Brecken Branstrator
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator rounds up the stories that shaped the colored gemstone industry this year.
A GoFundMe page has been launched to raise funds for construction of a library at a Tanzanian school.
As 2016 enters its final month, Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator spotlights the December gems: tanzanite, turquoise and zircon.
Tanzanite: Born From Lightning tells the gem’s story, from discovery at Mount Kilimanjaro to the designer jewelry world.
Here are 12 pieces of citrine and topaz jewelry to ogle as the gemstones step into the spotlight this month.
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator takes the 10 hot hues of autumn, as predicted by Pantone, and coordinates them with a variety of colored gemstones.
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator highlights the two stones that step into the spotlight this month: tourmaline and opal.
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator shares the insights gleaned from her trip to the Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair.
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator rounds up 10 pieces of jewelry set with sapphires, a gemstone that’s been selling very well lately.
In the spirit of the 2016 Olympic Games, which closed Sunday evening, Senior Editor and Olympics super-fan Brecken Branstrator shares some interesting tidbits.
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator gives her own set of awards to pieces from the AGTA’s annual Spectrum design and lapidary competition.
Arguing that members of her generation aren’t “lazy,” Senior Editor and millennial Brecken Branstrator talks about the need for a new conversation to help recruit this group.
Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator highlights jewels featuring the August mainstay, peridot, as well as the newly added birthstone for the month, spinel.
Here are 10 pieces of jewelry that show off the ruby, a gemstone that represents passion, protection and prosperity.
After walking the aisles at JCK Las Vegas and Couture, here are the colored stones Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator has picked out as being most prominent.
