Real voices
Every episode starts with a real person on camera: a jeweler, a gemologist, a designer, a dealer. No synthetic hosts, no generated guests.
Welcome to Behind The Facets
Where the Jewelry World Connects.
Stories. People. Business. Beyond the Gems.
Born in the heart of the Los Angeles Jewelry District, Behind The Facets brings together the people, stories, knowledge and ideas shaping the jewelry industry, in real conversations, from people to people.
The people. The craft. The world of jewelry.
Every gem
has a story behind it.
Extraordinary stones. Remarkable people. Stories that connect the jewelry world, from Los Angeles to everywhere.
Las personas. El oficio. El mundo de la joyería.
Cada gema
tiene una historia detrás.
Piedras extraordinarias. Personas notables. Historias que conectan el mundo de la joyería, de Los Ángeles a todas partes.
As pessoas. O ofício. O mundo da joalheria.
Toda gema
tem uma história por trás.
Pedras extraordinárias. Pessoas notáveis. Histórias que conectam o mundo da joalheria, de Los Angeles para todo lugar.
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Where the story lives
From the earth to the conversation.
Every piece of jewelry travels a long way before it reaches someone. Behind The Facets follows that path, and the people at every step of it.
Where it begins
Mines and gem regions around the world, where every stone starts.
Where it is made
Designers, cutters, setters and makers who turn rough into meaning.
Where it connects
The Los Angeles Jewelry District, our home and starting point.
Where it is told
The Behind The Facets podcast: the people behind every step, in their own words.
Dónde vive la historia
De la tierra a la conversación.
Cada joya recorre un largo camino antes de llegar a alguien. Behind The Facets sigue ese camino, y a las personas en cada etapa.
Donde empieza
Minas y regiones de gemas del mundo, donde nace cada piedra.
Donde se hace
Diseñadores, talladores, engastadores y artesanos que dan sentido a la piedra en bruto.
Donde se conecta
El Jewelry District de Los Ángeles, nuestra casa y punto de partida.
Donde se cuenta
El podcast Behind The Facets: las personas detrás de cada etapa, con sus propias palabras.
Onde a história acontece
Da terra à conversa.
Toda joia percorre um longo caminho antes de chegar a alguém. O Behind The Facets acompanha esse caminho, e as pessoas em cada etapa.
Onde começa
Minas e regiões de gemas pelo mundo, onde nasce cada pedra.
Onde é feita
Designers, lapidários, cravadores e ourives que dão sentido à pedra bruta.
Onde se conecta
O Jewelry District de Los Angeles, nossa casa e ponto de partida.
Onde é contada
O podcast Behind The Facets: as pessoas por trás de cada etapa, com as próprias palavras.
From people to people
Real people. Real conversations. Real craft.
Social feeds are filling up with synthetic voices, generated faces and content nobody stands behind. Behind The Facets goes the other way: people from the jewelry trade at the same table, telling their own stories in their own words, and a community that answers back.
Conversation, not content
We listen first and ask the questions the trade actually asks. Guests get the time to explain their craft, their decisions and their doubts.
A community that takes part
Viewers suggest guests and questions, professionals meet each other, and every season brings the District around the same table.
Why Behind The Facets?
Our role as communicators: listen, ask, connect.
Behind The Facets is an independent media initiative from the Los Angeles Jewelry District. It is not a jewelry store and it does not sell stones. Our work is to communicate: to give the people of the trade a credible place to be heard, to explain the market to everyone who loves jewelry, and to connect the professionals who make it.
BehindThe people, decisions and stories behind every piece of jewelry.
The FacetsEvery side of the trade: craft, business, value, origin and community.
The markA cut diamond held as a studio microphone, in rose gold.
The gem and the conversation in a single symbol.
The editorial idea
Five questions behind every facet.
The five classic questions of journalism guide every conversation, series and story we produce.
WHO
Who shapes the industry?
The entrepreneurs, designers, gemologists, makers, families and leaders who build this market.
WHAT
What's happening in jewelry?
Trends, innovation, materials, technology and how customers are changing.
WHERE
Where does it all connect?
Starting in the Los Angeles Jewelry District, reaching other centers of the trade in the U.S. and the world.
