A few designers who love emeralds share their thoughts about what makes emeralds so special to them
Jewelry for the Ages
Professional Jeweler chooses emerald as the Gemstone of the Year for 2006 because of its classic elegance and perennial appeal. But the green gem also made the cut because of the interesting new emerald mines in Colombia, legendary source of the finest emeralds in the world. Here, we show you what leading jewelry designers created around these precious gems.
“My designs follow form and function and are often nature inspired. Emeralds speak to me of nature and I like them because of their inclusions; in this I know of no other gem that reflects nature as an emerald does.”
