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2009
Engagement 101 Magazine
Engagement 101 Magazine, touted as the magazine to read before you get engaged, included our Carved Curls Enagagement Ring with Enhancer in a feature article titled Red Hot Love. The auburn haired beauty showcased the ring set with style! For a closer look at the ring set, check it out on our site.
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2009
Engagement 101 Magazine
The national enagagement and bridal publication, Engagement 101Magazine, featured two of our colorful rings in their current issue. Juicy Light with a gorgeous Padparadscha pink sapphire is featured as an editor pick in the article Rings of Pink and Gold. Mokume Embrace, with a brilliant blue sapphire and channel of diamonds, is included as a Celebrity Trend in the article Sapphire Style.
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2009
Engagement 101 Magazine
Engagement 101 Magazine included an article on mokume gane, title Twisted Love, in their 2009 issue. Author Staphanie Taylor aptly pointed out that "every ring, like every romance, is divinely different" and pointed out that when you commission a mokume ring, "you are not only gaining a piece of jewelry, but also an exquiste piece of art." Our Mokume Curls Engagement Ring was featured in the article. Our appreciation goes to Stephanie for an informative article.
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2009
Engagement 101 Magazine
Lisa is a featured designer in the current issue of Engagement 101 magazine. We were able to highlight several of our rings including Delicate Leaf wedding set. We also recieved a premium position on the Engagement 101 website with our ring, Mokume Wave, featured on the homepage under the Browse Ring category. You can also find more of our rings on the site listed under "Brand" on the Ring Search page.
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January/February 2009
Bridal Guide
Elena Mauer of Bridal Guide magazine, a leading publication for those getting engaged and planning a wedding, wrote a story on the custom wedding ring design process. She chose a Krikawa couple, Steve and Eliana Costello, to feature as an example of a couple who underwent the process and eloquently described Steve and Eliana's journey to realize their one of a kind Krikawa ring. We are grateful to Elena for using Krikawa as an example for the story, and to Steve and Eliana for allowing their story to be told.
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Read about the making of Steve and Eliana Costello's custom wedding ring.
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November 2008
Platinum Guild Internationl: Precious Platinum website
As winners of the 2008 Diva Award in the Everyday Bridal Ring Suite category, sponsored by Platinum Guild International, the Delicate Leaf bridal set has been included on PGI's website, Precious Platinum. Check out the set on the platinum site, and then read more about this award-winning ring set on our site.
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November 2008
LA Direct
We scored times two in the November issue of LA Direct magazine. This trendy magazine highlights the hip scene in Los Angeles with the latest on fashion, celebs and lifestyle. Samantha Harris, Dancing with the Stars co-host and E! News correspondant, wore our Earth Earrings for a feature article. Our Juicy Liqueur ring was also included as a featured product.
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Margarita Hirapetian, wearing our brilliant earth symbol pendant, with Ryan Eggers
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October 10, 2008
LA Fashion Week Kick-off Party
Krikawa was a part of the fun in LA as fashion week kicked-off with a party presented by Planet Funk at the Kress Supper Club. This Red Carpet event was sponsored by LA Direct magazine and the magazine's Margarita Hirapetian introduced each celeb to the paparazzi. Margarita held her own next to some of Hollywood's trendiest by wearing our fabulous and blingy earth symbol pendant. The event was hosted by the gorgeous Annalynne McCord of 90210.
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Samantha Harris and Margarita Hirapetian. Samantha covered the event for E! News. |
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September/October 2008
Bridal Guide
The national publication, Bridal Guide, is an indespensible reference for anyone planning an engagement and wedding. With hundreds of pages featuring beautiful gowns and jewelry, wedding planning advice and tips, make-up looks, and soooo much more, every bride-to-be will want to get each issue. We had a pair of black and white pearl earrings included in a piece entitled "Mix and Match: The Latest Looks for Pearls Blend Colors and Varieties."
