June 2022 | Lab Grown Magazine

June 2022 | The Lab Grown Diamond Resource Book 12 To advertise call (888) 832-1109 | June 2022 13 DISCLAIMER: Lab Grown Magazine assumes no responsibility for content, articles, or advertisement in publication. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form without prior written permission of the publisher is prohibited. The publisher reserves the right to edit all articles for clarity space and editorial sensitivities. Publisher Zev Oster Manager David Oster Features Writer Dan Scott Graphics / Production Kim Kennelly LabGrownAds@gmail.com Advertising & Sales LabGrownMagazine@gmail.com Circulation 23,000 Magazines Printed &Mailed Monthly Distributed at Show Bins PO Box 683 Pomona, NY 10970 T: 888-832-1109 F: 212-257-7056 www.LabGrownMagazine.com Find us on A division of Vegas and Lab-Grown: Success Over Challenges Welcome to the 2022 Vegas show issue of Lab Grown Magazine , with bonus distribution at JCK. Join us in celebrating the JCK Show’s 30th Anniversary! Starting with Luxury (invitation-only) on Wednesday, June 8 and Thursday, June 9, the JCK Show follows, starting Friday, June 10 and continues through Monday, June 13, 2022. The JCK Show is the largest annual jewelry trade-exclusive event of its kind in America. Over 30,000 of the world’s leading industry professionals are slated to be attendance. This year, more than 23,000 individual retailers have registered, of which, over 9,400 include boutiques and galleries to independent and national retail locations will be in full force. Focusing on LGD exhibitors, over one hundred booths will be displaying. You’ll notice several of these LGD companies within this publication. Please note their respective booth number in the subsequent pages. To instantly locate all LGD exhibitors at JCK, simply visit: tinyurl.com/LG-JCK-exhibitors2022 Lab-grown Magazine , like JCK, is about business. Obviously, the concentration of this publication is on LGDs, yet we view the diamond sector (mined and man-made) as one united front. To that end, while we have no direct affiliation with the events below, we’re offering JCK diamond-specific educational and awareness experiences for you to consider while at the show. Those are: Friday, June 10 • “Lifting the Lid on Lab-Grown Diamond Manufacturing,” Sands 101, Level 1 from 2:00 to 3:30pm PT, sponsored and hosted by Lightbox Diamonds Saturday, June 11 • JCK Talks: “Responsibility – Sustainability,” the Showcase Stage, Venetian Expo, Level 2, from 11-11:45 pm PT • “Lab-Grown Diamonds, From Seed to Your Store, “Sands 101, Level 1, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm PT, sponsored and hosted by Lusix • “Origin Determination – Colored Stones and Diamonds,” the Showcase Stage, Venetian Expo, Level 2, from 3:00-3:45pm PT, sponsored and hosted by GIA Sunday, June 12 • Rapaport Breakfast, Palazzo Ballroom, Level 5, from 8:00-10:00am PT, sponsored by Rapaport, and hosted by Martin Rapaport Please note mandatory or requested RSVPs to the above events where applicable. In this issue, Dan Scott takes a candid look at the “2022 Next Gen Consumer Lab-Grown Diamond Market Research Report,” through an exclusive interview with Liz Chatelain, the report’s leader and the president of THE MVEye, home of MVI Marketing, the sponsor of the study. Find out why over 700 respondents aged 20 to 35 were interviewed, how they were curated, and learn the top three takeaways from this recent LGD report. As we continue to expand our audience and reach, we welcome your feedback. Please visit us online at www.LabGrownMagazine.com, @lab_grown_magazine or email us at labgrownmagazine@gmail.com. To the future, Zev