WHEN
When is the industry changing?
Milestones, market shifts, launches and the moments that point to the future.
WHY
Why does it matter?
The value of craft, trust, provenance, relationships and the people behind every piece.
Editorial pillars:PeopleBusinessCraft & KnowledgeCommunityDistrict & World
The Behind The Facets Podcast · How it works
The People Behind the Brilliance.
A video-first interview show with jewelers, gemologists, designers, manufacturers, importers, dealers and industry leaders. Real conversations with editorial value, not a sequence of sales pitches.
30–45 minper episode
1–2 guestsper conversation
8 episodesper two-month season, weekly
Nov 2026launch with the Holiday Season
Tanya Parikh
Guest relationships, designer and industry outreach, and the partnerships that support each season.
Rafael Ferreira
Gemstone knowledge, research and connections across the Los Angeles trade.
Jason Lanzarini
Studio production, editing, brand, website and distribution of every episode across platforms.
Planned distribution:YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastsAmazon MusicInstagramTikTokFacebook
The journal · Editorial preview
Beyond the conversation.
Every episode becomes articles, visual explainers and short videos, so the knowledge of each guest lives beyond the full conversation.
El journal · Adelanto editorial
Más allá de la conversación.
Cada episodio se convierte en artículos, explicaciones visuales y videos cortos, para que el conocimiento de cada invitado viva más allá de la conversación completa.
O journal · Prévia editorial
Além da conversa.
Cada episódio vira matérias, explicações visuais e vídeos curtos, para que o conhecimento de cada convidado viva além da conversa completa.
Editorial illustrationOur roots
A district of dreamers.
A world of craft.
Behind the windows and above the storefronts, jewelry is a living conversation between designers, setters, dealers and generations of expertise.
Hill Street’s historic commercial buildings tell part of downtown’s early twentieth-century story. Today, the Jewelry District gives Behind The Facets its community and its point of view.
1931
A Los Angeles beginning. A global legacy.
Robert M. Shipley founded GIA in his Los Angeles apartment, helping turn gemological education into a worldwide pursuit.
Rooted in the District · Recorded at Spot 73 Studios, Ontario, California
Nuestras raíces
Un distrito de soñadores.
Un mundo de oficio.
Detrás de las vitrinas y sobre las tiendas, la joyería es una conversación viva entre diseñadores, engastadores, comerciantes y generaciones de conocimiento.
Los edificios comerciales históricos de Hill Street cuentan parte de la historia del centro a principios del siglo XX. Hoy, el Jewelry District le da a Behind The Facets su comunidad y su mirada.
1931
Un comienzo en Los Ángeles. Un legado global.
Robert M. Shipley fundó el GIA en su apartamento de Los Ángeles y ayudó a convertir la educación gemológica en una búsqueda mundial.
Con raíces en el Distrito · Grabado en Spot 73 Studios, Ontario, California
Nossas raízes
Um distrito de sonhadores.
Um mundo de ofício.
Atrás das vitrines e acima das lojas, a joalheria é uma conversa viva entre designers, cravadores, comerciantes e gerações de conhecimento.
Os prédios comerciais históricos da Hill Street contam parte da história do centro no início do século XX. Hoje, o Jewelry District dá ao Behind The Facets a sua comunidade e o seu olhar.
1931
Um começo em Los Angeles. Um legado global.
Robert M. Shipley fundou o GIA no seu apartamento em Los Angeles e ajudou a transformar a educação gemológica numa busca mundial.
Com raízes no Distrito · Gravado no Spot 73 Studios, Ontario, Califórnia
Editorial illustration10places to begin
A curated journey through mines and gem-producing regions: the places that shape our fascination with color, rarity and craft.
An editorial selection, not a production or value ranking.Mine
Jwaneng
A Botswana diamond mine and one of the places through which to explore the country’s diamond story.
Read the source ↗Mine
Kagem
A source of emeralds in Zambia’s Copperbelt: the relationship between geology, color and the journey from rough to polished gem.
Read the source ↗Mining operation
Montepuez
Montepuez is a notable modern ruby source in Mozambique, operated by Montepuez Ruby Mining.
