gemstones

This photo shows gold, exhibited in the mineral gallery of the Natural History Museum in Paris.

Since the 1990’s, the variety of stones used in jewelry has considerably increased.

Following the emergence of a new clientele from emerging countries, demand in the jewelry sector has increased. There was a need to produce always more jewels and stones, which have become always more difficult to find. Since then, some mines are even depleted. Thus, the jewelers began to take an interest in previously neglected materials. We witnessed the return of the opal in the years 2010, with the appearance of fine stones in the showcases of the famous jewelers.
The entry of fashion labels into jewelry has upset the sector, not just in its operation. The styles of these new players on the market, more varied, were staged by colored stones. Lately, brightly colored stones, such as spessartite garnet, chrysoberyl or paraiba tourmaline, discovered in 1989, for example, have enjoyed increasing interest.

I started working as a jewelry designer in 2000. Little by little, I was able to fill my address book with names of quality suppliers, each specialized in a subject or provenance. Today, I know how to find the stone you dream of, or make you dream of a stone you did not suspect.

TANZANITE

Named after the country where the only deposit at the foot of Kilimanjaro was discovered by shepherds, Tanzanite is a variety of gemstone with a wide variety of shades. The Maasai, a tribe of East Africa, consider this stone sacred, symbolizing happiness and prosperity.

Tanzanite has a vitreous luster ranging from brilliant blue to deep purple to grey. Its particularity lies in its ability to change colour according to the orientation. The stone reflects blue, red-violet and bronze according to the choice of the stone cutter, which makes each stone unique.

Like satin, it is the symbol of the 24th wedding anniversary.

IMPERIAL TOPAZ

Topaz covers a wide range of colours. The rarest and most expensive variety is imperial topaz. Its palette resembles that of a twilight sky. It begins with fiery gold tones, extends to peach-pink shades towards purple variations.

SPESSARTITE GARNET

Another gem that has a very varied colour spectrum is garnet. In addition to its richness of colour, it impresses with its great brilliance. As brightly coloured stones have recently gained a lot of interest, I present here an orange garnet from Africa. Combined with other coloured gems, such as pink morganite, it is particularly attractive.

BLACK OPAL

from Australia

to see a ring with a black opal

TSAVORITE

This gem symbolizes kindness, vitality and prosperity. In 1967, Campell Bridges, the legendary geologist, discovered it in Tanzania, rather by chance. It exists in shades ranging from a pastel green to a deep and bright green, close to that of emerald.

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Gemstones

TANZANITE

IMPERIAL TOPAZ

SPESSARTITE GARNET

BLACK OPAL

TSAVORITE

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