Mum was surprised when I first expressed interest in wearing a jade bangle. “You know they’re for old ladies, right?” My mother and uncle had me cornered, each grabbing my arm. He started pouring ...

As one Manhattan designer said: “It’s the material I’m most excited about.” By Victoria Gomelsky One of the first things the jewelry designer Bliss Lau did after giving birth to her daughter, Soa, in ...