Ostbye becomes official distributor & manufacturer for two Dangler Studios’ brands

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) - Ostbye and Dangler Studios are pleased to announce Ostbye is now the official distributor and manufacturer for the iconic Diamond Marriage Symbol and Christian Marriage Symbol brands originally created by Dangler Studios. The Director of Brand Development for Danglers Studios, David Ramirez, has been appointed the National Sales Manager for Ostbye. Ostbye will manufacture and produce the Diamond Marriage Symbol and Christian Marriage Symbol jewelry in their U.S. headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

With over 25+ years experience in the fine jewelry industry, David Ramirez served as the Director of Brand Development for Dangler Studios, preceded by a seven year tenure with Diamond Promotion Service. He brings the experience of the Dangler brand’s culture to Ostbye and will continue to enrich Ostbye customer relationships through comprehensive jewelry offerings and strong marketing support.

Ramirez will lead the Ostbye sales force to further increase distribution and market the following brands: Ostbye Bridal, Celebration Collection™, Ladies Diamond, Wedding Bands, Men’s Collection, Pendants and Earrings, Pizazz™, Diva Diamonds®, Little Diva®, Reflections of Color®, Reflections of Love®, Diamond Marriage Symbol® and Christian Marriage Symbol® Jewelry.

"We are excited to welcome David Ramirez to our team and to introduce the Diamond and Christian Marriage Symbol collections into our comprehensive jewelry lines," President of Ostbye, Craig MacBean stated. "We know David’s extensive experience within the jewelry industry, along with the strength of the Dangler studio brands, will help complement and offer a wider-range selection of merchandise for our retail jewelry customers."

Dan Bredow, recently named the National Sales Manager for the OstbyeBlue Division of Ostbye, will continue to work with Amore & Baci®, Amore Jr.® , Lotopia®, She™ and most recently Brosway Collections.

Paul and Mary Lou Dangler, the creators and designers of Danger Studios, will now shift their focus to conceiving new trademarks, developing products that exemplify the brand story and creating the support materials to sell them.

Ostbye, founded in 1920 in downtown Minneapolis, has cemented its status as one of the leading manufacturers of bridal and fashion jewelry. Through the four generations of family-owned leadership, Ostbye has always stayed true to its mission of exemplary quality, service and value. Ostbye and OstbyeBlue’s comprehensive collections and divisions include bridal jewelry, anniversary bands, fashion jewelry, family jewelry, women’s and men’s diamond jewelry, colored gemstone jewelry, pendants, earrings, rings and beads.

For more information on Ostbye, visit www.Ostbye.com or call 866-553-1515.

Ostbye's 2011 JCK Booth: Bursting At The Seams

JCK was certainly a different show this year. With a venue change over to the Mandalay Bay at the opposite end of the strip, almost everything we knew about the show was turned upside down. Midwest jewelry manufacturer Ostbye took full advantage of the venue change and upbeat feelings at the show. Ostbye boldly debuted many additions to existing collections as well as some brand new product seen for the first time at JCK.

Ostbye's Diva Diamonds has been a popular staple for many retailers across the country so Ostbye decided to expand the line by adding Diva Diamonds. This collection caught attention with their cute pink boxes and wonderful little designs.

Ostbye's Amore & Baci line of bead and charm jewelry recently released these awesome watches featuring removable faces and a strong rubber strap. Visitors to the book marveled at the versatility of these watches and were drawn to them by their bold colors.

Ostbye recently became the US distributor for Brosway the Italian fine jewelry company. As this was a last minute development, Brosway stayed in the booth they had reserved in Vicenzaoro (Italian Club) section of the show. Brosway's fun fashion pieces are a great addition to the Ostbye lineup and proved quite popular with guests (and us).

Every time we dropped by Ostbye's booth the showcase counters were jam packed with people browsing and asking questions. The sales team all donned matching shirts making it easy for visitors to know they were talking to the professional team at Ostbye. And best of all, every member of the Ostbye team is an all around nice person that's fun to be around. Evidence of their personable attitude was seen in the countless customers we saw who arrived with big smiles on their faces upon seeing Ostbye's booth.

Overall, this was a great show for Ostbye and a great show for those of us who wanted to see their ever increasing line up of jewelry collections.

JCK: Ostbye Pendant Among Top 15 Platinum Designs

Ostbye's 'Branch Dressing' platinum pendant was named one of the top 15 platinum designs by JCK this week on their website. This design features .10 cts tw of diamonds set in a stunning branch design platinum pendant. In addition to the great design is the price! Just $1,560 retail. With metal prices being what they are, this amazing fashion statement is priced extremely well.

