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Chris Ploof wins Luxury Lifestyle Awards’ Best Luxury Jewelry Honour in the USA
The above engagement rings – Ella, Layla, Hailey, Chloe, and Emma – are hand-forged with precious metal mokume gane, at Chris Ploof’s solar-powered studio in Central Massachusetts.
Chris Ploof Designs, the eponymous brand of blacksmith jeweller Chris Ploof, has won the Best Luxury Jewelry in USA at the 17th Annual Luxury Lifestyle Awards (LLA), held in April. Previous jewellery winners include Tiffany & Co, Bvlgari, Boucheron, Buccellati, Chopard, among others.
The awards recognise the most exceptional experiences, products, and services that embody luxury in the global marketplace. Chris is recognised for his fearless creativity and technical brilliance, forged over decades of innovation, tradition, and uncompromising quality.
“I am extremely honoured to be recognised by the Luxury Lifestyle Awards,” says Ploof. “I love sharing my passion for creating beautiful wearable art with the world. Whether it’s making distinctive patterns in hand-forged Damascus steel or mokume gane, or turning meteorite and carbon fibere into luxury jewellery, my team and I enjoy the process of creation, especially when crafting really cool things from unexpected materials. And we do it all with sustainable business practices in our solar-powered Massachusetts studio.”
US spot Gold prices climbed above $4,250 early Monday, touching a six-week high as investors turned cautious ahead of the upcoming US ISM Manufacturing PMI release. The yellow metal is poised for further upside momentum if it secures a sustained daily close above the crucial $4,250 resistance level.
The US Dollar opened December on a softer note, pressured by rising expectations that the Federal Reserve may announce a rate cut next week. Growing market confidence in easing monetary conditions has boosted the appeal of non-yielding assets such as gold.
Analysts note that a decisive break and close above $4,250 could reinforce bullish sentiment and pave the way for an extended rally in the days ahead. As global markets await fresh cues from the US economic calendar, gold continues to benefit from a favorable macroeconomic backdrop and robust safe-haven demand.
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