The Mark Schneider Fine Jewelry Blog

Shopping for jewelry can sometimes feel like trying to learn a new language. The jewelry industry uses a variety of terms that are item specific and not otherwise used in everyday life. The majority of these terms describe some type...

Seeing jewelry as a form of self expression starts at a young age. I’m sure we can all remember a time when we rummaged through our mom’s jewelry box and tried on her jewelry (with permission or not). We looked...

The round diamond of today is not your mother’s round diamond. And your mother’s round diamond is not your grandmother’s round diamond. Round diamonds have changed significantly from their original form to what we know of today as the Round...

As a millennial, I remember growing up and telling my parents “gosh, you’re such a boomer.” Things have come full circle, with my kids telling me “ew, millennial style is so skibidi” (whatever that means?). It’s inevitable that as time...

Mark Schneider’s extensive collection of loose colored gemstones offers endless inspiration for one-of-a-kind custom designs. His assortment includes gems cut in original ways and which possess phenomenal optical properties. As a creative exercise, we browsed through these gems and designed...

Mark Schneider’s process often begins with a gemstone that speaks to him and acts as a catalyst inciting the development of his design. The stone can serve as the cynosure of the piece, dramatized by Mark’s unparalleled sense of composition...

This Spring, the fashion magazines are swarming with honeycomb hexagonal motifs and looks inspired by the life of bees. We observed this buzz-worthy trend everywhere from prints to beehive hairstyles on the runways of designer brands like Tory Burch, Gucci,...

  Brides.com has featured both Beloved and Escape in their Round Cut Engagement Rings section this week. Check out the following links for more details: Beloved Escape

Mark designed this Contempo Pearl Ring for the Cultured Pearl Association of America's Pearl Design Competition. As you can see from the differences between the original sketch and the final piece, it is amazing how much can change from conception....

Back from the past, we've noticed a trend that at first mention conjures reminiscences of items long forgotten, tucked away in your grandmother’s jewelry box, but the cameos getting face-time on runways and pages of magazines like Vogue, Elle, and...

Mark recently designed a custom ring for a client at Woodards in Tennessee . Check out the sketch and the client's reaction to the finished piece. We are so happy that she is pleased with the final piece. “This ring...

We'd like to share with you some drawings and thoughts from our wonderful intern, Chelsea! "With the aspiration to develop a career as a jewelry designer, I am an intern at Mark Schneider Design and I am studying Fashion Merchandising...