Coloured gems galore on the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards.

Good morning, my darlings!!! I’m past excited to inform you that I just lately attended the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards Editor’s Day, aka coloured gemstone heaven. And sure, I took footage for you!

AGTA stands for the American Gemstone Trade Association, which represents the coloured stone and cultured pearl industries within the US and Canada. AGTA and its members lead the trade in instructional assets, moral practices, and the best coloured gems and cultured pearls.

AGTA stands for the American Gemstone Trade Association, which represents the coloured stone and cultured pearl industries within the US and Canada. The Spectrum Awards is AGTA’s legendary annual jewellery design contest, which was created to acknowledge and promote each jewelers who use coloured gems and cultured pearls in distinctive high-quality jewellery designs and likewise lapidary artists who create extraordinary faceted gems and pearls, carvings, and objects of artwork.

I first attended the Spectrum Awards Editor’s Day in 2015 and I had the glory of internet hosting the Spectrum Awards Gala Purple Carpet throughout AGTA Gem Truthful Tucson in 2017.

The Arkenstone is a magical playground for gem nerds. Any time I seemed up from the tables stuffed with completed jewellery, I used to be greeted by cabinets full of otherworldly mineral specimens, uncooked gems, and fossils. The juxtaposition between how these minerals emerge from the earth and what they’re able to when labored by human palms made your entire expertise much more poignant.

Shout out to the stunning Mr. DitL, my superb husband (above), who got here alongside to assist out!

Sufficient discuss. Let’s get to the jewellery!

Kicking issues off with one of the crucial memorable items from the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards…that is The Underworld Ring by Third Eye Meeting. Produced from 18K yellow gold, platinum, 22k rose and inexperienced gold, 24K yellow gold and 18K white gold, The Underworld Ring encompasses a 1.62 ct. black Opal, tsavorite Garnets, sapphires, and diamonds and is exquisitely detailed with mythological and astrological scenes.

In response to Third Eye Meeting’s Instagram, this exceptional piece is supposed to be an “astrological self portrait” of the artist (a Scorpio). Within the designer’s personal phrases:

“Depictions of Hades and Hecate, the female and male greek gods of the underworld, flank the east and west sides of the ring. Earth and Mars are depicted on the North and South sides of the ring together with diamonds and sapphires that align with the Scorpio star constellation.”

I didn’t see fairly as a lot pink as I’d have anticipated, given the colour’s present recognition, however the pink I did see was extraordinarily noteworthy. Have a look at the almost-neon Barbie shade of the pink sapphires in these earrings!!

These pretty floral earrings are by Caroline Chartouni of Caroline C Jewellery and have two luscious pink sapphires totaling 10.94 carats, surrounded by 14.75 carats of diamonds and an extra 9.45 cts of pink sapphire. Are you able to think about these on a bride, or with a pink carpet robe? Sure please.

What I did see lots of was beautiful sapphire engagement rings. A few pinks, one actually jaw-dropping purple, after which a sea of enchanting vibrant blue. These three sapphire engagement rings are by J.R. Dunn Jewelers, Skatell’s Manufacturing Jewelers, and Nicole Mera.

The sapphire middle stones themselves have been breathtaking, however I additionally cherished the creativity evident within the design particulars of the settings. Have a look at these two, by Pompos Jewellery (left) and Robert Pelliccia of J.R. Dunn Jewelers (proper).

The Pompos Jewellery ring encompasses a 6.29 ct Ceylon sapphire and the J.R. Dunn ring options an 11.32 ct cushion minimize sapphire. These are critical stones.

This necklace was one other one among my private favorites. I’ve all the time cherished the bewitching iridescence of Mom of Pearl, and I cherished how this inexperienced gold Almaza Jewelers necklace contains complimentary diamonds, rubies, tsavorite garnets, and sapphires to assist deliver out the entire Mom of Pearl’s different hues.

One of many coolest issues about this necklace was the again, which I by some means didn’t {photograph}! Every of these Mom of Pearl ovals has a gently wrought gold sea creature on the again. It’s beautiful and so enjoyable! Preserve an eye fixed out on Instagram – I’ll publish a video of this necklace and add a hyperlink to it right here

Not technically a chunk of jewellery, this unbearably cute object d’artwork was one of many first items that caught my eye. Isn’t it unimaginable? It’s an itty bitty Harley Davidson bike made from 18K rose gold, coated in diamonds and a 1.59 ct. blue pure Burma sapphire as its seat.

