The PAD art fair in London has a growing fine-jewelry presence that caters to a high-spending international clientele, and one collection at its latest edition had everyone talking: Fernando Jorge’s Deep Stream.
The bold nine-piece line was remarkable for its use of voluminous cuts of Amazonian Red Louro, which the designer ethically sourced in his native Brazil. The hardwood is prized for its strength, flexibility and lack of knots, and Jorge shaped it in his signature sinuous silhouettes before setting it with pear-cut brown diamonds and droplets of 18-karat yellow gold.
“My passion for jewelry is an outcome of my deep appreciation for nature and the opportunity to work with those excellent natural materials,” says Jorge. “An ethically sourced wood from the Amazon is just as precious and exciting to me as a rare gem.”
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Main image: Fernando Jorge Deep Stream earrings in Red Louro with pear-shaped brown diamonds. (Fernando Jorge)
