Author Archives: DanGordon

$19K Real Gold Shoelaces Add Swag To Your Shoes

      Shoelaces aren’t really an item we spend a lot of time thinking about. So when it comes to paying $19,000 for a pair of 14K gold laces, just to tie up our Chucks? Um, we’ll pass. The gilded laces, discovered by the Today Show, are finely crafted by Mr. Kennedy, who created them using…

Video: Wedding bands from aerospace metal

The Diamond Age 2.0: De Beers opens Silicon Valley VC arm

  Gallium Nitride-on-diamond wafer technology Can diamonds be a geek’s best friend? De Beers, the global diamond conglomerate, certainly thinks so. Element Six, a De Beers subsidiary focused on manufacturing synthetic diamonds, has opened a new venture capital office in Silicon Valley. The fund aims to invest in technology companies that use synthetic diamond, a mineral…

The Hublot 5 Million Dollar Diamond Watch

       Hublot wants to prove that behind a successful $5 million watch, there’s a woman. The Swiss brand, which sold a $3 million diamond-laden Big Bang model within a day this year, is upping the ante by creating its most expensive timepiece ever, encrusting it with as many as 300 carats of diamonds to…

RIP, Steve Jobs. Thank You For Changing Everything.

Sitting here thinking about what he created for all of us that changed the way we communicate everyday intertwined into every facet of our life is, in fact, the vehicle by which we learned his passing and in return the world now pours our heart, thoughts & emotion back to him through all of it….

Forvermark Launches Augmented Reality Jewelry “Try it on, Fall in love”

FOREVERMARK LAUNCHES VIRTUAL DIAMOND TRY-ON EXPERIENCE De Beers diamond brand Forevermark has teamed up with creative agency AKQA and global leader in 3D augmented reality Holition to launch My Forevermark Fitting, a virtual try-on experience that brings jewelry featuring Forevermark diamonds “to life” through the computer screen. For more information about My Forevermark Fitting, go…

Luxury hotels & spas with 24 Karat gold facial

      Diamonds are passé; gold might be the girl’s new best friend. Gold is just a metal but if we analyze, it has several benefits that can help us in various ways. In case you think wearing gold jewelry is the only way to sparkle and make heads turn, we give you some…

Food Jewelry: Bacon Bracelet Or Whip Cream Ring?

          Haven’t you always wanted to wear a hot pink chicken wing necklace, a bacon bracelet or a whipped cream and cherry ring? Me neither, but apparently some people do. The chicken wings are hand-battered, so no two are the same. The bacon necklace is hand sculpted and painted. The banana necklace is also hand-created…

Wedding Ring with Built In Anniversary Reminder

    The Remember Ring™ utilizes patent pending Hot Spot™ technology to deliver a reminder that it’s “That time of the year again!” 24 hours before your special day, the Hot Spot™ on the interior surface of your Remember Ring™ will warm to 120º F for approximately 10 seconds, and continue to warm up every hour, on the hour, all…

China launches gold vending machine

   China, already the world’s second largest bullion consumer, has installed the country’s first gold vending machine in a busy shopping district in Beijing. Shoppers in the popular Wangfujing Street can insert cash or use a bank card to withdraw gold bars or coins of various weights based on market prices. Each withdrawal is capped at 2.5 kilograms (5.5…