As she launches her first pearl jewelry, the Swiss designer talks about her instinct for color, growing up around art and why ...

Even though World War II interrupted the flow of Lake Biwa pearls, by the 1950s strands sold in Japan as less expensive, colorful alternatives to the mainstay material, cultured saltwater pearls.

With commercially cultured pearls, an external irritant is manually inserted in the mollusk to produce nacre and subsequently, the pearl. Farmed or cultured pearls are generally less expensive ...

He said most cultured pearls, grown inside oysters, were of relatively high quality 30 years ago. And although pearls go in and out of fashion, good quality pearls like those found at the Daily ...

The queen conch, a marine snail, lures shell collectors with its unique, spire-shaped shell, but the mollusk also produces lustrous, deep-pink pearls. For years, people have attempted, with little ...

When you first think of pearls, a milky white is likely the first one that you visualize because it's the classic shade used ...

If pearl farmers can grow cultured pearls that test as naturals, the market may be in for a wild ride. Editor's Notes This feature originally appeared on the site for the NOVA program The Perfect ...

Ms. Neuwirth introduced cultured pearls into her collection in 2014 and has since fielded a handful of requests for pearl engagement rings.

There's Tiffany's Ziegfeld Collection "Daisy" pendant, round black onyx set in sterling silver, and 24-inch sterling silver chain with black onyx and freshwater cultured pearls, $450.