ORSA MAGGIORE … TRANSLATED IT IS THE BIG DIPPER Barbara Kingstone June 18, 2019 Destinations, Europe, Fashion Forward, Italy, Jewellry I’ve become quite blasé about jewelry. There’s a sameness to many pieces or reinterpreted —the same old, same old. However, my heart began to pulsate when I saw Orsa Maggiore...
A Gem of Country. Sri Lanka Is like Their Sapphires, Rare And Sparkling. Barbara Kingstone January 17, 2017 Asia, Hotels, Indulgences, Jewellry, Shopping, Sri Lanka Aging is difficult for a former beauty. For many old dames, it’s either go under the knife, binge on Botox or age gracefully. But with some fortitude and ambition, the once grand beauty of Colombo, Sri...
You want luxury shopping. Go no further than Zurich. Barbara Kingstone October 2, 2015 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Shopping, Switzerland FROM MY HOTEL WINDOW What could be a better perch than looking down from my hotel room at the swanky 5 star Savoy en Ville Hotel on the Paradestrasse, considered the best location in Zurich, and from...
You can’t escape it, there’s technology even in jewelry, and Jason McLeod’s items are special, a boomer’s dream Barbara Kingstone March 10, 2014 Indulgences, Jewellry You can’t escape it. Modern technology is everywhere. Even jewelry designer, Virginia- based, Jason McLeod, declares his affinity and inspiration about technology. “My designs are definitely inspired and...
Valentina Brugnatelli, it takes only an instant to see why she’s a success Barbara Kingstone February 12, 2014 Indulgences, Jewellry, News I’m a great believer in fate. There I was speaking with the charming Swiss Italian general manager, Thomas Brugnatelli, of Jerusalem’s, The American Colony Hotel, when he mentioned that he liked a ring I...
Rose Thierry plus more sophisticated Mexican designers than expected in Puerto Vallarta. Retail pleasures to satisfy the most savvy Boomers to active seniors. Barbara Kingstone February 3, 2014 Feature, Indulgences, Jewellry, Mexico, North America It seems I’m never at a loss when I want to find a top jewelry designer. Little did I know when I was in Puerto Vallarta that I would happen to locate one of the most imaginative, amusing, charming...
BOOMER ALERT: The ‘bling’ that every savvy woman of any age wants in her collection Barbara Kingstone January 10, 2014 Indulgences, Jewellry, New York, United States Brooklyn born and now well known Manhattan jewelry designer, Jessica Surloff, has recently launched her new collection called CROWN, featuring aristocratic accents in everyday fine jewelry. Jessica, a true,...
Valencia, where jewels aren’t only on fingers and wrists. It’s a city filled with gems Barbara Kingstone November 24, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain Valencia, Spain is a small-ish city but with great suprises. None more than my meeting with one of the most talented, imaginative and important jewelry designers in Spain. Vincente Gracia is getting ready to...
Kati, a jeweler with a passion to travel and a collection to prove that she has Barbara Kingstone November 20, 2012 Florida and Tampa, Indulgences, Jewellry, North America, United States I was in Sarasota, Florida, on a completely different assignment and staying at the Sarasota Bay Club, a condo complex where a few suites are available for guests who come to this lovely, cultural centre for...
Valencia, a place to quench your thirst with the freshest orange juice right off the tree and get filled with jewels from monuments to gemstones Barbara Kingstone October 29, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain I recall, once, shortly after leaving the city for a day trip, our guide had the driver stop so that we could pick a small clementine off the tree. And what a difference a day makes. No oranges, no matter...
