Letters from the President — pearl jewelry

From the December 2020 Issue of #thisispearl digital magazine Just like pearls, many of us at the Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) have been forced to meet challenges with grace in this most unusual year. And hopefully, also like pearls, we have turned grit into beauty through our responses. Aziz Basalely, president of the Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) and founder of Eliko Pearl One change for CPAA is a deadline extension to our International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC). We extended the deadline to Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, to better time our live judging process with the advent of...

New York City. March 9, 2020. Greetings! Welcome to a new year. Your CPAA board worked hard in 2019 to maximize opportunities for our category and members. The CPAA’s financial position is solid thanks to growing membership and benefactors including the Tahitian Pearl Association of French Polynesia (TPAFP), Jewelmer, the Japan Pearl Export Association, Paspaley Pearls, and Atlas. To date, we have 46 Affiliate-level members and 26 Foundation-level members.  Photo by Jack Deutsch for CPAA. Clothing stylist Amit Gajwani. Hair and makeup by Bob Huitron of Art & Style NYC. Model Ella Petrushko for Next. Images are copyright protected and may not be reproduced. On ears: stud earrings in...

New York City. Feb. 3, 2019. The president of the Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) has a message for members: the CPAA is stronger than ever after many changes and milestones, and more accomplishments are still on the horizon!