Beyond the price of gold: Unlocking the holistic value in your jewellery box
Let’s talk about jewellery! Humans have adorned themselves since time immemorial. And here are two truths for you to consider:
Precious minerals like gold, diamonds, and gemstones are inherently durable and will never end up as waste
A wealth of these beautiful, valuable resources currently sits untapped in dark jewelry boxes around the world
As the prices of these materials surge, now is a great time to explore how to best leverage these family treasures.
In this masterclass, we'll explore the comprehensive and holistic value residing in your family's (or your own) jewellery box and uncover the hidden opportunities within unused collections. We'll move beyond the quantifiable worth of components (gold, silver, platinum) and the 4Cs of diamonds (Carat, Cut, Color, Clarity) to focus on the non-transferable worth (think memories, milestones, and personal history) which often far exceeds the material cost.
This is the power of provenance: a piece's age, style, designer, or connection to history. Consider the legendary La Peregrina pearl, owned by Elizabeth Taylor. This 16th-century pearl necklace sold for an astonishing $11.8 million in 2011, a price driven not just by its size, but by the layers of historical and personal stories attached to it.
We'll finalize the session with best practices for care and strategies to maximize the long-term value of the jewels you own.
About our guest expert: Danielle Keller Aviram is a specialised sustainable jewellery consultant, researcher, and lecturer, focusing on jewellery and accessories. An alumna of Shenkar's Jewellery Design Department, she holds a Master's degree in Sustainable Fashion from AMD Berlin. She works with jewellery-related organisations and businesses, including RJC and CIBJO, developing sustainable strategies. Her expertise extends to writing about sustainable jewellery and fashion for prominent magazines like Rapaport Magazine and JCK. In recent years, she has lectured and conducted workshops on the intersection of sustainability and design, emphasising jewellery and accessories, at notable institutions and events such as Berlin Fashion Week, London College of Fashion, Kolding University of Design in Denmark, amongst other professional conferences. Most recently, alongside several colleagues, she co-founded Truly Precious, a foundation dedicated to fostering a sustainable knowledge-sharing platform and data for the jewellery sector.
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