Modern Bridal Rings
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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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Pink Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Kunzite, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s North American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Bridal Rings
White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Bridal Rings
Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Bridal Rings
Opal, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s British Modern Bridal Rings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Tanzanite, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s British Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Bridal Rings
Sterling Silver, Rhodium, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Tanzanite, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Morganite, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bahraini Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold