May 2012
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Introducing Lyra Collection: Gemstones of Cosmic...
We’re very excited to introduce the Lyra Collection that showcases the beauty of natural gemstones wrapped in elegant diamond threads set in 18K white and rose gold. Inspired by cosmic beauty and blooming with colorful tourmalines, morganites, rubellites and opals, Lyra makes a bold statement of opulence featuring earrings, cocktail rings and pendants.
“The colors and mystery of the cosmos...
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Yael Designs on the Cover of Instore Magazine
We’re so excited to announce that our black diamond jewelry and model appear on the cover of prestigious INSTORE Magazine May 2012 issue!
We just love how our black diamond earrings, cocktail ring and bracelet sparkle on the model!
Thank you to these amazing San Francisco fashion professionals for helping with creating this look:
Photography by Ian Maxion
Model Jodi James Miller
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Brighten Your May with Emerald Jewelry
April showers bring May flowers, but we’d prefer some dazzling Emeralds instead! This month’s birthstone is a natural beauty, coming in various shades of mesmerizing green. Did you know the emerald has a long history, being mined even in Ancient Egypt? We think Cleopatra would like to try some of our modern interpretations of this gem. These emerald and diamond earrings have an organic, flowing...
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Yael Engagement Rings Featured by Brides and...
This spring bridal magazines are raving about our emerald-cut diamond engagement rings and we’re feeling grateful!
Our emerald-cut engagement ring is prominently featured in the May issue of Bridal Guide magazine along with super brands like Tiffany & Co and A. Jaffe.
After the surprise announcement of Angelina Jolie’s engagement to Brad Pitt, Brides featured another Yael...
April 2012
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Yael Supports The Junior League of San Francisco
As San Francisco’s premier jewelry design house, we are dedicated not only to creating jewelry that speaks to our colorful, freedom-loving city, but also to working with the people and organizations that make it so beautiful and unique.
For the last three years, Yael Designs has been supporting the work of The Junior League of San Francisco, which has devoted millions of dollars and...
March 2012
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Grace Ormonde Wedding Style features Yael
We’re very excited to see our Leone earrings with Japanese seed pearls and black diamonds featured by Grace Ormonde Wedding Style magazine!
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Yael Designs Wins 2012 JCK Jewelers' Choice...
Renowned jeweler Yael Designs has been named both finalist and winner of the 2012 JCK Jewelers’ Choice Awards. This prestigious award honors the best jewelry designs of the year and the artists who create them. We are elated to be honored with other fabulous designers that won this year!
The 2012 winner of the Colored Stone Category $2,501-$10,000 is our hotter than lava 6.47 ct....
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Kerry Washington in Yael Jewelry at Essence Black...
Actress Kerry Washington wore Yael jewelry to the 2012 Black Women in Hollywood luncheon hosted by Essence Magazine!
“Scandal” actress Kerry Washington and Essence’s march cover girl wore a white structured peplum skirt suit by Cushnie et Ochs. She added color with crimson Brian Atwood pumps, Kate Spade’s whimsical “Magazine” clutch and a fire opal ring by...
February 2012
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Top Jewelry and Fashion Picks at 2012 Academy...
We could not tear our eyes away from the 84th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night. With The Artist taking home the award for best picture, the glamour and style of old Hollywood was in the air. Big cuffs, elegant necklaces, bold colors and flowing feminine gowns were trending on the red carpet and we hope this high glamour trend lasts a long time.
Sparkling Cuffs
Continuing the trend from the...
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Fashion and jewelry at the 2012 Grammys
The star-studded 54th Grammy Award Show was full of talent as well as beautiful jewelry and fabulous looks. With Adele taking home several, well deserved awards and the Foo Fighters cleaning up the rock music categories it was a night that celebrated hard work and amazing skill. These ladies rocked the red carpet with beauty as stunning as their abilities. We can’t help but be a little...
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5 Fashion Looks to Make Your Valentine’s Date...
