Fierce, sexy and original. The Tusk Bracelet by Elizabeth Cole is a striking piece that you come across and you are instantly drawn to it. Made of gold vermeil, the gold tusk hangs from multiple chains and uses a toggle closure. Wear alone or pair with multiple understated bracelets for a trendy and funky effect. Regardless of what is in or out, the Tusk Bracelet can stand on its own and add flavor to your outfit. It measures at .75″ width. Price: …

Ana De Costa is another young jewelry designer making a name for herself rather quickly. She graduated from Central St. Martins in 2005 and her graduate collection, Cusp, was made ‘The Vogue List’ in late 2005 and is sold in top boutiques. April’s W magazine names her a young designer to watch highlighting this piece from her Cusp II collection, a jade pendant embraced by an 18K yellow gold dragon with a green diamond eye. De Costa may be a young designer …

The huge diamond shown here is the Tiffany Diamond, the largest diamond currently on display in the U.S. It recently made its debut at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington. The 128.54 carat cushion-cut stone is on loan from Tiffany & Co. until Sept. 23. On top of hte stone is a gem-encrusted bird which was designed in the early 1960′s by Jean Schlumberger. It is gold and platinum with white and yellow diamonds and a ruby eye. …

Color changing gemstones are always popular with collectors. A while back I reported on the Leviev chameleon diamonds now comes news of a stone which has been around for a while but is poised to make its mark on the gemstone market. Modern Jeweler has a long piece on this stone which shows different colors depending on the light source used. Turkish diaspore used in jewelry since the 1970s. Now it is being sold under the name of Zultanite and higher quality …

Vogue UK recently had a piece on jewelry designer Hannah Martin. Martin, who started off wanting to be a sculptor, was attracted by the lure of jewelry. The young designer already has a devoted following that includes Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Bailey and shoe designer Georgina Goodman and she has been asked to consult for Givenchy and Cartier.Her designs, which include diamond safety pins, pearls and rings with gemstone studs. Her latest collection …