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Fall / Winter 2008
JCKstyle
JCKstyle presents fashion-forward looks that are at the intersection of fashion and jewelry. Here, you'll find the latest from the runway and Hollywood, as well as the hottest fashion trends. We had our High Tea Ring included in a fashion shoot that interpreted iconic images by Richard Avedon, one of the fashion world's most celebrated photographers. We are honored to be included in this tribute to this classic icon.
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Cheryl Hines of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" checks out the Lifedrop Earrings.
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September 2008
2008 Emmy Awards Red Carpet Platinum Jewelry Review
Krikawa was invited to participate in Platinum Guild International's Emmy Award Jewelry Review. The Platinum Guild hosted a three day open house where celebrities, celebrity stylists, broadcast media, and editors and producers can select jewelry to be worn on the Red Carpet for the Emmy Awards. We created some magnificent new pieces for the event.
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Michael O'Connor of the Platinum Guild shows off our dazzling Earth Earrings. |
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August 2008
The Stuller Standard
The Stuller Standard is an industry publication that keeps jewelers and shop owners informed on industry trends and technological advances. They had a beautiful write-up on the 2008 MJSA Vision Award Winners and included a picture of our award-winning Juicy Liqueur ring. Juicy, as we affectionately call it, won first place in the Mokume-gane category.
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Summer / Fall 2008
Tucson Bridal
Our jewelry was the focus of a story on wedding ring trends in the Summer/Fall issue of Tucson Bridal. Our rings were used to illustrate four of the five trends outlined in the story: colored stones, semi-bezel settings for active lifestyles, diamond accents, and reintrepreting vintage style. This was a great opportunity for us to showcase a wide variety of our styles in one article. Thanks Erin Burt for an informative and creative article!
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July 16, 2008
Arizona Weddings Magazine Features our Jewelry on Good Morning Arizona
We were the featured jeweler on Good Morning Arizona's "Wedding Trends--Go Green" story coordinated by Arizona Weddings Magazine. Arizona Weddings chose to feature our company as our jewelry is locally made and we promote conflict-free diamonds and fair trade gemstones. See the segment on green weddings here.
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June 18 and 27, 2008
Jewelry Information Center Bridal Jewelry Trends Satelite Media Tour Reaches 30 Markets Across the Country
Some of you may have heard us mentioned on your local television station as we were a part of JIC's satelite media tour. The topic, "Bridal Jewelry Trends", featured some of the hottest trends for brides today. Our Unity Wedding Set was included as a modern example of a way to connect his and her wedding bands with symbols. If you missed the segment in your community, check it out here.
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July 2008
MJSA / Journal
The MJSA/Journal is a publication for jewelry manufacturers, from large operations to small shops. With information on industry news, trends, new products, and technical advice, the journal is a must-read for anyone producing jewelry. Lisa was interviewed for the July issue about her inspiration for the Brilliant Cathedral ring. The article gives the reader a good understanding of Lisa's design choices combined with her technical expertise.
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May 31, 2008
JCK Show Daily
The JCK Show Daily, a comprehensive tabloid published during the JCK Las Vegas show, covered the award ceremony for the DIVA Awards. While there were five first place winners in different categories, we were one of two artists that had our jewelry featured in the story.
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March 2008
We knew we were being included in an article in the spring issue of Tucson Guide, but we were thrilled when we learned we were going to be on the cover! Rebecca Boren wrote a fabulous article and Tim Fuller took some amazing photos of our rings. Tucson Guide gave us a framed poster of the cover in time to show it off at our Alchemy Party in February. We truly were feeling like Rock Stars! |
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December 2007
We are very excited that two of our rings, Queen of Everything and Mokume Borealis, have been included in the recently published book, 500 Wedding Rings: Celebrating a Classic Symbol of Commitment, from Lark Books. The book presents remarkable works of art from around the globe that capture the spirit of committed relationships. We are honored to be among those represented in this beautiful, full color, elegantly designed publication.
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December 2007
Krikawa Jewelry Designs was recently featured in an article on web-based businesses in the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson's morning newspaper. We're thrilled that the local business community is acknowledging our success. See what they had to say about us. |
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