Of the moments in art history that have impacted jewelry, the Art Deco styles of the 1920s are among the most pertinent. The geometric slashes, flashes of block color, and long linear strips of diamonds have endured through a tumultuous century to remain a jewelry mainstay.
Exact replicas of such antique jewels are still popular, but it is perhaps the space in between the old and the new that is most exciting: Art Deco fan shapes anchoring a contemporary design, for example, or the sultry eyes of painter Tamara de Lempicka’s portraits captured in vivid, thoroughly modern enamel.
Along with the mathematical mapping of gold lines, and sharp, angular diamond cuts like Asscher or princess, color is an element that can tie a design to that era. Rounds of red carnelian, columns of green gems like jade or malachite, and — of course — slabs of black onyx will do the trick, ensuring the jewels of the forthcoming ’20s stay roaring.
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Article from the Rapaport Magazine - April 2019. To subscribe click here.