Helen Chantler Wins 2021 Design Challenge for Responsibly Sourced Designs
December 1, 2021 — Helen Chantler, CEO and creative director of Reflective Jewelry in Santa Fe, New Mexico, recently took top prize in MJSA’s 2021 Design Challenge for Responsibly Sourced Designs. Her winning entry, a hand-fabricated pendant made from sterling silver, karat gold, and responsibly sourced turquoise, comprises layers of metal that together form the “marriage” […]
Posted: December 1st, 2021 Modified: February 7th, 2022
MJSA Launches Career Connections E-newsletter
MJSA launches new Career Connection E-newsletter to help jewelers find workers.
Posted: November 23rd, 2021
MJSA Journal LIVE to launch at 2022 AGTA GemFair Tucson
November 2, 2021 — MJSA, the trade alliance dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, will in 2022 launch a new series of seminars based on the technical and business expertise found in its monthly magazine, MJSA Journal. The series, titled MJSA Journal LIVE, will debut at the 2022 AGTA GemFair Tucson, which […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2021 Modified: November 18th, 2021
MJSA, Columbia Gem House Partner on Jewelry Auction to Aid Navajo Relief
Online auction will feature this year’s entries in the 2021 MJSA Responsible Design Challenge October 18, 2021—MJSA, the trade alliance dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, and Columbia Gem House, a renowned U.S. supplier of responsibly sourced colored gems, are partnering on a live online auction Nov. 1-7 to benefit the Navajo […]
Posted: October 18th, 2021
MJSA Expo to Return to New York City in March 2022
October 15, 2021—MJSA Expo, the industry’s longest-running trade show dedicated to professional jewelry making and design, will return March 20-22, 2022, to the Javits Center in New York City. It will once again run simultaneously with the JA New York Spring Show, providing qualified buyers easy access to both shows. The MJSA show—which, like so […]
Posted: October 15th, 2021
MJSA Education Foundation Awards Over $10,000 in Scholarships
Aug. 11, 2021—The MJSA Education Foundation recently awarded over $10,000 in scholarships to four students pursuing professional careers in jewelry making and design. All have a strongly developed social consciousness, with a desire to give back, as well as a passion for their craft and a drive to push their designs into new directions. The […]
Posted: August 11th, 2021 Modified: August 13th, 2021
MJSA Redesigns Website, Adds New Features
June 10, 2021 — MJSA, the trade alliance dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, has redesigned and expanded its website to better help its members promote their products and services, engage with MJSA’s benefits, and find needed resources—including, through a new Jobs Board program, the staffing needed to compete successfully. “We wanted […]
Posted: June 10th, 2021
MJSA Press Publishes Guide to Maximizing Refining Returns
MJSA Press has published a new digital book, A Refined Approach: Tips for Capturing Precious Metals, Choosing a Refiner, and Maximizing Returns, a comprehensive guide to managing metals and ensuring profits aren’t being thrown away(literally). The book covers everything from managing inventory to capturing all of that metal waste—hard scrap, sweeps, sludge, and anything in […]
Posted: May 5th, 2021
MJSA Elects Joseph Esposito as New Board Chair
Dec. 16, 2020—MJSA, the trade alliance dedicated to professional success in jewelry making and design, has elected Joseph Esposito as chair of its board of directors. Esposito, the executive vice president of National Chain Group in Warwick, Rhode Island, brings decades of experience to his new position. After entering the industry as an apprentice toolmaker […]
Posted: December 16th, 2020 Modified: February 25th, 2021
Emily Kuvin Wins the 2020 MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge
December 1, 2020 — Emily Kuvin, a New York City–based jewelry designer who specializes in 14k and sterling pieces, recently took top prize in MJSA’s 2020 Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge. The contest is sponsored by MJSA, the trade alliance dedicated to professional success in jewelry making and design. MJSA annually invites designers to create custom […]
Posted: December 1st, 2020 Modified: February 25th, 2021