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Epitome of masterful craftsmanship: Paris Couture Week 2025 dazzled exquisite high-jewellery collections
Paris Couture Week 2025 dazzled with the unveiling of seven exquisite high-jewelry collections, each showcasing masterful craftsmanship and breathtaking gemstones. Each collection underscored the artistry and innovation that define haute joaillerie at its finest.
Boucheron’s Untamed Nature collection paid homage to the natural world with intricate, multi-wear pieces like the Airelles necklace. Louis Vuitton’s Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds drew inspiration from 19th-century France, incorporating industrial elements into striking designs. Chaumet’s Bamboo capsule collection honored Asian aesthetics with diamond-set bamboo motifs, while Dior’s Milly Dentelle translated lacework and nature into delicate gold and gemstone creations.
Piaget’s Essence of Extraleganza celebrated the brand’s 150th anniversary with cocktail-inspired designs, evoking the glamour of the ’60s and ’70s. Cartier’s Nature Sauvage continued its exploration of the animal kingdom, with bold interpretations of sea urchins and tigers adorned in precious stones.
Graff’s The Gift of Love unveiled a masterpiece featuring 125 carats of diamonds, with a pair of sparrows symbolizing love and devotionThe Gift of Love is a statement necklace glimmering with 125 carats of diamonds. Its form resembles that of a diamond feather, with two sparrows at the ends. Associated with the goddess of love Aphrodite, sparrows are emblems of love, togetherness and hope.
While the folds of the highly articulated feather-like structure are set with custom-cut baguette diamonds, the diamond birds are accented with blue sapphire eyes and black onyx beaks. As one bird flutters in mid-flight, the other presents it with a stunning treasure: A 13.51-carat fancy intense yellow pear-shape diamond.
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Candidates From India, China and The UAE Running For President Of The WFDB
The Election Reflects Power Shifts In The Trade As Well As Open Questions About The WFDB’s Character and Future.
Three candidates from India, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are running for president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) in an election that reveals contrasting approaches to the organization and the industry. s (WFDB) in an election that reveals contrasting approaches to the organization and the industry.
Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) vice president Mehul Shah, Shanghai Diamond Exchange (SDE) president Lin Qiang, and Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) chairman Ahmed Bin Sulayem have put their names forward ahead. Israel’s Yoram Dvash is standing down after completing the maximum two three-year terms.
The key theme is a split between preserving the federation’s traditional, experience-led model and pushing a younger, reform-minded approach.
Candidate positions
Mehul Shah is presented as the continuity candidate: he wants to strengthen the federation, add members, and restore its earlier influence, but he argues that younger leaders should first gain experience in junior roles.
Ahmed Bin Sulayem is linked with a reformist, younger-leaning camp that wants fresh leadership and modernization, with David Troostwyk and Molefi Letsiki on the same informal slate.
Lin Qiang’s role is more institutionally grounded, with recent WFDB and Shanghai ties showing China’s growing involvement in the federation’s outreach and industry strategy.
Industry context
The election is happening against broader concern about the WFDB’s relevance as lab-grown diamonds reshape the market and as influence shifts toward bodies like the World Diamond Council.
WFDB leadership tracker: track the Executive Committee, presidential election rules, and potential future candidates from India, China, and the UAE.
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