The International Amber Association

I wanted to introduce all of our blog readers to the International Amber Association. It is an organization that deserves to be acknowledged as it helps connect amber aficionados involved in the amber industry in a variety of ways. Most are manufacturers and merchants of amber jewelry, but there are also artists, historians and scientists who make up the 233 members representing 23 countries around the world.

The seal you see above, is one the Association uses to certify businesses who uphold the highest standards in the amber trade and who deal only authentic Baltic amber (for more on this click here).

Outside of connecting people of similar interest, the Association also organizes educational events featuring leading experts in the studies of amber, promotes amber related tourism, prints a Polish/English informational bulletin with current amber news and provides marketing material to shops, galleries and wholesalers.

To visit the IAA website and more information on amber news, history, chemistry, fashion and more, click here.