Design At The Heart In this issue of Solitaire, one will find a recurrent leitmotif of high design – ranging from Indian reinterpretations of traditional patterns resurfacing as modern art, to Muzo’s curated designs that have the emerald as the hero of every piece. The Colombian emerald mining company hand-picked a team of avant-garde designers of the likes of Alexander Mor, Nikos Koulis, Selim Mouzzannar and more, who celebrated the beauty of this evergreen stone through their invigorating art. In another venture, Canadamark teamed up with Muse for a 4x4 project and roped in four top names in the jewellery field to showcase a diverse range of pieces. Turn to IIJS Trends and Trail Blazers to check out some outstanding pieces of beauty. The month of August brought in some cheer for most of the IIJS Premiere participants. The show that opened amidst trying times, was not expected to bring in good results. But, to everyone’s surprise, despite several unfavourable factors including the inclement weather across the country, which kept many buyers from visiting the show, exhibitors reported fair-to-good sales. However, the volatility in the gold price since then could negatively impact all those orders booked during the show. The industry had yet another reason to celebrate as West Bengal-based jewellery artisan, Sanjoy Pramanik, picked up the Bronze medal at the 45th WorldSkills Kazan 2019 competition in Russia. With the complete backing of the GJSCI, Sanjoy’s stellar performance contributed to India’s best-ever finish at the event.