Put a ring on it: NOMA hosts innovative jewelry show

Vania Ruiz, ‘Phototropist,’ from the Domestic Wildness series, 2019. Resin, fabric, ink, varnish. Collection of the SCAD Museum of Art, gift of Susan Grant Lewin. Image courtesy of NOMA
Vania Ruiz, ‘Phototropist,’ from the Domestic Wildness series, 2019. Resin, fabric, ink, varnish. Collection of the SCAD Museum of Art, gift of Susan Grant Lewin.
Vania Ruiz, ‘Phototropist,’ from the Domestic Wildness series, 2019. Resin, fabric, ink, varnish. Collection of the SCAD Museum of Art, gift of Susan Grant Lewin.

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is now hosting Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, an exhibition presenting 100 innovative rings by designers who have reinvented this enduring jewelry form with a distinctly contemporary sense of experimental craft. It will remain on view through February 4, 2024, in the Elise M. Besthoff Charitable Foundation Gallery on NOMA’s second floor.

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House of R&D to debut first $1-start, no-reserve auction of high-end jewelry, April 4

Platinum, fire opal, and diamond ring
A platinum, fire opal, and diamond ring, estimated at $3,200-$3,900
A platinum, fire opal, and diamond ring, estimated at $3,200-$3,900

TEL AVIV, Israel – Over the span of several generations, House of R&D mastered the skills, knowledge, and trade secrets of luxury jewelry, giving their customers a unique combination of ancient gemstones, high-quality design, and excellent customer service. Located in the Diamond Exchange center in Tel Aviv, Israel, House of R&D has first access to the top global experts in the field, the top jewelry designers, and the best quality gemstones on the market. The company has announced that on Sunday, April 4, it will hold its first $1-start no-reserve auction of high-end jewelry, with online bidding through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading