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Recent Press for Joana Miranda Studio
Information about the Halstead Bead, Inc. Business Development Grant
Argentium Sterling Silver; Who’s Using It?
Argentium Sterling Silver; who's using it, the properties of the metal, and links to the Argentium International Limited website as well as Joana Miranda Studio at Etsy.
Joana’s Champagne Tango Earrings Begin US Promotional Tour Today
Earlier this summer I was delighted to win the Champagne Wishes 2nd Place Award in the Rio Tinto Champagne Diamond Contest. My Tango Earrings featuring rose gold, champagne diamonds and Akoya pearls, were manufactured by D. Navinchandra Gems, a well established, award-winning diamond jewelry manufacturer. To learn more about the dates and locations of the trunk shows where these earrings will be appearing, please read on here.
The finished earrings:
Moda e Moda, Portuguese Fashion Magazine Pays Tribute to My Father’s Jewelry
A chance to brag…
My father, Gil Miranda, and his jewelry were recently featured in the 25th Anniversary edition of the Portuguese fashion magazine, Moda e Moda. This glossy magazine devotes itself to the best and brightest in art and fashion. The three page interview included many color photographs featuring some of my father’s finest jewelry. Please visit his website to see more of his work.
Champagne…What’s Not to Like? A Toast to Diamonds of a Different Hue
Please visit Rio Tinto’s Champagne Diamonds Blog to see great pictures and descriptions of all four winning entries in the recent Rio Tinto Champagne Diamond Contest. My Champagne Tango earrings took the “Champagne Wishes” 2nd Place award and are currently being manufactured!
While you’re on the site, don’t miss the short YouTube video entitled Champagne Diamonds Inspire New Designs. Rio Tinto asked Curtis of Australia to design a fountain pen using champagne diamonds. The Colours of Australia Fountain Pen has over 500 hand-set white and champagne diamonds and features intricate hand engraving as well as titanium design elements that are evocative of the Sydney Opera House. In the video you’ll see the process from rendering to stone-setting, buffing and polishing, as well as the torch heating of the titanium to enhance its color.
JCK Press Release Features Winning Designs from the Rio Tinto Champagne Diamond Competition
If you are curious to see the other prize-winning designs in the recent Rio Tinto Champagne Diamond Contest, please see the nice article released today in the Jeweler’s Circular Keystone online publication.