Read the source ↗Mining district
Muzo
A Colombian emerald district and trading community, with a story that extends beyond a single mine.
Read the source ↗Mining region
Merelani
The Merelani Hills in northern Tanzania are the only area where tanzanite is commercially mined.
Read the source ↗Gem-producing region
Ratnapura
Sri Lanka’s “city of gems” connects alluvial mining, local markets and a diverse world of colored stones.
Read the source ↗Mine
Cullinan
The South African mine associated with the historic Cullinan diamond and renowned for blue diamonds.
Read the source ↗Mine
Letšeng
A Lesotho diamond mine known for recovering large, high-quality white diamonds.
Read the source ↗Mine
Karowe
A Botswana mine known for exceptional large diamond recoveries, operated by Lucara Diamond.
Read the source ↗Historic mine · Closed 2020
Argyle
An important historic source of pink diamonds in Western Australia. Mining ended in November 2020: a legacy story, not a current source.
Read the source ↗10lugares para empezar
Un recorrido curado por minas y regiones productoras de gemas: los lugares que dan forma a nuestra fascinación por el color, la rareza y el oficio.
Una selección editorial, no una clasificación por producción ni por valor.Mina
Jwaneng
Una mina de diamantes de Botsuana y uno de los lugares para conocer la historia del diamante en el país.
Leer la fuente ↗Mina
Kagem
Una fuente de esmeraldas en el Cinturón de Cobre de Zambia: la relación entre geología, color y el camino de la piedra en bruto a la pulida.
Leer la fuente ↗Operación minera
Montepuez
Montepuez es una fuente moderna de rubíes en Mozambique, operada por Montepuez Ruby Mining.
Leer la fuente ↗Distrito minero
Muzo
Un distrito esmeraldero y comunidad comercial colombiana, con una historia que va más allá de una sola mina.
Leer la fuente ↗Región minera
Merelani
Las colinas de Merelani, en el norte de Tanzania, son la única zona donde la tanzanita se extrae comercialmente.
Leer la fuente ↗Región productora
Ratnapura
La “ciudad de las gemas” de Sri Lanka une la minería aluvial, los mercados locales y un mundo diverso de piedras de color.
Leer la fuente ↗Mina
Cullinan
La mina sudafricana asociada al histórico diamante Cullinan y conocida por sus diamantes azules.
Leer la fuente ↗Mina
Letšeng
Una mina de diamantes de Lesoto conocida por recuperar diamantes blancos grandes y de alta calidad.
Leer la fuente ↗Mina
Karowe
Una mina de Botsuana conocida por hallazgos excepcionales de diamantes grandes, operada por Lucara Diamond.
Leer la fuente ↗Mina histórica · Cerrada en 2020
Argyle
Una fuente histórica de diamantes rosados en Australia Occidental. La extracción terminó en noviembre de 2020: una historia de legado, no una fuente actual.
Leer la fuente ↗10lugares para começar
Um percurso escolhido por minas e regiões produtoras de gemas: os lugares que moldam o nosso fascínio pela cor, pela raridade e pelo ofício.
Uma seleção editorial, não um ranking de produção ou de valor.Mina
Jwaneng
Uma mina de diamantes de Botsuana e um dos lugares para conhecer a história do diamante no país.
Ler a fonte ↗Mina
Kagem
Uma fonte de esmeraldas no Cinturão do Cobre da Zâmbia: a relação entre geologia, cor e o caminho da pedra bruta à lapidada.
Ler a fonte ↗Operação de mineração
Montepuez
Montepuez é uma fonte moderna de rubis em Moçambique, operada pela Montepuez Ruby Mining.
Ler a fonte ↗Distrito minerador
Muzo
Um distrito de esmeraldas e comunidade comercial colombiana, com uma história que vai além de uma única mina.
Ler a fonte ↗Região mineradora
Merelani
As colinas de Merelani, no norte da Tanzânia, são a única área onde a tanzanita é minerada comercialmente.
Ler a fonte ↗Região produtora
Ratnapura
A “cidade das gemas” do Sri Lanka une a mineração aluvial, os mercados locais e um mundo diverso de pedras coloridas.
Ler a fonte ↗Mina
Cullinan
A mina sul-africana ligada ao histórico diamante Cullinan e conhecida pelos diamantes azuis.
