Joy Bryant Wearing Ron Hami
by Marco Gagliano on July 20, 2009
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Today I found a photo shoot featuring actress Joy Bryant wearing some great pieces of Ron Hami jewelry. The photo shoot was on Complex Magazine's website and offered images that would make any jewelry designer proud to be part of. In the pictures, Ms. Bryant is seen wearing the necklace from the Palma collection as well as a few other necklaces and rings.
You can see Joy Bryant's sexy photo shoot by clicking here.
Joy Bryant has played in several high-profile films such as Antwone Fisher, London, and Get Rich or Die Tryin'. She also played the major role of Bianca Kittles in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, which I enjoyed very much despite what the critics had to say.
Gem Review: The Quartz Family. Size, Colour, and Strength at a Good Price
by Marco Gagliano on March 18, 2008
tagged as: jewelry rebecca ron hami pianegonda gem quartz
Ever wondered what qualities the citrine, amethyst, or tiger's eye on your jewelry have? These are all varieties of quartz, which is characterized by its beautiful colours and great durability.
Quartz is a naturally occurring mineral. It is the most abundant in the Earth's crust. It is clear when it forms as rock crystal, which is free of any impurities. When there are too many contaminants in the crystal it is as common as sand and usually ends up as decorative gravel on gardens or driveways. When the perfect amount of foreign material gets trapped inside the crystal during growth, however, we get beautiful gems of varying colours and sizes.
Gems cut out of quartz material are quite resilient. They have an above average scratch resistance rating of 7 on the MOHS hardness scale, which is about as hard as hardened steel. Quartz also has no cleavage plains, which means it is tough against mechanical shock like hitting your amethyst ring on a door frame or dropping an earring as you put it on.
Gem quality quartz can be found in a variety of colours. Some of our favorite stones are quartz and many people might not even realize it. Citrine is quartz of a yellow hue. It can display beautiful shades of yellow form deep orangey colours to bright greenish tones. Amethyst is the most popular form of quartz and is violet. Smoky quartz is an elegant brown colour. Other varieties can be rose, green, and can even have golden, or black needle-like crystals, that have grown inside them to form unique patterns as seen in the Cosmic Drops Tondo ring by Pianegonda. Chalcedony, which is the name for all quartz that is composed of many microscopic, aggregate crystals (instead of one big one), is often banded, incorporating different colours in one stone. Onyx, tiger's eye, and agate are examples of aggregate quartz material.
Another advantage of using quartz gems is that they are inexpensive. This means that you can get jewelry, adorned with beautiful, colourful, and tough stones for very reasonable prices. The Pianegonda Cosmic Drops collection is an example. Finally, because they are less expensive then other coloured gems of the same quality, and the crystals can grow to large sizes in nature, big spectacular stones can be cut to be used in fine jewelry, as seen in the honey citrine ring from the Color Carved collection by Ron Hami. And you can even get huge colourful stones that are synthesized using the hydrothermal method and used in very fashionable jewelry like the Rebecca St. Tropez Collection.
Quartz gems are every where, and its a good thing, because we could never get enough of them.
Picures: Natural smoky quartz crystal, rings from left to right are adorned with hydrothermal citrine, natural honey citrine, and amethyst.
Ron Hami: Classic Avant-Garde
by Marco Gagliano on January 15, 2008
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Ron Hami has deep seeded roots in the jewelry trade; he comes from a family of jewelry experts. He runs his company with the help of his brother, Eli, out of Los Angeles. Ron Hami pieces are created in a variety of gold materials. Not only yellow, but also white, rose, and black gold are used and adorned with natural gems of many varieties. While being extremely avant-garde, many classic aspects of design are evident. The use of bead cut diamonds - like in the caviar carved earrings - is an example of antique design concepts.
On his website, it is stated that 'the jewelry design of Ron Hami is inspired by natural and spiritual influences.' The fact that Ron Hami intertwines these two aspects into his designs, is what I believe makes his pieces so beautiful and honest. The carved collection exemplifies this notion.
Ron Hami's vision is also quite diversified, and he continuously dazzles us with new collections. We will keep our eye on this budding jeweler star, and I recommend you do the same.
Matt Baily Launches New Jewelry and Watch Brands
by Marco Gagliano on October 26, 2007
tagged as: jewelry watches calgaro pianegonda hamilton u-boat bell & ross rebecca corum ron hami alpina
In the past three months, those who have been in the store have noticed a change. Our fourteen-foot showcase is filled with designer jewelry. Pianegonda, Rebecca, Ron Hami, Mimma, and Calgaro are examples of what is now available at Matt Baily's boutique.
The official launch for these brands will take place at the store on the fourteenth and fifteenth of November. There will be valet parking offered, and cocktails and appetizers will be served.
If you are a watch-person, do not despair. We will be introducing a new line of Swiss, high-end watches called Alpina products. We will also be unveiling some of the new products from some of our favorite brands including Bell and Ross, Corum, Hamilton, and U-Boat.
If you wish to attend, but have not received an invitation, simply call 514.845.8878 or email info [at] mattbaily.ca.
