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Arab News
04-07-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Silver jewelry exhibition draws crowds at Abha Festival
ABHA: A silver jewelry exhibition staged as part of the 26th Abha Shopping Festival has proven very popular with visitors, according to a report published by the Saudi Press Agency on Friday. Highlights from the exhibition included rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches, intricately adorned with silver and agate, long favored in local markets. Ali Basha, an investor in the silver and agate trade, told the SPA that visitors had been drawn to a wide variety of precious stones and jewelry, with particular interest in Yemeni agate, Turkish and Italian rings, liver agate, and natural agate. He also highlighted the appeal of prayer beads made from yusr, amber, amber dust, and bakelite, along with pure silver pieces plated in rhodium to achieve a brilliant, diamond-like shine. Basha noted that products were available across a wide range of prices to suit most budgets, with silver rings priced between SR100 and SR1,000 ($27 to $270), and handcrafted silver jewelry pieces ranging from SR100 to SR2,500. He added that he had witnessed a growing demand for antique silver, particularly pieces inlaid with amber and coral, which remain especially popular among collectors and enthusiasts. 'The silver and agate jewelry market continues to evolve, marked by the rise of contemporary designs crafted entirely by hand, without the use of machinery,' Basha told the SPA. 'This careful craftsmanship endows each piece with a distinctive artistic character, deeply appealing to those who value originality and sophisticated elegance.' He concluded by suggesting that the pieces' beauty, rich colors, natural luster, and varied designs make them an ideal choice for gifts for both men and women, which he believed contributed to the strong turnout at the exhibition.
Vogue
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Welcome Back to the Age of Great Silver Jewelry
As a self-professed lover of gold jewelry, let me be the first to tell you that I never imagined heralding the return of silver jewelry. Like so many others, silver was the gateway to my jewelry obsession. My mother had a great silver collection; I had a silver charm bracelet I'd add to each year; it was the fastest budget-friendly way to accrue. But over the years, I began to fall out of love with it and so did many consumers. Cut to 2025 and, for whatever the reason—the price of gold, the look—silver jewelry feels fresh, modern, and architectural. Vogue's Favorite Silver Jewelry: Fashion houses have long embraced silver for their runway jewelry. It's hard to imagine an Alexander McQueen, Chanel, or Marni show without it. Over the years even the big houses have launched fine jewelry lines for the shopper who isn't in to the tarnish and upkeep and was fine spending more for more (or the same but in a more refined material). Silver hung on, however, and I've been noting it as a trend that has been inching back for years until it's finally toppled and spilled into one of those have-to-have-it trends. Contemporary jewelry brands have gotten back in the swing of creating pieces in silver (not just dipped), building their companies mostly on the back of silver (see: Juju Vera and Lié Studio), and even a few luxury jewelers have thrown their hat in the ring—New York jeweler Nina Runsdorf reached into her archives to launch an offshoot with the material. Below a curation of some of the best silver jewelry currently on the market.
