Modern Wedding 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 Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Pearl, Garnet, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Amethyst, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wedding Rings
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Amethyst, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Black Opal, Opal, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold
20th Century Modern Wedding Rings
Yellow Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, 14k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Pink Sapphire, Emerald, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s Modern Wedding Rings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Pink Sapphire, Emerald, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Modern Wedding Rings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, 15k Gold
1950s Vintage Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Blue Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
20th Century Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Spinel, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Wedding Rings
18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wedding Rings
Tanzanite, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wedding Rings
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Pink Diamond, Y...
Early 2000s Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1950s Vintage Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wedding Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Amethyst, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wedding Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Wedding Rings
Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Wedding Rings
Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wedding Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold