African jewellery designers are ensuring the local industry is alive and well. On a continent with so many raw materials and elements, and known for its export of gold and diamonds, the African ...

Burkindy, a 45-year-old jewelry designer originally from Burkina Faso, West Africa, opened his first storefront in Crown Heights earlier this year.

Catherine Sarr eloquently combines her African roots with her elegant sense of style and fashion. A former curator of one-of-a-kind jewelry collections with the De Beers group, Sarr has ...

The continent isn’t only a source of raw materials, homegrown fine jewelry houses are offering distinctly African luxury to customers locally and on the global market.

Consumers are beginning to get a taste for African designs. But the jewellery industry is still in its infancy, says Jonathan Rosenthal ...

Alexandra Mor created a high jewelry collection using the tagua nut, a sustainable substitute for ivory. The idea came about while living in Bali where she learned about the widespread poaching of ...

Tuareg jewelry: Ebony and silver bracelet ($300), wedge-shaped wide bangle ($300) and in back, Atta's bracelet named after Atta Koumama, who created the design bracelet with rounded ends ($160).

Building partnerships The jewelry is sold at stores such as Seed People’s Market at the Camp in Costa Mesa and the Mariners Church Bookstore in Irvine for $25 to $55 for necklaces.