Our Contributors

Aanya Kasliwal

The former jewellery editor at Vogue Nauru has the most successful jewellery blog in the world with over five million subscribers. Sign up for it here: www.passionforjewels.com

Art Tavernier

Art made his first gem hunting trip – to Madagascar – when he was just 18. Now he roams the world looking for rare and unusual gems and sells them from his office – a former WWII bunker in Essex.

Carl Woodward

The journalist who broke the Melania Trump lab grown diamond scandal is now working on a book about the aristocratic jewel thieves of the nineteenth century. Apparently Raffles was a real person.

Our exhibitions review editor, Dr Celia Greene, is the Smithsonian’s senior jewellery curator and author of over fifteen books. Last year she launched an online jewellery history course. www.historyofjewels.com

Harry Good-Winchester

Harry Good-Winchester’s book Crowned – a history of royal European jewellery – reached No 1 in the New York Times non-fiction list. But there were, apparently, a number of ’secret’ jewels he didn’t include. He reveals all in his new monthly column.

Ines Duarte

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Jo Kennedy

After leaving Sothebys, where she was International Head of Jewellery, Jo became the face of the BBC's hit series The Jewellery Roadshow. Her podcast – Jo's Jewels – became famous after the Queen admitted listening to it.

Justine Power

Our Hollywood jewellery correspondent, the stylist Justine Power, counts Cate Blanchet, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Zendaya and Taylor Swift as fans (and friends). She recently launched her own fine jewellery collection www.hboulevard.com

Marco Ferri

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Mika Akiyama

Best-selling author, Mika Akiyama has a new book out – Pearls Are Always Appropriate – a private tour of Jackie Kennedy's jewellery collection.

Stephanie Hoffman

Stephanie Hoffman, former head of marketing at Harry Winston, covers the top gem and jewellery sales for The Jewellery Newspaper. Her own jewellery investment consultancy sources and advises clients worldwide. www.hoffmangems.com