AN EYE ON THE ICE
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A coast-to-coast look at the next generation of bling makers:
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San Francisco Bay Area
HighLine Custom Jewelry
Biggest bling: 100-carat blue, white, green diamond studded “40 Water” energy drink pendant
Star client: Rapper E-40
New York
Avianne & Co.
Biggest bling: 400-carat yellow, white and blue diamond, battery operated “Harlem World”
spinning globe
Star client: Rapper/singer T-Pain
Toxsur & Co. by David Bling
Biggest bling: 12-inch, 200-carat white and yellow diamond winged pendant made for Rich Yung Society, the clothing label of rapper Fabolous
Star client: 50 Cent
Lorraine Schwartz Jewelry
Biggest bling: 30-carat Colombian emerald ring
Star client: Jay-Z
Atlanta
Focus Diamonds
Biggest bling: 6-inch, 3-pound, 62-carat white, yellow and blue diamond encrusted “H” pendant with “Hustlenomics” across the middle
Star client: DeAngelo Hall, Atlanta Falcons cornerback
Houston
Johnny Dang & Co.
Biggest bling: 135-carat white and pink diamond cup for rapper Paul Wall
Star client: Jermaine Dupri, hip-hop producer
Johnny’s Custom Jewelry by King Johnny
Biggest bling: 300-carat white diamond pendant made for the Ice Age record label
Star client: Nelly
Miami
Daed Jewels by Rudy “Freeze” Athouriste
Biggest bling: 30-carat yellow, white and black diamond University of Memphis tiger mascot pendant
Star client: Rapper Lil Wayne
