3rd GIA Alumni Asia Conference 2017

3rd GIA Alumni Asia Conference 2017 from 4 November 2017 until 8 November 2017 was hosted by GIA Alumni Association Taiwan Chapter at Taipei World Trade Center in conjunction of Taiwan Jewellery and Gem Fair. During the conference it was witnessed the co-operation signing ceremony between GIA Alumni Association Macau Chapter and Taiwan Chapter. The conference also attended by GIA Alumni Association Malaysia Chapter and GIA Alumni Association Sri Lanka Chapter. This conference is to strengthen ties between chapters and learning exchange on the trade. It had also extended several visit to number of Taiwan’s local jewelry market and jewelry museum.
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Article written by Ivy Teong, Treasurer of GIA Alumni Malaysia Chapter. 

Art To Jewelries Event

We will be having a promotion booth from 18 Oct 2017 - 22 Oct 2017 in conjunction of Malaysia Fashion Week Event - Art Beyond Fashion. The booth will be located at Publika Shopping Gallery, indoor Boulevard (same floor with Info Counter). Come and check out some new jewelries collection and offers. See you there!

Address: Publika Shopping Gallery, 1, Jalan Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hours: · 10am–10pm
Phone: +60 3-6211 7877

Golden South Sea Pearl Pendant And Earrings
 
Golden South Sea pearls are among the biggest, most desirable pearls created today. They are cultured in the gold-lip species of the Pinctada Maxima, South Sea pearl mollusk. Their warm, brilliant tones are totally normal and captivating yet luxurious. Golden South Sea pearls, much like white South Sea pearls, are ordinarily bigger than other saltwater pearl.

Their host shell is the biggest pearl-creating shell, and can grow a huge pearl. Similarly as with other saltwater shell, the Pinctada Maxima species is bead-nucleated. Nonetheless, the cultured time frame is about 2-4 years.
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Pearls cultured by the gold-lip South Sea pearl clam go is color from a silky white to an intense gold. Other tones in the middle are referred to as yellow and champagne.  South Sea pearls tend to have thick nacre and large size. Thus, not all brilliant South Sea pearls are perfectly spherical, whereby large number of harvest are drop pearls, button pearls, baroque pearls and circle pearls.The normal size is in the 10 to 13 mm range, and fewer pearls have been found as vast as 20 mm.

Due to the large pearl, many people like to wear it as golden South Sea pearl pendant, or more luxury will be golden South Sea pearl necklace and always pair with golden South Sea pearl earrings. 

Artwork by Wallace Destiny.
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Chinese Wedding And Pearl Necklace

Modernisation has brought simplicity to traditional wedding, but a Chinese wedding is frequently not considered complete until the point that the couple have practiced the custom rituals. Everybody hopes that their wedding function goes smoothly and a happy life after marriage. Choosing an auspicious date, month and year for wedding is essential in Chinese culture. It is believed, by choosing a good date, you will be blessed with good luck in marriage. Last quarter of the year is coming and awaiting many wedding preparation for those whom are getting married, and so forth. Ladies, time to get a strand of pearl necklace of your choice to complete your wedding gown or perhaps as a gift. Let’s continue the tradition in a new and an elegant way.

Sponsors: PS150, The Mod House, Mphotoo, Beauty Haven, Moment Shoes, jewelry by Ivy Teong, Jewelry Designer of Juwelen Design. 

Diamond Pendant and Diamond Earrings

GIA certified main diamonds for rose color metal set with loose diamonds surround for custom-made diamond pendant and diamond earrings. 

Portrait artwork by Wallace Destiny.

Baroque Pearl Pendant

​Baroque pearls natural or cultured, freshwater or saltwater that is irregular or asymmetrical in shape and uneven in texture, as opposed to traditional round pearls. The shape of baroque pearls are caused by the uneven deposition of nacre by the mollusc around its nacre. It was initially describe and used as early as 16th century.

The name first use to describe music in 1730s Rousseau and other critics of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie called the opera “baroque” because of its seemingly irregular melodies, disjunctive harmonies, and frequently changing keys and meters. Many of these baroque pearls have spectacularly unique shapes, which makes each piece a one-of-a-kind creation. It is attractive and versatile to make as baroque pearl pendant, baroque pearl necklace as strand or baroque pearl earrings dangle. 

Portrait artwork by Wallace Destiny.

Japan Pearl Seminar

Why Do People Choose Japanese Akoya Pearl Necklace?

Kokichi Mikimoto is named as “Father Of Pearl”, as he is the pioneer in world whom successfully cultured pearls. He was born 25 January 1858 in Toba town on Japan’s Shima Peninsular. Kokichi Mikimoto is the eldest son and helping his father in his udon shop until the age of 11, his father fell ill. At the age of 13, he left school and sold vegetables to support his family. Day by day he watched divers unloading their pearls from the shore and he started fascinating pearls after that.
 
People loves Japanese Akoya pearl necklace mainly for the luster and shape. Luster means how well is the pearl reflected in the light and good luster is like “mirror-like” reflection. Round shape pearl is always desirable and Japanese Akoya pearl necklace is popular for that. Thanks to Kokichi Mikimoto, continued researched and patented his method in early 1900s for culturing spherical-round pearls. Another factor is overtone. Rose overtone looks lovely on a fair lady, and due to Japanese Akoya Pearls doesn’t produce very large pearl, it has its charm and adore by many people nowadays. 

Seminar and course book by Japan Pearl Promotion Society.

Diamond Earrings or Pearl Earrings for Pearl Necklace?

What is your personal style in matching jewelry? There is no standard rules as long as the elements of designs that work together rather than clash. It is also depending on the occasion you are going. For casual outing, you may just go with pearl earrings or pearl necklace but not both at the same time. What kind of pairing earrings do you wear with your pearl necklaces? You could wear a pearl necklace not only with pearl earrings or pearl stud but with diamond earrings or diamond stud. 

Portrait artwork by Wallace Destiny.