Modern Engagement Rings

MODERN STYLE

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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Creator: Roman Malakov

Style: Modern

Roman Malakov, GIA Certified Floating Round Diamond Engagement Ring

Modern Engagement Rings

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov, GIA Certified Floating Round Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 0.80 Carats Total Round Diamond Bezel Solitaire Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 0.45 Carats Round Cut Diamond Engagement Ring with Side Stones

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Three-Stone Ruby and Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 0.71 Carats Emerald Cut Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring Style

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov GIA Certified 10.65 Carat Radiant Cut Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified Emerald Cut Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 6.65 Carat Pear Shape Diamond and Green Emerald Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 1.26 Carats Total Marquise Cut Diamond Halo Pave Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 3.87 Carats Radiant Cut Fancy Yellow Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 1.79 Carats Total Asscher Cut Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 1.01 Carats Fancy Light Yellow Round Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov GIA Certified 10.09 Carats Oval Cut Diamond Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

1.56 Carats Total Asscher Cut Diamond and Ruby Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov GIA Certified 13.23 Carat Cushion Cut Diamond Three-Stone Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 7.19 Carats Pear Shape Fancy Dark Gray Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 1.87 Carats Trapezoid Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

2.38 Carats No-Heat Blue Sapphire and Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 4.47 Carat Round Cut Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov GIA Certified 1.22 Carats Cushion Cut Diamond Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov GIA Certified 1.00 Carat Round Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 0.50 Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 1.32 Carats Princess Cut Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Round Diamond Cluster Engagement Ring in Yellow Gold

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 4.58 Emerald Cut Green Emerald and Diamond Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 1.17 Carat Oval Cut Green Emerald and Diamond Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 2.15 Carat Round Shape Diamond Pave Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 1.12 Emerald Cut Pink Sapphire and Diamond Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

6.15 Carats Cushion Cut Blue Sapphire and Diamond Three-Stone Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 1.50 Carats Oval Cut Ruby with Diamond Floral Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov 4.88 Carats Emerald Cut Blue Sapphire Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Roman Malakov GIA Certified 1.56 Carats Asscher Cut Diamond Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 0.93 Carats Brilliant Round Diamond Halo Infinity Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 2.18 Carats Asscher Cut Diamond Double Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 1.51 Carats Brilliant Round Shape Diamond Infinity Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

GIA Certified 4.07 Carats Princess Cut Diamond Halo Pave Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

1.02 Carat Blue Sapphire Diamond Gold Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

Cushion Cut Diamond Halo Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings

1.05 Carats Total Mixed Cut Diamond Three-Row Open-Work Engagement Ring

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings