If there is one style that’s omnipresent, from the mainstream to the highest echelons of jewelry, it’s Art Deco. Kay Jewelers recently released the Neil Lane Artistry Heritage collection, comprising platinum engagement rings and wedding bands with lab-grown diamonds in Art Deco-inspired cuts. Another designer embracing the aesthetic is Istanbul-based Melis Goral, whose collections offer a contemporary take on the Art Deco movement. The geometric jewels star the Big Three gems — emeralds, sapphires and rubies — as well as malachite, lapis lazuli, black onyx and other stones reminiscent of the 1920s.
Also taking inspiration from the era is Parisian Amélie Huynh, the founder of Statement. The brand’s signature My Way ring combines Art Deco’s codes and celebration of craftsmanship, the jeweler says. “I admire the style’s refined geometry and luminous sophistication, and I hope it shows in my pieces. Each line and each detail evoke the perfect harmony of shapes, where the brilliance of gold and precious stones celebrates the elegance of a bygone era, the Roaring ’20s.”
Meanwhile, in New York, Art Deco has influenced nearly all of Lindley Gray’s work with its “restraint and sense of geometric proportion,” says the designer. Her latest SoHo capsule collection of studs and charms interprets her favorite Art Deco illustrations, textiles, buildings and objets d’art.
Fellow New Yorker Kia Schwaninger launched her Kia Schwan high-jewelry brand after working at Harry Winston and Van Cleef & Arpels. Its inaugural Colorhythms collection joyfully blends geometric lines and semi-spherical carved stones such as coral, malachite and turquoise. In the Art Deco spirit, her creations are customizable and transformable. “Collectors are buying the design and the craftsmanship more than the stone,” she says.
Main image: Kia Schwan Disc necklace with turquoise, malachite, tourmaline cabochons and diamonds in 18-karat gold. (Kia Schwan)
