Jewelry Creators: Dynamic Duos and Generational Gems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781788843263)

Beth Bernstein is a jewelry historian, author, journalist, and one-time jewelry designer. Her books include The Modern Guide To Vintage Jewellery (2025), Jewelry's Shining Stars: The Next Generation (2024), The Modern Guide to Antique Jewelry (2022), and If These Jewels Could Talk (2015), all published by ACC Art Books, and a memoir, My Charmed Life (Penguin, 2012). Beth has contributed to many magazines, journals and publications, including Forbes.com, Jewelry Connoisseur, Rapaport Magazine, The Jewellery Editor (online), Accent Magazine, Elite Traveler, Four Seasons Magazine and Departures. She has worked as a senior editor for two leading national jewelry magazines and, in 2017, launched her own online jewelry magazine, bejeweledmag.com. Beth also lectures and organizes and participates in seminars and educational events. Throughout the 1990s, Beth designed a jewelry collection under the brand name Bethany B, which sold to over 250 stores throughout the USA and overseas. Sonia Esther Soltani is a jewelry content specialist and consultant. She was the editor-in-chief of Rapaport for seven years, leading the company's print, digital, and social-media presence and hosting the Jewelry Connoisseur podcast. She contributes to international publications such as the Financial Times, Forbes, GemGuide, Retail Jeweller, and Rapaport Magazine. She has served as a judge for jewelry competitions, including the World Jewelry Design Awards (WADA), HRD Design Awards, and InStore Magazine. Before specializing in jewelry, Sonia wrote about architecture, design, luxury travel, and wellness. She studied history and history of art in Paris, and film studies and journalism in London. Alongside her work in jewelry, Sonia is a qualified life and career coach.