The number of types in Ten/Ten stand out as one thing particular for an engagement ring assortment. Each has distinctive particulars and the spirit of individuality. What precisely do I imply? Effectively, most engagement rings are created inside conventional parameters similar to prong-set solitaires, three-stone rings or halo settings. These rings are completely different.
Illustration of Harwell Godfrey’s Lauren Harwell and her Ten/Ten Motu engagement ring composed of 18k yellow gold, a white diamond and mom of pearl. Picture courtesy, illustration Lauren Rust
The Ten/Ten rings are akin to a girl’s private sense of favor. Within the group there are jewels that will be excellent for a bohemian bride, a minimalist or an iconoclast. There are additionally classic impressed jewels and designs for the artistically inclined.
The distinctive qualities stem from the truth that the rings had been made by 10 designers who oversee their very own impartial jewellery labels. They’re ALMASIKA’s Catherine Sarr, Aurora Lopez Mejia, Bea Bongiasca, Harwell Godfrey’s Lauren Harwell, Lola Fenhirst’s Lola Oladunjoye, Marla Aaron, Michelle Fantaci, Pamela Love, Platt Boutique Jewellery’s Natasha Tsimmerman and WWAKE’s Wing Yau.
An illustration of designer Bea Bongiasca and the designer’s Ten/Ten You’re So Mine engagement ring composed of 18k yellow gold, a white diamond and enamel. Picture courtesy, illustration Lauren Rust
There are stunning backstories behind the small print for every of those jewels. Italian sensation Bea Bongiasca, for instance, whose designs are perpetually worn by Dua Lipa, remodeled the signature enamel swirls discovered all through her assortment right into a white enamel curlicue on a hoop that acts as a jacket for a easy oval diamond ring. The engagement ring, the designer dubbed You’re So Mine, is the truth is a set of two rings. “I appreciated the thought of making one thing that might have this duality of a way of enjoyable and custom,” explains Bea.
Illustration of ALMASIKA’s Catherine Sarr and her Ten/Ten Serene engagement ring composed of 18k yellow gold and a white diamond. Picture courtesy, illustration Lauren Rust
The tremendous proficient Catherine Sarr of ALMASIKA, whose jewels have been noticed on Tessa Thompson and Alicia Keys, created a design loaded with symbolism for a pair. “This ring represents a lyrical power arising from love, and the design itself was impressed by two streams of water flowing and enveloping a rock,” explains Catherine. “The identify of the ring, Serene, comes from Latin which suggests peaceable, calm and clear: a reference to the water that impressed the silhouette and the type of journey we want for an engaged couple.”
Illustration of Aurora Lopez Mejia and her Ten/Ten Mara engagement ring composed of 18k yellow gold and a white diamond. Picture courtesy, illustration Lauren Rust
The superb Aurora Lopez Mejia—who counts Madonna, Brad Pitt and Rihanna among the many purchasers who’ve ordered customized items from her unique studio—made a daring dedication ring for Ten/Ten. The design has a circle of gold surrounding the solitaire and a squarish band that follows the pure strains of a finger.
On the outside of the flat backside the phrase “love” is hand engraved in a 19th century fashion serif font you may discover in a e book from the interval. “It’s a private message the one who wears it can see each time they take a look at the palm of their hand,” explains Aurora.
Illustration of Michelle Fantaci and her Ten/Ten Naledi engagement ring composed of 18k rose gold and a white diamond. Picture courtesy, illustration Lauren Rust
On the middle of every Ten/Ten ring is a diamond that’s as newsworthy because the designs. The gems, that hover in measurement just below one carat, come from the mines in Botswana. You might be conversant in the placement as a result of that’s the place the middle stone in Meghan Markle’s engagement ring comes from. Or you could have heard of the Botswana mines as a result of they’ve been an important success story of financial progress for the African nation. The mines are a three way partnership between the Botswana authorities and the De Beers Group.
The gems within the Ten/Ten assortment mark the start of a brand new period on the Botswana mines as they work in the direction of establishing a complete system of traceability again to the supply. Every of the gems within the collab is microscopically inscribed with a novel serial quantity and “Botswana Ten/Ten.”
Illustration of Pamela Love and her Ten/Ten Treccia engagement ring composed of 18k yellow gold and a white diamond. Picture courtesy, illustration Lauren Rust
One other aspect that makes the Ten/Ten assortment particular is that every design is being made in a restricted version of 10. This sort of exclusivity is often one thing that’s arduous to search out. You may think it at a rarefied boutique in New York or Los Angeles. However the reverse is true. The gathering shall be available on the Blue Nile web site.
As Stephen Lussier, Govt Vice President of Client Markets for De Beers Group, defined succinctly, “The partnership with Blue Nile gives the chance to achieve a broad viewers and convey a uniqueness in design at a value level that’s in keeping with what most customers anticipate to spend on this buy.”
Discover out extra in regards to the particular person designers and their inspirations on the devoted touchdown web page for Ten/Ten at BlueNile.com.
*This submit was produced in collaboration with Ten/Ten.
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