Costis Rings
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Three-Stone Rings
18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Rubelite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Citrine, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Quartz, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Aquamarine, Rubelite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Rubelite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Quartz, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Garnet, Paraiba, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Rubelite, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Cocktail Rings
Paraiba, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Cluster Rings
Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Band Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Rubelite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Necklaces
Aquamarine, Rubelite, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Chain Necklaces
2010s Italian Modern Bangles
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s Greek Modern Dome Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
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A Close Look at modern Jewelry
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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