Melanie Grant the author of the recently-published Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry (Phaidon, 2020) is Luxury editor of 1843 magazine (The Economist’s lifestyle sister publication) where she writes, styles and commissions content. She has been at The Economist for 15 years before which she worked for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, FT Magazines and the BBC. Grant has written for other publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tatler, Centurion, The Natural Diamond Council and CNN Style. Her specialist area is jewelry as art and commodity.

Robert Lee Morris designer and acknowledged leader of the art jewelry movement; a design visionary who redefined fashion jewelry by creating wearable art in sensuous, fluid, and organic forms. Having led his niche industry for the past 40 years, Morris still inspires and bridges the worlds of fashion and art. In 1971, his work attracted a leading Boston art gallery owner, Joan Sonnabend, who offered him exclusive representation in her newly opened gallery Sculpture to Wear in the Plaza Hotel. When he arrived in New York in 1974, Morris's work was being sold with that by such artists as Picasso, Calder, Man Ray, Nevelson, Arp, and Max Ernst. Morris’s name became synonymous with soft, sensual jewelry accentuated by bold elements. The Robert Lee Morris brand was born spontaneously in 1976 when his gladiator bubble collar was featured on the cover of Vogue; his work appeared in every subsequent issue for seven consecutive years. In 1977, Morris created the jewelry gallery Artwear, where, for the next 20 years, he showed over 400 artists from around the world, while collaborating with fashion's foremost designers including Geoffrey Beene, Kansai Yamamoto, Calvin Klein, Ann Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Kors, and most notably Donna Karan. His work with Mr. Klein earned him a Coty Award (1981). Morris also received CFDA awards for his work in accessories design (1985, 1994), and, in 2007, the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. He created Robert Lee Morris for Andy Warhol jewelry for the Warhol Foundation license program, and in 2008 collaborated with Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen on jewelry for their Elizabeth and James collection. His Soho retail store specializes in his one-of-a-kind work, and his new collections — marketed from Bergdorf Goodman to Macy's to QVC — are available through his parent company, Miriam Haskell Jewels. His costume jewelry is available through the parent company Centric Brands, online stores and his archives can be accessed through his new personal website robertleemorrisgallery.com He is the author of The Power of Jewelry (Abrams, 2004).

John Moore master jeweler, is a multi-award-winning artist who expresses his creative vision in jewelry; his unique and evolving work has appeared at fairs and exhibitions in the UK, Europe and the USA, including Masterpiece London, Design Miami, SOFA Chicago, MIART Milan, PAD Monaco and PAD London, and he is currently represented by Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery London. Moore’s work has been recognized with a number of awards, most notably The Goldsmiths Company Award both in 2016 and 2019. Affectionately known as The Jewellery Oscar, it is ‘only given when, in the [Goldsmiths Craft and Design] Council’s judgement, an entry achieves the highest standard of creative design and originality.’ Commissioned by international collector Tuan Lee, renowned for her taste in statement pieces, his 2019 winning entry, Lacewing, is the latest in the Verto series. Made from sterling silver discs embellished with 48 diamonds set with 18ct gold, Lacewing takes precious jewellery into a new space, commanding attention and challenging the notion of jewellery as an accessory. His work is featured in Melanie Grant's book Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewellery (Phaidon, 2020).

Lisa Koenigsberg is President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC). An internationally recognized thought-leader in visual culture, Koenigsberg’s work is characterized by commitment to authenticity, artisanry, materials, sustainability, and responsible practice. Over 20 years ago, she established IAC’s multi-disciplinary conference series on visual culture, notably those that focus on gold and diamonds and explore the nexus between natural resources and artisanry, and cultural currents. She has held positions at NYU where she also served on the faculty, at several major museums, and at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Her writings have appeared in books, journals, and magazines, as well as in Trendvision's Trendbook. She has organized symposia and special sessions, and given talks at universities, museums, and professional organizations throughout the US and abroad. She holds graduate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University and from Yale University from which she received her PhD.