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Art Deco
Jewelry from the
Also very important to the development of Art Deco designs was the use of color, with the use of vivid and bold colors. Platinum being strikingly crisp and white combined with the luster of diamonds was the underlying theme and style of Deco jewelry. The use of color was very dramatic. Black and white were highly used colors, while sapphires and emeralds, were used extensively. Very popular with this period was the use of cigarette cases and holders, with heavily jeweled compacts. As well as diamond pendants and brooches, bangle bracelets, cocktail rings, became very popular. One of the most recognized pieces of this period was the double-clip brooch.
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Art Deco
Art Deco
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During the age of The Roaring Twenties,
with prohibition, lavish cocktail parties, this was a decadent period.
The Art Deco period, derived its name from Decorative Arts and Modernism
from Manufacturing in France. The Art Deco period was very distinct in
that all design traits, applicable to this period were incorporated into
almost everything from Jewelry to Furniture and even buildings. There is a
central theme to Art Deco, which is the unique geometric shapes and
designs. The boldness of color and design with such universal
applications. 
Art Deco period is influenced, by the past Edwardian and Art Nouveau
periods. Art Nouveau lent itself to this period with the highly creative and
stylized designs, while the Art Deco period replaced the free flowing
designs with sharp geometric designs. The Edwardian period used diamonds
and
platinum, while the designers of that period revealed new ways
to work with platinum that allowed them to implement new designs with
sharp and intricate outlines and shapes. Due to the new technological
advancements, diamonds and other stones could be cut into a variety of shapes,
never seen before, such as marquise, pear and emerald cuts, which worked
very well with the designs of this period jewelry.
The Art Deco period died with the begining of the Depression
and World War II. The
creative designs of the Art Deco period will be cherished with memories of
a vibrant era, while many pieces of Diamond and Platinum Jewelry from this
period still exist today.
