In this installment, Kent explains how he will create the settings for the individual stones for the ring he is creating for the FIRE Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJ-ePV9JHw Read More
Part Two: Kent Raible creates a Design Project
In part two of his video series, AJDC member Kent Raible shows how he will add "flames" to his FIRE Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oqMIiy6NM Read More
Video: See how a Design Project begins.
In this video, AJDC member Kent Raible explains how he begins the process of creating his piece for FIRE. Kent will be adding new videos as his work progresses. Come back soon to see how his design develops. Every year the AJDC has a Design Project. The theme for 2015 is FIRE. The Read More
Variations on a Theme moving to GIA this summer
AJDC is proud to announce that 'Variations on a Theme: 25 Years of Design from the AJDC' will be moving to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in August 2015. The collection made it's debut at the Forbes Gallery in 2014 and was on display at the Kent State University Read More
Website Update Nov 11, 2014
We have made some performance upgrades to the website. You will see quicker page load times, enhanced viewing on your mobile devices and a few other "behind the scenes" improvements. We will soon add some video tutorials to help you with managing your page content. In the mean time, Read More
AJDC Members win 2015 Spectrum Awards
The American Jewelry Design Council is delighted to announce that five of its members were winners of the 2015 American Gem Trade Association "Spectrum Awards". Paula Crevoshay won Best Use of Color, Jennifer Rabe Morin won 1st Place in Business/Day Wear, Mark Schneider won 2nd Place in Read More
‘Variations on a Theme’ moves to Kent State University
After a successful six-month-long exhibition at the prestigious Forbes Galleries in New York City, The American Jewelry Design Council has announced that their exhibition, “Variations on a Theme,” has moved to the Kent State University Museum. The exhibit opened on October 24, 2014 and Read More
AJDC Members Among Winners of Spectrum Awards
Winners have been named in the 2014 AGTA Spectrum Awards™ competition hosted by the American Gem Trade Association. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the competition. The competition was judged October 19-20 in New York, NY. Judges for the 2014 competition were retailer Jennifer Read More
The Robb Report Reviews AJDC Exhibition
by Christina Garofalo | published: NOVEMBER 16, 2013 New York’s Forbes Gallery is celebrating imaginative jewelry design with Variations on a Theme: 25 Years of Design from the AJDC, an exhibition featuring 40 new jewelry pieces that runs through February 22. Each one-of-a-kind piece Read More
AJDC Exhibition in Rapaport Magazine
American Design The American Jewelry Design Council showcases 25 years of creativity at The Forbes Galleries. By Amber Michelle When one thinks of jewelry design, most of the names that come immediately to mind are European design houses in countries with an established history Read More