This little magnificence is the work of Rodney Rahmani of Good Stars. The wheels actually flip, the handlebar actually steers, and sure, I did drive it up and down my arm whereas making “vroom vroom” noises.

This tourmaline ring by Ian Delucca of Khobe Delucca received the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards Editor’s Selection Award, which that the members of the press (together with yours actually) thought this piece deserved recognition. Isn’t it nice? I really like the colours, the damaging area, and the minimalist however eye-catching silhouette.

The ring is constituted of ruthenium-plated 18K yellow gold and encompasses a 4.84 ct tourmaline accented with additional tourmaline and diamonds.

I’ve adopted Gary Roe Jewellery on Instagram for a while, however this necklace was the primary piece of the jeweler’s work I’ve seen in particular person. Isn’t it simply gorgeous? It makes me need to frolic in a forest with an enthralling elf prince.

This beautiful piece is 22K yellow gold and encompasses a 33 ct. bicolor Tourmaline, a pear-shape Tourmaline, and Tsavorite Garnets.

Are you prepared for one more pair of earrings? We’ve obtained extra beautiful blue right here on this entry from Pamela Froman Fantastic Jewellery. That texture on the 18K gold is the designer’s signature look. These earrings function two gorgeous cushion-cut blue Zircons (10.8 ctw) and a pair of carved turquoise drops accented with diamonds.

Pamela Froman had two pairs of earrings within the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards, however these have been my favorites.

I used to be so excited to be round jewellery once more that I weirdly forgot to strive on very many items? I used to be so targeted on touching it and photographing it that I didn’t mannequin a lot of it!

I did bear in mind strive on this necklace – and thank goodness I did, as a result of it’s so good with my gown! It’s by Eddie Sakamoto for Someplace within the Rainbow and it’s referred to as the ‘A Rose by Any Different Identify’ necklace. It options 18K gold and platinum with a 21.83 ct rose-colored step-cut Tourmaline and diamonds.

How about two items in a single picture? These two opal stunners are by the identical designer, Llyn Robust. The opal necklace options Paraiba tourmaline, alexandrite, and spinel accents, whereas the ring is a black opal accented with blue and yellow diamonds. I really like how the accent stones of each items choose up the precise play of shade in every middle stone. You may inform how a lot thought went into these.

Llyn Robust really had one among my favourite items within the first AGTA Spectrum Awards I ever attended, a stunning opal insect brooch I noticed in 2015. I all the time get pleasure from seeing her inventive designs.

This Uneek Jewellery ring was one among my favourite design moments on the 2022 Spectrum Awards. Have a look at its polka-dot shank! Certain, that 2.62 ct oval emerald within the middle is gorgeous, but it surely’s the Tsavorite garnet accents among the many pave diamonds on the aspect that actually get me. So inventive and enjoyable!

How about this glamorous peacock brooch/pendant?

This magnificence is by Jeffrey Bilgore and encompasses a Padparadscha sapphire, bi-color Tourmaline, spinels, peridot, and diamonds. One among two very pretty bird-themed items I noticed on the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards.

Right here’s a more in-depth take a look at the cowboy hat you might have glimpsed on the desk within the high picture! Isn’t it fantastic? And so applicable for a Texas-based AGTA Spectrum Awards.

The hat encompasses a fantastically detailed 14K yellow gold and turquoise hat band, crafted by Eric E. Wright of Village Goldsmith and Antiques. Yeehaw!

Probably the most outstanding gemstone development of the 2022 AGTA Spectrum Awards was jaw-droppingly gorgous spinels. Like many individuals, I spent a few years not figuring out the phrase “spinel” in any respect, however they’ve develop into one among my very favourite stones in recent times. That is one among a number of spinels that took my breath away. Have a look at that coronary heart! It’s incendiary.

This platinum coronary heart necklace encompasses a 2.74 ct pure purplish-red Tanzanian Spinel accented with rubies and diamonds, and is by Nicole Mera.

For an instantaneous distinction: right here’s one other gorgeous spinel!

That is the platinum ‘Stadium’ ring by Benny Hayoun of B&V Diamonds. It featires a 6.66 ct pure Spinel with graduated rows of platinum coated in diamonds (3.77 ctw.) and sapphires (.72 ct) alongside the aspect.

I believe this publish has gotten lengthy sufficient…so it’s going to should be a two-parter! Click on right here for Half 2, which is now stay!

In case you like what you see right here, it is best to take a look at my AGTA Archive to see treasures from different AGTA occasions I’ve attended.

AGTA generously took care of my journey bills for this journey, however my opinions stay my very own.

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