Contemporary Link Necklaces
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.
Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.
This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany & Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.
Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.
Find a collection of Contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Nathalie Jean
Style: Contemporary
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Rhodium-Plated Sterling Silver Link Choker Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the Mercure Choker necklace is composed of 11 elements of varying dimensions in rhodium plated sterling silver. Clev...
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Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the Saphir Absolu Small Necklace is composed of light hollow geometric volumes with rounded edges, in sterling silve...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Drop Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, Saphir Absolu Tie Necklace is composed of light hollow geometric volumes with rounded edges in sterling silver. Clev...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Tourmaline Sterling Silver Limited Edition Drop Link Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, Mercure Tie Necklace is composed of 19 elements of varying dimensions in rhodium plated sterling silver. Clever hidd...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Tourmaline, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Chain Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the Informe Medium Chain link necklace is composed of 19 elements in polished sterling silver ribbon. Evoking by tur...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
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Nathalie Jean Sterling Silver Limited Edition Small Chain Link Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the Informe Small Chain link necklace is composed of 15 elements in polished sterling silver ribbon. Evoking by turn...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
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Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Tourmaline Sterling Silver Drop Link Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the Mercure Tie drop necklace is composed of 19 elements of varying dimensions in rhodium plated sterling silver. Cl...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Tourmaline, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Drop Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, Saphir Absolu Pectoral is a contemporary drop necklace composed of light hollow geometric volumes with rounded edges...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Drop Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
The infinitely varied and naturally beautiful configurations of drifting ice floes inspire the angular shapes of the asymmetrical Borealis Necklace. ...
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2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean 0.58 Carat Diamond Emerald Tourmaline Pearl Onyx Gold Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Microrock Choker Necklace is devised as a game, a construction or a sophisticated aerial mobile. Shapes attached to gold rings dangle lightly around the neck, their geometry pierced ...
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2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Pearl, Black Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Limited Edition Sterling Silver Link Choker Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
With their delicate, curved, free-form surfaces, the elements of this contemporary jewel-sculpture fold and unfold with harmony and grace like metalized leaves. Linked to each other,...
Category
2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Silk Ribbon Link Chain Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
With their delicate, curved, free-form surfaces, the Hoya Carnosa little contemporary sculpture jewel pieces fold and unfold with harmony and grace like glittering shell fragments...
Category
2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary 0.468 Carat Diamond Yellow Gold Link Chain Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean’s Milan studio, Circuit articulated Chain is in 18-karat yellow gold and diamonds (carat total weight 0,468). Printed circuit boards change scale and be...
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2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Drop Link Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the contemporary Informe Pectoral Necklace is composed of elements of varying dimensions in polished sterling silver...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Pearl Sterling Silver Silk Drop Link Pendant Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
With their delicate, curved, free-form surfaces, the 24 elements of these contemporary sculpture jewels fold and unfold with harmony and grace like shell fragments...
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2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Chain Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, Saphir Infini Long Chain is a contemporary link necklace composed of 34 sterling silver ribbon shapes with rounded e...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Pearl Sterling Silver Silk Drop Link Pendant Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
With their delicate, curved, free-form surfaces, the little sculpture elements of this contemporary necklace fold and unfold with harmony and grace like shell fragments...
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2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Drop Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the contemporary Saphir Infini Tie Necklace is composed of matt sterling silver ribbon shapes with rounded edges. Cl...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Pearl Sterling Silver Silk Drop Link Pendant Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
With their delicate, curved, free-form surfaces, the elements of these contemporary sculpture jewels fold and unfold with harmony and grace like metalized leaves. Linked to each othe...
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2010s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Nathalie Jean Contemporary Sterling Silver Limited Edition Link Drop Necklace
Located in Milan, Lombardia
Made by hand in Nathalie Jean's Milan atelier in limited edition, the Saphir Infini Pectoral contemporary drop necklace is composed of matt sterling silver ribbon shapes with rounded...
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Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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