Mastoloni Pearls In The Press

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Retailer's Choice Award

Source: JQ International  - Date: July 2008

JQ International magazine honored MASTOLONI creations with the 2008 Retail Jewelers Choice Award for Best Pearl Designs

Cultured Pearls in the 21st Century

Source: JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone - Date: March, 2008 | Author: Russell Shor

...Tahitian, Chinese, South Sea, and Japanese akoya (bottom two rows) goods represented here. Tahitian earrings courtesy of Mastoloni; South Sea strand courtesy of The Collector Fine Jewelry. Photo by Harold & Erica Van Pelt. Figure 2. Japanese technicians...

From Single Source to Global Free Market: The Transformation of The Cultured Pearl Industry

Source: Fall 2007, Volume 43, Issue 3 / Author: Russell Shor

Cover Image - bracelet and necklace courtsey of Mastoloni Pearls.

Mastoloni Pearl designs and information are the key source of this cover story article.

Kasumiga Pearls with Akoya Cultured Pearl Nuclei Over the past 15 years a combination of market forces, environmental events, and scientific research has radically changed the cultured pearl industry from a single commodity dominated by one producer to a highly diverse industry operating throughout the Pacific region. The new products, consistent quality, and broader marketing programs in turn led major designers and retailers in the United States and Europe to take a much greater interest in cultured pearls. During this period, consumer interest has expanded from the traditional small and medium white round Japanese akoya cultured pearl to the larger South Sea and Tahitian goods, as well as numerous previously "undesirable" shapes and colors.

Winners Named in Pearl Design Competition

Source: JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone - Date: September, 2007

The Cultured Pearl Association of America representing Pearls de Tahiti in the United States, named the winners of the 2007-2008 “The Song of the Stars” Tahitian Pearl Trophy - North American division.

Judging for the event, in its fifth year, took place at the Terrace Club in New York City on Aug. 22nd 2007. The jury was made up of Laurie Schechter, Stylists & Co., Elena Mauer senior associate editor Bridal Guide, Jean Francois Bibet, Van Cleef and Arpels, Amanda Gizzi, Jewelry Information Center, Kathleen Fritzpatrick freelance editor, Hedda T. Schupak JCK editor –in- chief, and Fran Mastoloni, Frank Mastoloni & Sons.

Mastoloni Pearls & American Museum of Natural History Pearls Exhibit

Source: American Museum of Natural History - Date: October 2001

Mastoloni Pearls and The American Museum of Natural History in New York worked diligently together in the creation of the Pearl Exhibit. Today the online portion of the exhibit this extensive internet resource on pearls as a companion site to a recent exhibit. From finding pearls to fashioning them into exquisite pieces of jewelry, this site is a compendium of interesting information and intoxicating imagery.

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