Rochester Institute of Technology professor David Farnsworth is a mathematician and a statistician by trade, and a "beader" by design. The Brighton resident has taught at RIT for 31 years and is as ...

Inside the studio of her Kalispell home, Jenean Hill looks over beads sorted into plastic trays covering a large table. She picks up a dark purple, teardrop-shaped bead, remarking on its ...

It was quite a stringing together of artisans in Pasadena this weekend, as the Pasadena Bead & Design Show started the year with a three-day mecca of handcraft and design at the Hilton Pasadena. More ...

Rebecca Combs and Richard Swanborg did not know each other when they moved to Tucson in 2006. Three years later, they're not only married but they're also co-owners of a new bead store in Oro Valley.

Describing a bag of fire-polished beads sourced from the Czech Republic, Shelly Sher strokes her fingers across them as if they’re old friends. In a way, they are. During a recent conversation about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover upmarket jewelry, timepieces & ethical, sustainable jewelry. Open to all who are exhibiting at the January 2026 Vicenzaoro ...