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