Having recently spent some time in Miami and Palm Beach, it struck me the amount of blue that’s around from the sky, sea and the vast array of buildings that are painted assorted shades of blue. These glorious shades of blue are amplified by the sun’s rays that reflects off the buildings and glistens in the sea. This has given me the idea to concentrate on mixing a combination of sapphires, aquamarines and diamonds in a new up and coming design project.
Using this combination of gemstones was made infamous by Princes Diana in 1981 when she chose her engagement ring. The ring chosen was a 12 carat oval Ceylon sapphire surrounded with diamonds which was made by Garrard and influenced from a brooch that was given to Queen Victoria, who was known to adore sapphires from Prince Albert in 1840. The sapphire and diamond brooch was also handed down to Queen Elizabeth II who was often seen wearing it at both formal and regal events.
