Episode 135: Guest Bliss Lau

The Jewelry District

JCK

Fashion & Beauty, Business News, Business, Arts, News

9.9 • 25 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates catch up with Brooklyn-based designer Bliss Lau, who channels her Hawaiian upbringing, part Chinese heritage, and innovative artistry into her self-titled fine jewelry collections. Bliss discusses early career challenges, including a low point when an A-lister attempted to appropriate her designs and a career-changing highpoint when Beyoncé wore one of her pieces. She explains her ethics-first approach to sourcing and highlights her latest collection celebrating Mayan jade.BONUS: Hear a special sponsored mini interview with Howard Stone from Jewelers Mutual, who covers ways to protect your staff and store during the holiday buying season.Presenting sponsor: Tracr (https://www.tracr.com/)Sponsor: Jewelers Mutual (https://www.jewelersmutual.com/)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K. brought to you by Tracer. Today, Rob Bates and
0:16.5	Victoria Gamalski talk with Bliss Lab, founder and designer of her eponymous brand.
0:21.2	And stick around to hear a special sponsored mini interview with Howard Stone at Jewelers Mutual,
0:26.3	who talks about protecting your staff and store during the holiday buying season.
0:30.5	Hey, everyone.
0:31.5	Welcome to the jewelry district.
0:32.9	This is Victoria Gamelski, editor-in-chief of JCPKK and J-CK Online.com, calling in from Los Angeles,
0:40.5	and I'm with.
0:41.2	Rob Bates, news director of J-C-K and J-C-K-Online.com, calling in from New York City.
0:48.5	How goes it?
0:49.3	It goes.
0:50.3	It goes.
0:51.3	So it's Election Day today.
0:53.4	Yes.
0:54.1	Let's be released in a week. So hopefully it will all be settled by the time this is released.
0:59.2	It took words out of my mouth. I'm like, I hope we know by the time this podcast what the future of our country will be. I'm trying not to be too nervous about things. But yes. I'm sure we're all a little anxious wherever we stand on these
1:13.2	issues. But yeah, I voted. I used to go in and vote sort of proudly on election day, but I realized,
1:20.0	at least in California, where we have tons of propositions and all kinds of judges and smaller
1:24.9	races to vote on, that it was way easier to vote from home and do a mail-in ballot.
1:29.1	I went. I did early vote, though. It was actually kind of crowded. It's nice. I mean,
1:33.3	it's nice to see people exercising their civic duties. So I'm happy that people are voting. I hope.
1:38.7	Yeah. I hope they're voting the way I'd like them to. Same, same, same. I'm with you. I leave for Geneva tomorrow morning, so I will be in Geneva,
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