| All most well-known jewellery-houses are | | | | semiprecious stones' use and offer various |
| introduced in every largest contemporary | | | | combinations of turquoise, corrals with |
| world's capital, and their number is still | | | | sapphires and diamonds. Pearls incrusted with |
| increasing. Celebrities and movie-stars, who | | | | diamonds have also reached fashionable pike. |
| regularly appear in the news, promote not at | | | | One may as well easily find stylish and not |
| all their new song-albums or most-distributed | | | | so glaringly luxurious furnishings: topaz, |
| movies, but on the contrary just another | | | | amethyst, tourmaline and aquamarine were also |
| jewellery collection. | | | | added to the list of the most present-day |
| | | | semiprecious stones. |
| Undoubtedly, the cost of such beauty is high. | | | | |
| However, when purchasing gold or silver ware | | | | Talking about shape, furnishings are mainly |
| from the last ultra-stylish collection, one | | | | massive and large in size. As concerns |
| may be sure to get a «friend» for ages. | | | | pendants, these are round and flat |
| The jewellery world has its own view upon | | | | medallions, more than 2 inches in diameter |
| fashion. Neither diamonds, sapphires nor | | | | with a huge stone mounting (Di Modolo Milano, |
| emeralds have time limits. The same with | | | | Korloff). They perfectly decorate low-cut |
| goods, made of these precious stones: they | | | | décolleté so fashionable this season. |
| don't ever wear out or go out of fashion, but | | | | Earrings are also big, long with fanciful |
| just the reverse - become more unique, | | | | pendants, and seal-rings are beautified with |
| expensive each year and always maintain in | | | | large bright stones or small diamonds' |
| requisition. At the same time even the most | | | | placer. |
| conservative jewellers from time to time | | | | |
| phase in fresh ideas into their classic | | | | The tendency of using conventionalized images |
| collections' design. Our task is to catch | | | | of animate nature and abiocoen still |
| them! | | | | continues to develop. The freedom for |
| | | | imagination is unlimited! A great variation |
| Let's begin our review, certainly, with gold. | | | | of furnishings, rings and earrings, moulded |
| Epidemic demand for white gold, which was on | | | | in the shapes of cherries, oranges, melons, |
| its way for the last few years, is gradually | | | | watermelons and even egg-plants, is presented |
| diminishing. According to Baselworld's - | | | | in the Fruit collection de Grisogono. All |
| Watch and Jewellery Saloon - survey results, | | | | these are made of semiprecious stones and |
| the most fashionable precious metal is pink | | | | diamonds and look very tasty and dressy. |
| gold. This Saloon holds its collections' | | | | |
| demonstrations in Switzerland annually in | | | | A chain of footprints is a basic motive of |
| spring. And almost all jewellery brands | | | | the new Pasquale Bruni collection - Orme. It |
| presented their new collections, which are | | | | contains rings and pendants in the |
| carried out just in pink, at the last | | | | foot-shape. Magnificent diamonds light up |
| showing. But there's no reason for | | | | cascades of blossomed out white flowers in |
| conservatives' agitation - both yellow and | | | | Ghirlanda romantic furnishings of the same |
| white gold are still in great demand, as they | | | | brand. Bvlgari also keeps up the flower theme |
| always successfully group with diamonds and | | | | in the collection Sapphire Flower, the main |
| emphasize on stones' charm. Moreover they | | | | image of which is a flower with 5 sapphire |
| excellently go together and make a good | | | | petals and a small diamond in the middle. |
| combination with colorful precious and | | | | |
| semiprecious stones. Keen on bright colors | | | | Cartier in his works continues to develop |
| and anxious for something unusual? Then | | | | animalistic trend in the jewellers' art. Last |
| Korloff offers unique technology especially | | | | year he brought to life the next series of |
| for you: varnishing gold with specific | | | | his traditional panthers - La Panthere de |
| colorful lacquer. 14 colors, included in the | | | | Cartier. However, the most present-day |
| collection, always allow you to select | | | | furnishings are introduced in the shape of |
| particularly your hue. | | | | intricate twisted net - «lace» - where |
| | | | one with a touch of vivid imagination can see |
| Leading positions among precious stones three | | | | silhouettes of different animals and birds. |
| centuries ago took diamonds. And they still | | | | (Tiffany & Co, Korloff). |
| do! In addition to that their colored | | | | |
| variations are back in fashion: yellow | | | | In spite of fresh ideas and innovations, the |
| (Roberto Coin), blue and even black (such | | | | jewellers' art fashion is also shown in a |
| jewellery-houses as Iosi Scavia, Luca Carati, | | | | wide variety of stones' cuttings. All methods |
| Stephan Haffner and de Grisogono use them in | | | | are far from being new; it is the fact, that |
| their production). Though the majority of | | | | just some of them were not used very often. |
| customers continue to opt for classic, limpid | | | | One of the last Bvlgari collections - Rosette |
| stones. | | | | made of colored sapphires - received its name |
| | | | from the means of precious stones' cuttings. |
| As for combination of diamonds with other | | | | Cutting in the shape of «rose» is one |
| precious stones, there is a wide range of | | | | the most ancient methodics of stones' cut. It |
| variations. Most collections could be fairly | | | | allows collecting great number of stones into |
| called conservative, designed for luxurious | | | | unlimited quantity of fanciful combinations |
| evening dresses. And in this case, as far as | | | | and making unbelievable effect of |
| jewelers are concerned, semiprecious stones | | | | kaleidoscope. Chopard introduced a very |
| are not appropriate and, certainly, are | | | | woman-like collection Copacabana, almost all |
| inferior to diamonds and sapphires. An | | | | the stones in which have the most present-day |
| unbelievable palette of hues was enabled in | | | | cutting «briolette». Korloff offers a |
| one of the last collections of Bvlgari High | | | | unique cutting «Korloff cut» of 65 |
| Jewellery: colors varied from blue with | | | | facets, for which he owns a patent. This |
| blueness, pink with gently-pink and green to | | | | method adds miraculous shine to diamonds, |
| yellow and purple. Yet in comparison with the | | | | which are not very attractive stones in the |
| previous collection - Allegra, where we have | | | | first place: stones start to blaze thanks to |
| already seen such palette, but with the use | | | | gradual increase in facets' size and |
| of absolutely different stones (tourmalines, | | | | reflection's flatness. |
| topazes, quartzes and amethysts), this | | | | |
| presented collection is marked with colors | | | | On the whole, let alone total conservatism in |
| combinations of only one precious stone - | | | | the world of jewellers' art, fashion offers |
| sapphire. At the jewellery-house Korloff | | | | us many furnishings' variations this season. |
| mostly «Royal» materials are used in | | | | It is interesting, that nowadays' trends |
| making their works: designers insist, the | | | | repeat fashionable tendencies of the last |
| design itself is so unique that there is no | | | | century: same heavy brooches, pendants, |
| sense in making it cheaper by the utilization | | | | necklaces, decorated with butterflies, |
| of semiprecious stones. | | | | dragonflies and flowers. In the long run it |
| | | | proves again, that jewellery is not going out |
| At the same time many brands, de Grisogono | | | | of fashion! |
| for instance, do not avoid and approve of | | | | |