Las Vegas Show Season... Here Again

The Las Vegas trade show season is upon us! Now, we've been to the trade shows in other industries but aside from the common side themes (hunting for softer carpet, free food and finding a trash can) the jewelry industry really does pull out all the stops.

Luxury Brand Group will be at several of the big shows in Las Vegas this year and we'll be tweeting live from the show floor! Follow us at Twitter.com/LuxuryBrandPR

Some highlights for you to consider should you be going to the shows are:

Couture:
Charriol & DeLatori in the Montrachet Ballroom

Zultanite Designers

• Daniel Gibbings - Salon 623
• Erica Courtney - Salon 120
• Rhonda Faber Green - Salon 513A
• Stephen Webster - Salon 126

JCK:

Christian Tse in the Design Center at booth S10919

Ostbye in the Plumb Club at booth 725

Speaking Engagement by Gavin Linsell of Zultanite - Beautiful, Ethical, Natural & Rare: The Mine To Market Story Of Zultanite.

Sunday June 5th, 11:15AM. Tradewinds CD, sponsored by Rio Tinto

You can send us tweets to connect with us during the show as well. We'll be posting pictures and updates from the show floor so please keep in touch and stay tuned.

Ostbye's All Over JCK: May 2011

Ostbye is ALL OVER the May 2011 JCK issue. Above you'll see a 14k white gold rhodolite garnet and diamond ring along with a quote from Ostbye's man in charge, Craig MacBean.

The Ostbye Men's collection is also feature in the product showcase section of the issue. The Men's collection has been really popular with its entry price point of $35.

And finally, check out this lovely platinum pendant from Ostbye with an attractive "entry level platinum" price point of $1560.

For more information please visit the Ostbye website.

JCK: Ostbye Brings Brosway Italia To The US

Italian fashion jewelry brand, Brosway, has been brought to the US by Ostbye, the Minneapolis based jewelry manufacturer you've seen many times on our blog. This brings whole new collections of Italian fashion jewelry to our shores. Check out the full story on JCK.

JCK: Making Kate Middleton's Earring Look Your Own

Kate Middleton's Wedding Earrings: Make The Look Your Own

Prince William and Kate Middleton were married last week amidst huge fanfare and an outpouring of happiness around the world. Second only to the wedding itself was the fashion! Large hats, great gowns, military uniforms, and of course, Kate's earrings.

Rather than copy Kate's style exactly, why not take inspiration from those earrings and seek out some great pieces that look different?

Above you can see Charriol's fabulous 18-karat gold and stainless steel earrings. This pair features a great cable twist in its design making it a really unique piece.

JCK also featured Ostbye's sterling silver earrings from the Diva Diamonds collection. This pair also features two small diamonds to give them that extra bit of flash.

Ostbye Hires New National Sales Manager For OstbyeBlue Division

Minneapolis, MN (April 22, 2011)— Ostbye is pleased to announce the hiring of Dan Bredow as the new National Sales Manager for the OstbyeBlue division of the company.  With over 20 years experience in sales management in luxury goods industries, Bredow will introduce OstbyeBlue’s comprehensive collections: She Silver™, Lotopia®, Amore & Baci and Amore Jr., to consumers through new and existing retail partners.  Bredow will integrate Ostbye’s new branding into all OstbyeBlue marketing efforts, and will continue to develop a strong sales force.

Previous to OstbyeBlue, Dan held positions in sales management for variety of companies including  Tufenkian Carpets, Denby USA and Lladro USA, to name a few. He has helped build strong brands and developed top performing sales teams across the United States.  

“We are thrilled to welcome Dan to our team,” states Craig MacBean, president of Ostbye. “Dan brings the experience and energy to help OstbyeBlue customers reach their full potential,” he adds. 

Ostbye, founded in 1920 in downtown Minneapolis, has cemented its status as one of the leading manufacturers of bridal and fashion jewelry. Through the four generations of family-owned leadership, Ostbye has always stayed true to its mission of exemplary quality, service and value. Ostbye and OstbyeBlue’s comprehensive collections and divisions include bridal jewelry, anniversary bands, fashion jewelry, family jewelry, women’s and men’s diamond jewelry, colored gemstone jewelry, pendants, earrings, rings and beads.

For more information on Ostbye and the OstbyeBlue division, visit www.Ostbye.com and www.OstbyeBlue.com or call 866-553-1515.  To preview all the latest collections, visit Ostbye’s booth at the JCK Las Vegas Show at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in the Plumb Club-725.

Vote For Ostbye's Platinum Engagement Ring On BRIDES Magazine Facebook Poll

BRIDES Magazine has a poll up on their Facebook fan page this week asking fans to vote for their favorite engagement ring design. It looks like the decision will be coming down to the wire so head over and cast your vote! While you're at it, become a fan of Ostbye on their fan page as well.

