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Gemstone Spotlight: Yael Designs
Award-winning San Francisco-based Yael Designs creates its standout pieces with recycled gold and designs them to be elegant and expressive pieces of fine jewelry, according to the company.
PHOTO This 6.46-carat tanzanite ring is accented with diamonds and made in 18-karat white gold ($11,000).
PHOTO This 6.46-carat tanzanite ring is accented with diamonds and made in 18-karat white gold ($11,000).
PHOTO These fire opals earrings (8.97 total carats) with diamonds are set in 18-karat rose gold ($15,200).
PHOTO This 3.12-carat pink sapphire pendant is set with diamonds in 18-karat two-tone gold ($14,020).
PHOTO Yael’s 8.70-carat emerald ring in 18-karat two-tone gold with diamonds and 0.34 carats of green tsavorite ($12,403).
PHOTO These drop earrings boast pearls, rubellite (3.04 carats) and diamonds, and are made in 18-karat rose gold ($13,600).
PHOTO This ring has an 13.81-carat amethyst center stone accented with diamonds and set in 18-karat rose gold ($6,858).
PHOTO This 4.93-carat fire opal pendant also features 0.48carats of spessartite garnet and .50 carats of diamonds in 18-karat rose gold ($7,355).
PHOTO Yael’s drop earrings boast morganite (20.18 carats total) and diamonds set in 18-karat rose gold ($8,724).
PHOTO These emerald (10.45 carats total) and black diamond (2.69 carats total) earrings are accented with white diamonds all set in 18-karat gold ($19,655).
PHOTO Paraiba tourmaline (2.93 carats) sits in the center of this ring, accented with diamonds and made in 18-karat two-tone gold ($4,650).
Award-winning San Francisco-based Yael Designs creates its standout pieces with recycled gold and designs them to be elegant and expressive pieces of fine jewelry, according to the company.
During Las Vegas market week, the brand unveiled several new designs using gemstones rich in color, including emerald, fire opal, tanzanite, rubellite and more.
Yael Designs added the pieces to multiple collections including “Lyra,” a cosmos-inspired line that accents colored gemstones with pavé diamonds, “Serendipity,” which highlights vintage-inspired rose- cut faceted emeralds of rare quality, and the “Pacifica” line of tanzanite jewelry.
Click through the slideshow to see 10 of the brand’s latest designs.
This 6.46-carat tanzanite ring is accented with diamonds and made in 18-karat white gold ($11,000).
These fire opals earrings (8.97 total carats) with diamonds are set in 18-karat rose gold ($15,200).
This 3.12-carat pink sapphire pendant is set with diamonds in 18-karat two-tone gold ($14,020).
Yael’s 8.70-carat emerald ring in 18-karat two-tone gold with diamonds and 0.34 carats of green tsavorite ($12,403).
These drop earrings boast pearls, rubellite (3.04 carats) and diamonds, and are made in 18-karat rose gold ($13,600).
This ring has an 13.81-carat amethyst center stone accented with diamonds and set in 18-karat rose gold ($6,858).
This 4.93-carat fire opal pendant also features 0.48carats of spessartite garnet and .50 carats of diamonds in 18-karat rose gold ($7,355).
Yael’s drop earrings boast morganite (20.18 carats total) and diamonds set in 18-karat rose gold ($8,724).
These emerald (10.45 carats total) and black diamond (2.69 carats total) earrings are accented with white diamonds all set in 18-karat gold ($19,655).
Paraiba tourmaline (2.93 carats) sits in the center of this ring, accented with diamonds and made in 18-karat two-tone gold ($4,650).
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