Lab-grown diamonds are losing their appeal due to oversupply and consumer preferences are starting to shift back to natural stones, World Diamond Council president Feriel …
Tag
Showing: 1 - 14 of 14 RESULTS
LabGrown
The Case for Lab-Grown Hair Extensions
LONDON — On Wednesday, British beauty brand Ruka unveiled a new invention it says will revolutionise the world of styling: next-generation lab-grown hair. While many …
Lab-Grown Gems Are Robbing Botswana of Its Diamond Riches
Across Botswana the lines of patients outside government clinics are lengthening, construction companies dependent on state jobs are firing workers and university students are threatening …
AI Skin Analysis, Lab-Grown Collagen
I used to think all I needed was a good moisturizer and diligent SPF. Then an AI-powered app scanned my face, declared my hydration levels …
Lab-Grown Leather Startup Faircraft Acquires Kering-Backed VitroLabs
A French startup with ambitions to crack the market for lab-grown leather has acquired Kering-backed rival VitroLabs for an undisclosed sum. Faircraft, which was founded …
Why H&M and Inditex Are Betting on Lab-Grown Cotton
Ginning, blowing, carding, drawing, roving, spinning, weaving, dyeing, cutting, sewing, ironing, shipping and trucking — all the steps it took to turn some cotton bolls …
How Dorsey Sold the Instagram Girl on Lab-Grown Gems
Five years ago, Meg Strachan thought she had a surefire start-up idea: take the lab-grown diamonds that were just starting to hit the market and …
Jewellery Brand Pandora Surges as Lab-Grown Diamonds Lift Sales
Pandora A/S rose the most in almost six months after the jewellery brand lifted its revenue guidance for this year, thanks to growing sales of …
Should Lab-Grown Diamonds Be Labelled? Regulators (Again) Say Yes.
According to jewellery brand Skydiamond, its British-made gems are “mined entirely from the sky.” The company, which claims to make the world’s only carbon-negative diamonds, …
How 2023 Became the Year of the Lab-Grown Diamond
In New York, a stretch of 47th Street is known as the Diamond District for the countless gem shops and appraisers that occupy just about …
Why LVMH’s Venture Fund is Betting on Lab-Grown Diamonds
For years, the mining giants that control the global diamond trade have waged a marketing war against the rise of lab-grown diamonds, supported by the …
LVMH Invests in Lab-Grown Diamond Start-Up Lusix
LVMH Luxury Ventures, the French luxury conglomerate’s private equity arm, has acquired a stake in Israeli lab-grown diamond start-up Lusix alongside other investors in a …
Net-a-Porter to sell lab-grown diamonds with Kimai
Traceable fine jewellery brand Kimai is to become the first lab-grown diamond brand to be stocked on Net-a-Porter. Kimai, worn by the Duchess of Sussex …
Kering Invests in Lab-Grown Leather Startup
French luxury giant Kering has invested in San Francisco-based lab-grown leather startup VitroLabs, the latest sign of fashion’s growing appetite for new materials that could …