Whether it’s your first Valentine’s date with a new man or you want to surprise your honey for your 10th Valentine’s together, we know you’re already thinking about what to wear. For some inspiration, we’ve put together 5 flattering, flirty and fresh V-Day looks with jewelry to match.
We hope they inspire you to create your own. After all, isn’t that what we all want...
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Glamour features advice from Yael CEO Yehouda...
Glamour magazine featured tips on how to choose your wedding band by Yael Designs CEO Yehouda Saketkhou. The article featured not only useful advice on matching the band to engagement rings and to spouse’s ring, soldering rings together and choosing the right settings, but also showcased 6 wedding bands by Yael!
Check out the original article on Glamour.com.
January 2012
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Drew Barrymore gets engaged and our ring appears...
Brides magazine featured our radiant-cut engagement ring in the story Drew Barrymore’s Engagement Ring: Get the Look! While the actresses’ engagement ring was made by Graff Diamonds, our option sparkles just as bright :)
Photo: Courtesy of Yael Designs
Style 05548, white gold engagement ring with radiant-cut diamond center stone, $3,540 (not including centerstone), Yael Designs
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Our Favorite Dresses and Jewelry from 2012 Golden...
The 69th Golden Globes’ red carpet attire had our jaws on the floor with all the gorgeous dresses and jewelry adorned on all our favorite celebs. With George Clooney and Meryl Streep scoring Best Actor and Actress in a Drama, not to mention all of our gaga-ing all over everyone’s outfits, our Sunday evening entertainment couldn’t have been better.
Our favorite jewelry trends
No one could deny...
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How to Choose Your Wedding Band
Choosing a wedding band is not easy because you have to consider style, significance (you’ll be wearing this forever, after all!), how it will work with your engagement ring as well as if and how it will match the ring of your spouse.
As many couples around the world got engaged over the holidays, here are some tips on choosing a wedding band from our chief designer Yehouda Saketkhou:
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Bridal Guide features Yael Designs
We’re loving the All That Glitters section in the newest edition of Bridal Guide!
Bridal Guide featured our morganite ring in their article about engagement rings with color gemstones. Were you born to stand out? Just like BG said, “Let your personality pop” with a gorgeous colored stone for your engagement ring!
Here’s a closer look at the Morganite and diamond...
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Get the Look: Britney Spears Engagement Ring
First of all, congratulations to Britney Spears who got engaged during the holidays with a Neil Lane sparkler!
We are excited for her good news, but perhaps even more excited that Brides magazine chose our round-cut diamond engagement ring as a beautiful alternative in its story Get the Look: Britney Spears’ Engagement Ring!
Here’s the close-up of our engagement ring, set with...
December 2011
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December babies, celebrate with youngest...
December babies, you sure know how to make your entrance! With Tanzanite as your stone, how could you not? Your birthstone is the newest and one of the most rare gems in the world! It can only be found in Tanzania in a small region between Mt. Kilimanjaro and Olduvai Gorge. The actual discovery of Tanzanite is still widely debated, but Maasai legend says that the land was set on fire by the...
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Yael Designs Wins Multiple AGTA Spectrum Awards!
We’re very proud to be the recipients of multiple AGTA Spectrum Awards this year for two beautiful creations showcasing color-rich gemstones.
Our Lava fire opal ring featuring a deep orange 5.49ct Mexican opal has been recognized with AGTA Spectrum Manufacturing Honors in Evening wear.
Our Baroness earrings featuring tanzanite centerstones nestled in a delicate spiderweb of diamonds...
November 2011
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7x7 Features Yael Designs and Ashley Morgan...
We are very excited about our most recent press love on 7x7’s online Wedding Resource Guide! They featured the gorgeous black and white diamond ring designed by yours truly and Ashley Morgan in an article about San Francisco’s local Wedding Ring Designers.
We loved the uniqueness of all the different rings featured in the article. But here’s an even closer look at the...
