The magic of flowers, butterflies and other hallmarks of the backyard kingdom are central themes in today’s high jewelry.
There is something about the lush serenity of the domestic garden that has jewelry designers grabbing for their sketchbooks lately. Perhaps it’s a reaction to our rushed, permanently switched-on lives that makes the thought of hands-in-dirt cultivation so appealing.
Evergreen in their appeal, motifs of bees, butterflies and flowers perfectly capture this mood, and there is a veritable cornucopia of new takes on these icons.
Gucci’s debut high-jewelry offering, Hortus Deliciarum, is abloom with twisting vines and floral gem clusters, while Sarah Zhuang’s Fantasy Garden collection has gold dragonflies landing on vibrant sapphire petals. Other garden-inspired jewels take a more literal approach.
A brooch in Mikimoto’s Jardin Mystérieux line, inspired by aristocratic European homes and gardens, features a gate of gold and diamonds through which you can view colored-gem flower beds, hedges and a moody sky.
Tessa Packard has mixed gold and gemstones with verdigris brass in her Once Upon a Time in My Secret Garden line. It evokes the patina of aging garden gates in jewels that mimic flowers, gate keys and bird nests.
One of the quirkiest garden themes this year comes from Chaumet. Its Garden of Earthly Delights brooches portray a range of gardening tools, from spades spilling mounds of diamonds to watering cans with gemstone drops, and even gold rain boots.
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