CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund runner-up Eddie Borgo plans to use his $100,000 prize money to hire additional staff and relocate his studio to a larger space downtown. Borgo is originally from Atlanta, and after trying out art institutes in Virginia and Denver, he landed in New York at Hunter College. After graduation, he translated his love … Continue reading »
Daily Archives: November 17, 2010
WWD: Sotheby’s Record-Setting Bauble
RECORD-SETTING BAUBLE: A rare pink diamond has sold for more than $46.1 million at Sotheby’s Geneva, breaking a world record for a jewel sold at auction The 24.78-karat diamond was purchased by Patti Wong, Sotheby’s chairman in Asia, on behalf of British diamond dealer Laurence Graff. “It is the most fabulous diamond I’ve seen,” Graff … Continue reading »