Ler a fonte ↗Mina
Letšeng
Uma mina de diamantes do Lesoto conhecida por recuperar diamantes brancos grandes e de alta qualidade.
Ler a fonte ↗Mina
Karowe
Uma mina de Botsuana conhecida por achados excepcionais de diamantes grandes, operada pela Lucara Diamond.
Ler a fonte ↗Mina histórica · Fechada em 2020
Argyle
Uma fonte histórica de diamantes rosa na Austrália Ocidental. A mineração terminou em novembro de 2020: uma história de legado, não uma fonte atual.
Ler a fonte ↗The season calendar
Six seasons a year, following the jewelry calendar.
Each two-month season has its own theme, its own guests and its own conversations.
Nov – Dec
Holiday Season
The biggest jewelry season of the year: gifts, celebrations and the stories behind them.
Launch seasonJan – Feb
Valentine's Season
Love and gifting, and the Tucson gem shows, one of the world's largest gem gatherings.
Mar – Apr
Bridal Season
Engagements, weddings and prom: rings, bridal design and celebration pieces.
May – Jun
Mother's Season
Mother's Day, graduations and the June trade shows in Las Vegas.
Jul – Aug
Summer Season
Color, gemstones and summer jewelry, while the trade prepares for the holidays.
Sep – Oct
Festive Season / Diwali Season
Diwali and the festive gold-buying months that open the busiest selling stretch of the year.
Name to be confirmedBe a guest
Have a story the trade should hear?
We invite people for what they know and what they have built. Editorial guests are never charged.
Who
Retail jewelers, manufacturers, dealers, designers, bench jewelers, gemologists, labs and educators.
What it costs
Nothing. Editorial guests are complimentary. Paid features exist, and they are always labeled.
What you get
A professionally filmed conversation, short clips you can share and a written story on BehindTheFacets.com.
Where and when
Morning recording sessions of about two to three hours at Spot 73 Studios in Ontario, California.
How to prepare
A short call before the recording, and two or three personal photos for the story of your journey.
Your words, our edit
You can check the facts before we publish; editorial decisions stay with the show.
Partners support our seasons. They never buy questions, guests or final cut.
Beyond the Gems
One podcast today. A connected platform over time.
Behind The Facets Podcast
Interviews and conversations with professionals and leaders of the jewelry world.
Behind The Facets Stories
Articles, profiles and behind-the-scenes stories drawn from every conversation.
Live, Events & Network
In-person sessions, gatherings and a professional network for the trade, announced only when they are ready.
For brands and partners
Support a season of Behind The Facets.
Season partnerships are open to companies that serve the jewelry trade. Tell us about your business and we will send you the partner kit.
Get involved
Connecting People. Creating Value.
Tell us who you are and how you would like to take part. A person on our team reads every message.
- Professionals who would like to be interviewed
- Viewers with a guest or a topic to suggest
- Companies interested in partnering with a season
- Associations, collaborators and partners
Editorial sources & visual credits
District history: Los Angeles City Planning (Historic Districts). GIA history: GIA, Robert M. Shipley. Mine and region references are linked in the Origin Edit.
The diamond, craft, street and mine images are AI-generated editorial illustrations; the street and the mine are not photographs of real places. The people in our episodes are always real.
Fuentes editoriales y créditos visuales
Historia del distrito: Departamento de Planificación de Los Ángeles (Historic Districts). Historia del GIA: GIA, Robert M. Shipley. Las referencias de minas y regiones están enlazadas en el Origin Edit.
Las imágenes del diamante, del oficio, de la calle y de la mina son ilustraciones editoriales generadas con IA; la calle y la mina no son fotografías de lugares reales. Las personas de nuestros episodios siempre son reales.
Fontes editoriais e créditos visuais
História do distrito: Departamento de Planejamento de Los Angeles (Historic Districts). História do GIA: GIA, Robert M. Shipley. As referências de minas e regiões estão linkadas no Origin Edit.
As imagens do diamante, do ofício, da rua e da mina são ilustrações editoriais geradas com IA; a rua e a mina não são fotografias de lugares reais. As pessoas dos nossos episódios são sempre reais.