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November babies, the sun is shining on your stone...
Wake up, November babies! The sun is shining on your stone this month – the citrine! The citrine is most known for its warm, sunny golden color – but it ranges from pale yellows to a rich, dark amber color. Citrine comes to us primarily from the sunny country to Brazil, but some has been found in our native California!
This citrine and diamond ring with an 18 kt gold band certainly has a...
Yael Designs in Trunk Shows Winter 2011
Yael Designs will be attending these trunk shows and we would love to see you there! We’re showing off some special never before seen pieces, as well as our award winning designs! We hope you can make it!
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Baron’s Jewelers Bayfair Center - Nov. 11 15555 East 14th St. Suite 202 San Leandro, CA 94578 Stoneridge Mall - Nov. 12 1044 Stoneridge Mall Pleasanton, CA...
October 2011
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Jewelry adds sparkle to Halloween fashion
Halloween is just a few short days away — are you ready for all of the holiday festivities? Don’t forget to add some Halloween-themed jewelry pieces to complete your costume! Here are just a few pieces from our collections that we thought could inspire the finishing touches on your attire!
If you’re going as a belly dancer, we recommend this Ethiopian opal ring:
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Yael Designs in Bridal Guide
The November/December issue of Bridal Guide Magazine featured one of our wedding bands from the Affinity Collection in their All That Glitters section!
Here’s a closer look at the gorgeous Affinity wedding band!
Don’t forget to pick up a copy - now on newsstands!
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October babies, opal is your stone
Sparkle and shine, October! The birthstone for this month is known for its continuous gleam of color in its stone. Opal, literally meaning “to see a change in color,” flashes different color tones in any light. Thanks to Sir Walter Scott, opal was given a bad name in his novel “Anne of Geierstein.” His heroine, Lady Hermoine, wore the opal in her hair and it flashed fiery reds when she...
September 2011
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Hollywood Celebrities Sparkle in Yael Jewelry
Sharon Osbourne wore the new black diamond and sapphire hoop earrings on the America’s Got Talent semi-finals show:
Funnywoman Phyllis Smith who stars on The Office chose the white and champagne diamond earrings to wear to the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards:
Actress Nicole Stuart snapped a photo of herself wearing the diamond and tanzanite earrings before heading to the Vanity Fair...
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Best Emmy's 2011 Dresses and Jewelry
The Emmy’s were one hot red affair this year and we’ve got the lowdown on the best dresses and jewelry that donned the red carpet.
The Jewelry
Here’s a pick of the brightest and boldest pieces that stood out on the Emmy’s red carpet.
Sofia Vergara in Lorraine Schwartz earrings featuring her native Colombia’s emeralds:
Heidi Klum added a bold touch with...
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September, the month for Sapphire!
September babies can sure call themselves lucky as their birthstone is sapphire, one of the most vibrant gems with a royal upbringing! While sapphire, the cousin of ruby, can come in many different color tones, its most famous (and valuable) is of course the deep, intense blue, which is known to symbolize truth and faithfulness and is a symbol of the heavens. Fun Facts about Sapphire!
Did you...
August 2011
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Real Wedding: Mike & Nat
Mike & Nat are not only one of the sweetest couples we know, but also amazing wedding photographers at Choco Studio with whom we have had the pleasure of working on many weddings.
That’s why when Mike decided to propose to Nat, we were so excited to create a beautiful engagement ring for her:
But imagine our joy when we got this cool wedding invitation in the mail!
We were happy...
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Smythe & Cross Jewelry Store Sells Elegance in Los...
Smythe & Cross is a beautiful modern fine jewelry store that opened last summer in downtown Los Altos. We talk to the store’s president Khatchig Jingirian who combines his love of jewelry with being a professional musician.
Your store just celebrated its 1st year anniversary, but you have been in jewelry for a while.
I was born and raised in the Bay Area and grew up in the family...
