Pearl farmers are cashing in on all-time high prices for mother-of-pearl. The iridescent shell, which is created by oysters, is fetching $15 to $20 per kilogram. The product, which is in high demand ...

Scientists have studied nacre's growing mechanism of gastropods, a step for the artificial reproduction of this material in laboratories which could make possible its use in biomedicine. Although ...

Mother-of-pearl buttons were once a staple of high-end tailored shirts, jackets and coats. But for such a ubiquitous fashion item, their origins are now rarely seen - and are becoming more unusual as ...

Mother-of-pearl has found many uses over the centuries, in everything from buttons and jewellery, to Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Western Australia's Kimberley region. A world-first collaboration ...

Inspired by the nature and wildlife found in his native country, Halili carves the skulls into raw, gold-lip and black-lip mother of pearl shells collected from the Philippines. To give more depth to ...