From Silent-era symbolism to Gen Z’s TikTok memes, each generational cohort wears its values on its sleeve – and around its neck, wrist, and finger.  When Ellen Fruchtman, president and CEO of Fruchtman Marketing in Toledo, OH, founded her jewelry-focused retail strategy firm in 1981, jewelry buyers fell into one of two buckets: bridal shoppers...

A conversation with the founder of De Rijke & Co. on evolving from the Amalfi and reflecting on process, patience, and the value of doing things differently. Careers rarely follow a straight line, especially for designers who end up building things they never intended to make. For Laurens de Rijke, that path can be traced...