The Forward Lab – Fuelled by consumer demand, the jewellery world is in the midst of transformation, with a huge growth in ethical and sustainability initiatives across the industry, led by emerging designers, precious metal and stone traders and industry leading brands. … Traceability is an issue that the jewellery trade has always struggled with. […]
Month: November 2020
Louis Vuitton Announces the Discovery of Sethunya, a 549 Carat Rough Diamond
VO+ Yesterday the French luxury maison announced the second, exceptional discovery of a superlative quality diamond and a new collaboration with Lucara and HB Antwerp. Read the article here Photo: ©Louis Vuitton | Philippe Lacombe
HB Antwerp, la pépite belge qui taille des diamants pour Vuitton & co
L’Echo – Forte d’une chaîne de production entièrement intégrée et de bientôt 100 personnes à bord, la jeune entreprise entend casser les codes de l’industrie diamantaire. Read the article here @photo: Siska Vandecasteele
HB Antwerp to receive 998 carat diamond
Jewellery Focus – HB Antwerp is known for its diamond trade chain and use of technology to bring simplicity and transparency to the traditionally complex supply chain Read the article here Photo: ©Lucara
Antwerp firm will cut Louis Vuitton super-diamond
The Brussels Times – An Antwerp diamond company, HB Antwerp, has been given the job of cutting a huge diamond for the luxury goods company Louis Vuitton. The new diamond, named Sethunya, is the second massive gem to come to the city this year, following Sewelo, the second-largest in the world, which was cut there […]
Louis Vuitton Wants Your Input On Cutting This 549-Carat Diamond
The National Jeweler – Antwerp, Belgium—A rough stone is the blank canvas of the diamond world, and tech company HB Antwerp wants to create a masterpiece out of a 549-carat stone. Read the article here Photo: ©Louis Vuitton | Philippe Lacombe
Louis Vuitton compró su segundo diamante gigante en menos de un año
ELLE Mexico – En abril de 2019 fue descubierto el diamante Sewelô, el tercer diamante en bruto más grande del mundo (pesa 352 gramos y mide 1.758 quilates, como una pelota de tenis), que fue recuperado por Lucara Diamond Corp en Botsuana, y adquirido por Louis Vuitton en enero de 2020, que trabaja con HB Company en Bélgica para pulirlo y cortarlo […]
Louis Vuitton 正式宣佈開採出重「549 克拉」之高品質鑽石原石
HYPEBEAST CHINA – 先正式宣佈一項意義非凡的鑽石開採成果，集團開採出重達 549 克拉的高品質鑽石原石「Sethunya」。 之所以命名為 Sethunya 的原因是在博茨瓦納語中，Sethunya 的意思是「花」，藉以象徵了 Louis Vuitton 標誌性的 Monogram 印花圖案。Sethunya 的歷史可追溯至 2 億年前，Louis Vuitton 接下來會與 Lucara Diamond Corp. 和 HB Antwerp 的工匠合作，為對這顆鑽石有興趣的客戶訂製出心儀的曠世作品。 Read the article here Photo: ©Louis Vuitton | Philippe Lacombe
‘Sethunya’ Follow the diamond on its journey from Botswana to Paris through Antwerp
HB Antwerp, the European technology company focused on the diamond industry, is proud to announce a second collaboration to trace the diamond’s journey from mine to masterpiece. The company’s cutting-edge technology creates, for the very first time in this industry, true traceability and sustainability in the heart of Europe. A 549-carat rough diamond, with exceptional […]