HB Antwerp
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Oded Mansori (Founder, Managing Partner) Shai de Toledo (Founder, Managing Partner) Rafael Papismedov (Founder, Managing Partner) Boaz Lev(Managing Partner) |
Number of employees | 107[1] (2022) |
HB Antwerp is a sustainable diamond cutting and technology company based in Antwerp, Belgium.[2][3][4][5][6][7] It was founded in 2020 by Oded Mansori, Shai de Toledo, and Rafael Papismedov.[5] The firm works with the government of Botswana and the Lucara Diamond Corporation.[3][8]
HB Antwerp is also the owner of Signum, a customized rough diamond brand,[6] that sold 12 NFT cryptoart diamonds in January 2022.[9][2]
Partnerships
In January 2020, HB Antwerp partnered with Lucara and Louis Vuitton to analyze, cut, and polish the “Sewelo” diamond, the second-to-largest stone ever found.[10][11][12] HB Antwerp later agreed to purchase all of Lucara’s large stones (10.8 carats and up) throughout the rest of the year.[13]
In November 2020, HB Antwerp and Lucara partnered with Louis Vuitton on the acquisition of “Sethunya”, a 549-carat diamond also discovered in Botswana.[14]
In September 2021, in New York City, HB Antwerp and Lucara unveiled a 1,175-carat rough diamond also from the Karowe mine in Botswana.[15]
References
- ^ "Antwerpse diamant duikt de metaverse in". DE TIJD. January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Antwerpse diamant duikt de metaverse in". DE TIJD. January 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "The good gem guide". Financial Times. October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Hoffentlich wird es kein Pferdekopf". Frankfurter Allgemeine. November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "HB Antwerp la pepite belge qui taille des diamants pour Vuitton Co". L'Echo. November 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "Why everyone wants a diamond in the rough". Financial Times. April 1, 2022.
- ^ "A New Era of Transparency for Mined Diamonds Has Arrived". Ethos. June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Masisi Uses Lucara to Pressure De Beers for Better Revenue Sharing Deal". Africa Intelligence. April 7, 2022.
- ^ "This NFT Project Offers 'Digital Restitution' for Looted African Art". ART news. May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Unieke diamant zoekt doorwinterde koper". De Tijd. December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Louis Vuitton Wants to Turn This Dark Diamond into Jewelry". National Jeweler. January 21, 2020.
- ^ "The Second-Biggest Diamond in History Has a New Owner". NY Times. January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Lucara's Q2 Sales Drop as It Holds onto Big Stones". National Jeweler. August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Antwerps bedrijf mag opnieuw uitzonderlijke diamant slijpen voor Louis Vuitton". VRT. November 5, 2020.
- ^ "Massive uncut diamond unveiled in New York". Reuters. September 21, 2021.