The 2015 AJDC Design Project 'FIRE' will debut at the Couture Show, May 28-June 1, 2015 at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas. The display will be in the Sunset Hallway just outside the Lafite and Latour Ballrooms. At the same time, selections from the 2012 project, ICE, will be on display at Read More
Kent Raible’s Fire Ring is finished!
In the last video of Kent's series, he finishes the Fire Project by setting the gemstones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-0c7ucYPc Read More
Part Six of Kent Raible’s video series The Fire Project
In Part Six, Kent finishes the shank for the ring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXHU4hZFjq4 Read More
Part Five in Kent Raible’s video series. The Fire Project
In Part Five, Kent forges the band for the Fire ring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K6f5bNhzsc Read More
Part Four: Kent Raible’s FIRE Project
In this video, Kent shows how he fuses two colors of gold.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wspri383gmo Read More
Part 3: Kent Raible creates a ring for the FIRE Project
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
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