Catherine, Gem Breakfast Founder Featured in GIA Magazine
by Courtney MacDougall January 27, 2021
GB Founder, Catherine was the featured Graduate in the GIA’s latest Education Quarterly magazine, and we wanted to share the article with all of you! If you’re never heard of them, the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) is the go-to source for gemstone classification and jewelry education, and it’s where Catherine received her Graduate Diamond Diploma!
In the interview, Catherine shares more about:
How her love for diamonds and unique, independent jewels spurred the creation of Gem Breakfast
Her career before GB in Fashion Merchandising and Beauty Buying
How she built her business to feature talented indie designers and alternative gemstones
How she chooses the perfect stones for custom clients
Where she sees the jewelry world heading during this pandemic and in the future.
“I wanted to feature refreshing, surprising, beautiful alternative gems, such as salt and pepper diamonds, champagne diamonds, teal sapphires, and spinels. I also wanted some of the designers that I admire to have an additional outlet for selling their stunning jewelry. That’s how Gem Breakfast, my online store, was born.”
Meet Meg Lizabet - an incredibly talented and prolific Canadian Jewelry Designer whose rings sell out in record time. You'd know her by her juicy, jewel-toned sapphire stunners, marquise rings like you've never seen, and that unreal Moyo Pop-Up ring with the most ornate booty.
How to convert carat weight to mm and find the true size of every shape of diamond: round brilliant, emerald, princess cut, marquise, asscher, pear, cushion cut, radiant, heart shaped.
Raise a glass to our NEW Champagne Diamonds Collection - a treasury of one-of-a-kind champagne diamond rings from the perfect honey-hued statement band to a royal-worthy diamond crown.