The New York Times May 23, 2021, 5:20 a.m. ET FLORENCE, Italy â âPonte Vecchio lives on Americans,â said Fadi Ayshoh, retail director of the Gold Art boutique, as he optimistically positioned a five-carat diamond, priced at 160,000 euros, in the window. âThis is going to sit here until the Americans come back. Then it will sell in a heartbeat.â ....
A Curated Ear or Two Piercing bars, in-home services and virtual styling sessions have helped customers create personal constellations of piercings despite the pandemic. A selection of earrings from the Piercing Collection by Persée. Credit.Persée By Vivian Morelli Maria Tash doesn’t consider piercings anything new. A designer of fine jewelry, Ms. Tash has been creating earrings for pierced ears since 1993, when she opened a studio in the East Village in New York. And in recent years, as she has added shops worldwide, she has devised adornments for lots of other pierced body parts. “What is surprising to me,” she wrote in an email, “is the pent-up demand we saw during the pandemic, while our stores globally were closed” and the brand was holding virtual styling sessions online. ....
Some Famous Gems Get a New Setting The Star of India, the Patricia Emerald and others return to public view in the newly redesigned halls at the American Museum of Natural History. The 563-carat, nearly flawless Star of India is one of the celebrity gems on display at the redesigned Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times By Tanya Dukes May 23, 2021, 5:12 a.m. ET To reach one of the most anticipated new destinations in New York City, you have to sidestep dinosaur fossils and hang a right at the cluster of meteorites. It’s a long and winding road to a gemstone jackpot. ....