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Flower Power: Best floral designs on S/S 2018 catwalks and jewellery
Not every plant on our planet was blessed with the gift to blossom; the ones that do are unique and fragrant, colourful and enchanting, producing budding flowers that bring us joy. The incredible variety amazes us. For 250 years scientists have studied some 258,650 species that have been recorded; it’s entirely possible that since the beginning of modern jewellery art, the number of precious interpretations of flowers created by fine jewellery houses is no less.
The perfect beauty of nature’s handiwork has attracted human attention since time immemorial, with people seeking to surrounded themselves with prodigious, stunning flowers, their images and their forms. Jewellery has emerged as a key way to perpetuate flowers’ fleeting beauty, and sometimes to surpass it. What lengths jewellers will go to in order to imitate nature!
Piaget flower watch
Stenzhorn and Van Cleef&Arpels use their unique ‘invisible setting’ technique to emulate delicate petals, encrusting their curves; Dior employs bright varnish palettes to recreate any shade possible; Maison Tabbah and Caratell find gemstones in vibrant tones, echoing nature’s authentic motifs; Hemmerle and Aida Bergsen utilise traditional jewellery metals and more innovative ones to convey natural forms. It might be that the only thing jewellers haven’t learned is how to make their pieces emit a flowery fragrance!
Decorating a pieces with a floral theme is, in my opinion, timeless: a symbol of freshness, of spring, of revival – and one that is always relevant. At the 2018 Spring/Summer catwalk flower embellishments were a hot trend adopted by such brands as Saint Laurent, Burberry, Chloe, Louis Vuitton, and Dolce & Gabbanna. You ought to join them!
Feng J •
Feng J •
Feng J 'Amour Code' ring with 14.30ct Burmese star ruby, diamonds, and hidden tsavorite detail
Stenzhorn •
Stenzhorn •
Stenzhorn 'Snow White Rose Red' earrings in invisible set rubies and diamonds
Hemmerle •
Hemmerle •
Hemmerle earrings in rubies, spinels, white gold and aluminium
Dolce&Gabbana SS2018 catwalk look •
Dolce&Gabbana SS2018 catwalk look •
Dolce&Gabbana SS2018 catwalk look
Bina Goenka •
Bina Goenka •
Bina Goenka ring with 0.78ct Burmese ruby, emeralds, colourless diamonds, petrified wood and black coral
Picchiotti •
Picchiotti •
Picchiotti 'Rose' necklace in diamonds and tsavorites
Dior •
Dior •
Dior Milly Carnivora 'Egratigna Angélique' ring in white gold, diamonds and lacquer
Chaumet •
Chaumet •
Chaumet Hortensia ‘Voie Lactée’ in brilliant cut diamonds, sapphires, chalcedony and 18k white gold
Chanel •
Chanel •
Chanel ring 'Camélia feuille fermé' in diamonds set in 18k white gold
DM Workshop •
DM Workshop •
DM Workshop ring in ruby, fancy yellow diamond and pink sapphires, handmade in 18k gold and platinum
Neha Dani •
Neha Dani •
Neha Dani 'Amarante' bracelet 72.83 carats of natural pink diamonds, natural pink diamond melee and 18 fancy vivid, purplish-pink round brilliant diamonds in 18k rose gold setting
Y/Project SS2018 catwalk look •
Y/Project SS2018 catwalk look •
Y/Project SS2018 catwalk look
Pasquale Bruni •
Pasquale Bruni •
Pasquale Bruni 'Giardini Segreti' ring with rubellite and diamonds
Sarah Ho •
Sarah Ho •
Sarah Ho 'Peony Dusk' ring in pearls, diamonds, tsavorites and chalcedony
Gismondi 1754 •
Gismondi 1754 •
Gismondi 1754 'Lilium' Earrings with white diamonds, brown diamonds and pink sapphires in 18k rose gold
Chloé SS2018 catwalk look •
Chloé SS2018 catwalk look •
Chloé SS2018 catwalk look
Caratell •
Caratell •
Caratell 'Garden' ring in 7.51ct chrysoberyl, diamonds, sapphires and tourmalines in 18k white gold
NUUN •
NUUN •
NUUN 'Blossom' earrings with 1.70 ct diamonds, sapphires, and tsavorites in 18k yellow gold
Glenn Spriro •
Glenn Spriro •
Glenn Spriro 'Reveal' ring set with diamonds, rubies and pink sapphires
Palmiero •
Palmiero •
Palmiero 'Violet' earrings in colourless diamonds, sapphires and semiprecious stones on 18k white gold
Tabbah •
Tabbah •
Tabbah 'Daisy Love' ring with colourless and fancy yellow diamonds in 18k white gold
Tiffany & Co •
Tiffany & Co •
Tiffany & Co 'Schlumberger Orchid' clip brooch with emeralds, turquoise and diamonds in yellow gold
Margherita Burgener •
Margherita Burgener •
Margherita Burgener brooch in titanium and diamonds
Bvlgari •
Bvlgari •
Bvlgari 'Sapphire Flower' earrings with multi-coloured sapphires, diamonds and peridots
Aida Bergsen •
Aida Bergsen •
Aida Bergsen 'Flora' earrings in 18k yellow gold with diamonds
Louis Vuitton SS2018 catwalk look •
Louis Vuitton SS2018 catwalk look •
Louis Vuitton SS2018 catwalk look
Faidee •
Faidee •
Faidee bracelet with pigeon blood Burmese rubies and diamonds in 18k white gold
Chantecler •
Chantecler •
Chantecler flower earrings with tsavorites and diamonds
Van Cleef & Arpels •
Van Cleef & Arpels •
Van Cleef & Arpels 'Frivole' ring in yellow gold with diamonds
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Jodie Smith is a San Francisco based writer, trend forecaster and creative consultant specialising in the jewellery and luxury industries.
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