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Miranda Kerr, on designing her “Amour” range for Michael Hill: “I want these pieces to feel like something that people can wear every day, but can also elevate an outfit as well.”

‘Orlando and I are very close’: Miranda Kerr’s big, blended celebrity family

The Gunnedah-born model and beauty founder discusses a new jewellery project and how she keeps the spark alive with her husband, Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel.

  • Courtney Thompson

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Anne Schofield at lunch at the Centennial Hotel.

‘Overrated’: A surprising admission from Sydney’s antique jewellery queen

Cher, Liza, Cate were all clients, but now Anne Schofield is shutting up shop and speaking candidly.

  • Katrina Strickland

8 of this season’s best tennis bracelets from $79

From $79 to $41,000, the ultimate guide to the best tennis bracelets.

  • Frances Mocnik
Jan Logan in her Double Bay flagship store in 2006.

She made Taylor Swift sparkle. Australian jeweller Jan Logan dies aged 86

Tributes flow for the woman who helped make pearls a symbol of success.

  • Damien Woolnough
In Western culture, the engagement  ring is a formal statement of love and commitment.

How this precious stone disrupted the engagement ring market 

Engagement rings have a long history. But while some things have changed, some certainties remain, and that’s good news for couples.

  • Robyn Willis

One couple lost their $25,000 engagement ring right after the big moment. Their first call was to Mike

A growing army of detectorists is helping reunite beachgoers with their lost rings – and unearthing other precious objects.

  • Amy Molloy
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Arduen Shnaishel from Ounce Jewellery in Auburn amongst some of the gold pieces they have displayed in their store. Auburn.

‘People will always want what we sell’: Inside the world of Sydney’s Arab jewellers

Western Sydney’s Iraqi artisans are a growing micro-economy built around a very specific product.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
The loot was a limited-edition, Fabergé egg pendant inspired by the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.

Man allegedly swallows jewelled octopus. Police fish it out

Investigators say they recovered the James Bond-inspired Faberge pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of ingesting it.

  • Charlotte Graham-McLay
Louvre heist.

Stolen Louvre jewels were worth an estimated $157 million - and they weren’t insured

About 100 investigators are involved in the hunt for the suspects and gems after the daylight heist.

Jewelry stolen from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, which contains France’s historic collection of crown jewels.
Tiara of Empress Eugenie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III of France, made of silver and gold leaf on the reverse. Composed of 212 pearls, 17 pears and 1998 diamonds. Crafted by Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier in 1853. It can be seen on Eugenie portrait’s of Franz Winterhalter. 
Credit: Louvre Museum

The 48 hours that will determine the fate of Louvre’s stolen jewellery

In just minutes, thieves managed to steal invaluable historical goods. Now the question is: Will they ever be recovered?

  • Emily Craig