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Idea + Design + Fans = Gorgeous Jewelry
There are few things more satisfying than seeing an idea develop and actualize in a finished piece of fine jewelry.
“Fancy Yourself a Designer” feature on Yael Designs Facebook page allows our fans to participate in the creative process by picking their favorite designs, suggesting color combinations and much more.
Today, we wanted to share the fruits of our collaboration and congratulate our...
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July Press Features
We have received some recent press love from fashion, bridal and jewelry editors that we wanted to share.
The Fall issue of Bridal Guide featured our pearl earrings in their Pearl Chic spread (top right):
JCK magazine, the industry authority on jewelry, chose our hand-made Magical Bird Forest jewelry display case as a highlight of the JCK show held in Las Vegas in June.
Jewelry expert Diana...
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August is Peridot Month!
This month we’re celebrating a vivid green gemstone with cosmic origins and magical powers:
No, it’s not an emerald. It’s peridot, the birthstone for the month of August! A vivid green stone that varies from yellow to olive to brownish green and is a great option for summer outfits. Its nickname is “emerald of the evening” because its radiant green shine...
July 2011
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Johann Paul Jewelers Celebrate 25 Years
Johann Paul Jewelers is a jewelry store in Marin County, started by two New Zealand surfers and best friends Paul Comerford and Johann deBlaauw. Since its opening 25 years ago, these Kiwi pals have grown their families, established their business and even worked with a Princess!
Why did you decide to come from New Zealand to the U.S.?
Back in New Zealand, we met a lot of guys from the States and...
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Real Wedding: Stephanie & Tom
We loved this real wedding of Stephanie and Tom Swain with a glam, Great Gatsby feel that included an old time New Orleans-style jazz band, chandeliers hanging from orchard trees and croquet games held at Dawn Ranch and Lodge in Guerneville, CA.
Brilliant photography by Choco Studio:
It looks like the bride is having a blast!
We created this engagement ring and band set for Stephanie...
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Jewelry We Heart - Vegetables by Hemmerle
As jewelry designers, we live, breathe and eat jewelry. This month, the one collection that caught our eye was this quirky vegetable brooches by Christian Hemmerle, the fourth-generation member of Munich’s well known Hemmerle family.
Hemmerle told JCK magazine that he was reading an article about salads and thought they were so beautiful that he decided they’re worthy of...
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Yael Designs on INSTORE Cover
Yael Designs featured on the cover of INSTORE magazine’s July 2011 issue!
Model Khrystyna Ukushu wears Nectarine Pendant with 18k gold, golden pearl, accented by white and yellow diamonds; a cocktail ring with 1.21 carat fancy yellow diamond surrounded by white and yellow diamonds set in 18k two tone gold and matching earrings with fancy yellow diamond center stones.
Photography by Laura...
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Idea + Design + Fans = Gorgeous Jewelry
There are few things more satisfying than seeing an idea develop and actualize in a finished piece of fine jewelry.
“Fancy Yourself a Designer” feature on Yael Designs Facebook page allows our fans to participate in the creative process by picking their favorite designs, suggesting color combinations and much more.
Today, we wanted to share the fruits of our collaboration and...
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Get Independent with 4th of July Jewelry
If you want to celebrate the great American holiday with style, here are some great jewelry inspired by stars, stripes and fireworks!
Inspired by shooting stars, this rubies and diamond pendant will make your wishes come true!
These white diamond star stud earrings will add a touch of elegance to any barbeque party.
And for something blue, how about this 19 carat tanzanite ring stunner?...
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Celebrating the Red Stone: July is Ruby Month
July is ruby month, so we wanted to celebrate the precious red stone that has adorned beautiful crowns, ornaments and people through the ages.
Ruby Fun Facts
The ruby is considered one of four precious stones together with sapphire, its sister gemstone from the corundum family, emerald and diamond.
Found throughout Asia, ruby has been used in some unusual ways. Ruby gems were laid beneath the...
June 2011
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