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Exquisite Gifts for Men

Monday, August 17th, 2009

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In the gallery, we are all a buzz with excitement over the new William Henry line.  These knives are amazing!
Each one is hand-crafted in the United States with rare materials from around the world, that are tough enough for daily use and exotic enough to surprise even the most jaded collector.

Each component is precision machined to tolerances reserved for aerospace level work — often measured at 0.0005″, or one twelfth the size of a human hair. The final fit, finish, action, and sharpness of each knife are achieved entirely by hand, employing the irreplaceable craftsmanship developed by generations of master cutlers.

Every pocket knife produced by William Henry Studio is a distinctive heirloom-quality testament to the art of knifemaking. Each piece takes more than seven months to produce, and incorporates the work of more than 30 artisans across 800 individual operations.

William Henry creates a range of tools so perfectly conceived and executed that they transcend superlative function to become superlative art.  These cutting instruments offer unmatched performance as daily carry tools and are found among the finest collections in the world.

Men are so hard to shop for, and what a great tradition to start!  Heirloom knives that can actually be used daily!

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In the News: Reunited with a long lost ring

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

lost-and-found-storyMark Loren Designs was pleased to be able to help reunite Virginia De Shazo with her long lost ring! Another client, Thomas Donovan, had found the ring on the street and recognized the Loren hallmark inside the shank. He brought it to the store in hopes that we would be able to track down its owner; however, due to the volume of custom work we have done over the years – it was impossible to trace the origins. The ring was put in the showcase in hopes that its owner might stop in and recognize it. On Thursday, Virginia stopped in and mentioned her distress over losing the ring Mark had redesigned for her using her engagement ring diamond and 5 diamonds from her 50th anniversary band. Mark showed Virginia the ring and she teared up – it was a six stone design just as she’d described, she also remembered the finger size. An old appraisal was dug up and that proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the ring was in fact Virginia’s. We were so pleased to be able to return her ring to her!

Featured: INSTORE Magazine’s “The Smart Jewelry Show”

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

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Mark Loren was invited to speak at INSTORE Magazine’s “The Smart Jewelry Show” – which is an innovative new industry trade show. The video of his lecture was a headliner on INSTORE Magazine’s webpage.

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In The News: Grandeur Magazine

Monday, December 1st, 2008

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Mark Loren Designs’ jewelry was also featured in Grandeur magazine’s December 2008 issue – in a feature titled “Pick of the Glitter.” The jewelry was photographed and modeled by puppies from local rescue shelters. Both the gems and the pups are irresistible!

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In The News: Gulfshore Business

Monday, December 1st, 2008

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Mark Loren Designs was featured in Gulfshore Business’s December 2008 Issue: “2008 Winners and Losers.” The article was titled A Real Gem: Award-winning jeweler Mark Loren Shines in his field.

In The News RSW Living

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Fabulous designs from our gallery were fersw-living-coveratured on the cover of The Arts Issue of RSW Living (from the Publisher of Times of the Islands).

Masters: Gemstones: Major Works by Leading Artists

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

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Mark is honored to have been selected to appear in a recently published book Masters: Gemstones: Major Works by Leading Artists as one of 39 of the world’s top jewelry artists. The artists to appear in the book were selected by Alan Revere, president of the American Jewelry Design Council. Revere is an award winning jewelry designer, writer, teacher, lecturer, curator and founder of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts. It is very exciting to be recognized by such a leader in the field.

“It is such an honor to be published along with the likes of Bernd Munsteiner and others who I consider to be the true masters of our craft […] Seeing my work printed as part of such a prestigious collection is very rewarding.”

To celebrate, Mark hosted a book signing and invited clients who have displayed an avid appreciation for his work. Clients enjoyed fine wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a special gem display by Simon Watt of Mayer and Watt.

http://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/news/2008/0327/business_plans/033.html

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