Tag Archives: Vancouver

Olympian partners with Vancouver, B.C., jewellery brand

January 20, 2025

Canadian Olympic silver medallist and professional beach volleyball player Melissa Humaña-Paredes has collaborated with Vancouver-based jewellery brand True Curated Designs to launch a limited-edition collection.

Crafted from 10- and 14-karat gold, the collection, named Sol, pays homage to the beauty of nature, an essential theme for the Olympian.

As per the Vancouver Sun, he collaboration began when True Curated Designs founder Tori Dundas noticed Humaña-Paredes training … Continue reading Olympian partners with Vancouver, B.C., jewellery brand

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Lab-grown diamonds, coloured gems explored at Canadian gem conference

November 23, 2022

Laboratory-grown diamonds, coloured gemstone treatments, and nephrite jade are just a sampling of the topics explored at the Canadian Gemmological Association’s (CGA’s) 31st Annual Gem Conference in Vancouver.

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341-carat diamond recovered by Canadian miner

January 15, 2021

Lucara Diamond has recovered a 341-carat white gem-quality unbroken diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana.

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Retailer makes mark on B.C.

November 20, 2020

A Canadian jewellery brand that counts Meghan Markle among its supporters will soon open a brick-and-mortar store in British Columbia.

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549-carat diamond finds home with Louis Vuitton

November 10, 2020

A large rough diamond recovered in Botswana earlier this year has been scooped up by French luxury house Louis Vuitton.

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Pink, blue diamonds recovered from Karowe

September 26, 2019

Lucara Diamond has recovered a 9.74-carat blue diamond and a 4.13-carat pink diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana.

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123-carat diamond found by Canadian miner

September 18, 2019

Vancouver mining company Lucara Diamond has unearthed a 123-carat, gem-quality top white Type II diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana.

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1758-carat diamond named

July 24, 2019

Lucara Diamond Corp. has christened its 1758-carat stone ‘Sewelô.’ The name, which translates to ‘rare find’ in Setswana, was selected from more than 22,000 submissions in a contest open to all citizens of Botswana.

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Spence aims to expand brand with new CEO

May 8, 2019

Vancouver-based retailer Spence Diamonds has promoted its chief marketing officer, Veeral Rathod, to the position of CEO.

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Lucara Diamond releases outlook for 2019

January 18, 2019

Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond is making plans for 2019. The company has released its operating guidance for the year, announcing a revenue forecast of $170 to $200 million.

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