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Amanda’s Style File: Designer Collaborations
Partnerships in the jewelry industry abound. Amanda Gizzi is spotlighting 13 stunning pieces of jewelry that are products of joint design efforts.
Sometimes there are trends that emerge in the jewelry industry that reach beyond any particular style, stone or metal. This edition of “Amanda’s Style File” features one of those trends--collaborations.
With increasing frequency, we are seeing two or more brilliant jewelry designers, stone cutters or artists join forces to create breathtaking and unique jewelry.
The jewelry becomes works of life and, in some cases, benefit some worthwhile charities or causes.
Here are a few shining examples of collaborations.
Alexis Kletjian 20-karat rose gold ring featuring brown diamonds and a 3.42-carat brown zircon cut by Jean-Noel Soni of Top Notch Faceting ($12,000)
Jennifer Dawes Designs’ collection featuring Anza Gems gemstones (left to right: orange sapphire from Tanzania, scissors-cut Kenyan kiwi garnet, Kenyan kiwi garnet, yellow chrysoberyl, unheated blue-violet sapphire from Tanzania) all are set in fair-mined metals. They retail from $4,640 to $21,000; 10 percent of sales fund education via primary and trade schools that teach marketable skills such as gem cutting.
Erika Winters Fine Jewelry’s ring features an Anza Gems rhodolite garnet set in 18-karat yellow gold with blue sapphires ($6,960). Ten percent of sales fund education via primary and trade schools.
Also from the Gemfields x Muse Collection, this 18-karat white gold Nikos Koulis “Oui Ring” is set with an emerald-cut ruby and diamond ($3,995).
This “Style of Jolie’ cushion-cut Colombian emerald and 18-karat rose gold necklace is part of an Angelina Jolie and Robert Procop collaboration to benefit the Education Partnership for Children in Conflict (price upon request).
This “Legacy Brooke Sugarloaf” amethyst necklace set in 18-karat white gold with diamonds is the product of a Brooke Shields and Robert Procop collaboration to benefit House of Ruth (price upon request).
This 1.36-carat fancy pink diamond ring set in white and pink gold with white and pink diamond melee is the result of a collaboration between Rio Diamond and Leo Ingwer ($225,000).
Sandy Leong’s 18-karat recycled yellow gold and diamond “Harmonic Vibration Earrings” were designed in partnership with Rio Tinto ($6,800).
Diamonds Unleashed for Serena Williams white gold-plated bronze lace cuff ($349.90)
This 18-karat yellow gold “Victoria & Renae Spencer Portrait” double ring is a favorite style from the Spencer Fine Jewelry and Angie Crabtree collaboration ($2,200).
Spencer Fine Jewelry and Angie Crabtree collaborated on this “Juliette Spencer Portrait” pendant in 18-karat rose gold with diamonds ($5,850).
VanLeles’ “Legends of Africa Earrings” are crafted in 18-karat white gold and set with diamonds and 82 Gemfields Zambian emeralds totaling 17.59 carats ($112,000)
This Yossi Harri 24-karat yellow gold and oxidized gilver necklace set with rubies and rose-cut diamonds is from the Gemfields x Muse Collection ($86,130).
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