New Ostbye Reflections of Color Trade Advertisement

If you haven't seen it already, you must check out Ostbye's new advertising creative. First appearing in INSTORE, Ostbye's Reflections of Color collection is beautifully displayed in this new ad. This ad is part of a larger campaign that you'll be seeing in many of the country's top trade publications. Be on the lookout!

Ostbye Bridal Set In Inside Weddings Winter 2011

Inside Weddings, Winter 2011 issue, has a feature on the 'most intensely desired diamond engagement rings of this season.' Among the 35 rings and sets you'll find Ostbye's 14K bridal set. Have a look, the issue is on stands now.

Ostbye Heart Pendant INSTORE January 2011

The January 2011 issue of INSTORE has an Ostbye sterling silver heart pendant in their Case In Point: Mom's Style section. This feature showcases examples of jewelry great for keeping in stock for Mother's Day. The heart pendant is both personal, and affordable.

NJ StyleFile: Engaged to hue | National Jeweler

National Jeweler added another post to their NJ StyleFile recently featuring some great colored stone jewelry.

If you check out their site you can see a 14-karat yellow and white gold ring with garnet center and diamond accents by Ostbye.  You will also find an 18-karat white gold ring with aquamarine center and sides stones with pave diamonds.  Two really great pieces from Ostbye and Christian Tse.



Left: Ostbye, Right: Christian Tse



NJ StyleFile: Engaged to hue | National Jeweler

Ostbye men's jewelry in December InStore

In the latest issue of InStore you will find a great picture of Ostbye's stainless steel men's necklace.

Amore & Baci begins 'Bead of The Week' on Facebook

The Amore & Baci Facebook fan page has started posting pictures from its vast product lineup on a weekly basis.  Visitors are also encouraged to post pictures of their jewelry and the creations they've come up with using Amore & Baci beads and jewelry.  If you aren't already a fan, check it out.

Amore & Baci beads and jewelry are made in Italy and are of great quality.  Amore & Baci in the United States is distributed exclusively through Ostbye through a growing number of its retail partners.  For more information check out the Ostbye website and 'like' the Amore & Baci Facebook fan page.

Ostbye, Christian Tse and Michelle Valadon in Engagement 101 Magazine

In the latest issue of Engagement 101 Magazine, Ostbye, Christian Tse could be found throughout the pages.  Michelle Valadon's 'Lady Lace' earrings made the cover of this issue.

Ostbye

Christian Tse

Christian Tse

Christian Tse

Michelle Valadon

JIC adds three Ostbye pieces to its consumer design gallery

The Jewelry Information Center recently added three product shots of Ostbye engagement rings and wedding bands to its consumer design gallery.  Visitors to the site are able to view an image of the pieces, send them to a friend via email, give each piece a vote, and add it to a wish list.

Ostbye Retains LBG

 

Ostbye Retains the Marketing Services of Luxury Brand Group

Minneapolis-based jewelry manufacturer and distributor, Ostbye, announced today that it has retained the services of Southern California-based brand communications agency, Luxury Brand Group. Luxury Brand Group will handle all media relations, media planning and buying, social media, product placement, new collection launches, celebrity endorsement, creative direction and special projects on behalf of Ostbye and their Ultra-Blue manufacturing brand.

Ostbye, founded in 1920 in downtown Minneapolis, has cemented its status as one of the leading manufacturers of bridal and fashion jewelry. Through the years, Ostbye has always stayed true to its mission of exemplary quality, service and value. Ostbye’s comprehensive collections and divisions include bridal jewelry, anniversary bands, fashion jewelry, family jewelry, women’s and men’s diamond jewelry, pendants, earrings, rings and beads.

“We are very pleased to be working with Luxury Brand Group and having them represent our long-standing brand. We chose Luxury Brand Group for their true understanding of today’s consumer and the fine jewelry industry,” stated Craig MacBean, President of Ostbye. “We trust Luxury Brand Group to create and execute intriguing marketing initiatives and effective media strategies to build our brand awareness.”

Luxury Brand Group will also be evaluating Ostbye’s current marketing programs and developing better uses of their budget spending. In addition, the agency will implement a strategic PR plan, which has not been done in the past, to heighten awareness of Ostbye’s extensive product line offerings and their retail partners.

Frank Proctor, Principal of Luxury Brand Group states, “We are extremely excited to represent such a highly-respected jewelry brand that has stood the test of time and has continued to grow despite a challenging marketplace. With Ostbye, we have a chance to apply our philosophies and strategies to help them grow in both the retail and consumer sector, further building their brand overtime and ultimately gaining increased market share for each of their product lines.”

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