10 November 2016
The beetle is a revered design for jewelers. Some treat it as a lucky charm carved from solid stone in an Egyptian style. Others adopt a more naturalistic approach playing with light on its iridescent wings. Daniela Villegas and Lito go as far as using genuine specimens set in gold, like precious stones.
Begüm Khan - Cuff made of gold and zircon
Ginette NY - Earrings made of pink gold
Jacquie Aiche at Hod - Ring made of gold, turquoise and diamonds
Lito - Earrings made of gold and beetle shells
Lorenz Bäumer - Brooch made of gold, diamonds, amethysts, onyx, fire opal and sapphires
Lynn Ban - Ring made of silver and diamonds
Lalique - Gold ring, with an opal surrounded by wings made of diamonds and sapphires
Sylvie Corbelin - Ring made of gold, silver, abalones, garnet, diamonds, citrines, sapphires and moonstone
Van Cleef and Arpels - Chrysoprase, turquoises, diamonds and coral
Daniela Villegas - Pendant made of gold, sapphires and beetle shell
Botter, the Dutch creative duo made up of Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter have turned colorful little cars into jewelry.
In this issue we offer a non-exhaustive overview of pieces heralding these new jewelry values.
On “Wing Shop” the new e-shop of Noor Fares, you can entirely customize the “Fly Me to the Moon” earrings.
The positive values initiated by Léon Rouvenat, almost two centuries on, are modernized.
During the conference organized by the jeweler L’Or du Monde (pioneers in the use of recycled gold), the Systext association painted an apocalyptic picture...
Barrie ans Goossens have pooled their expertise: Barrie, famous for its cashmeres, and Goossens, known for its antique-style golden couture jewelry.