Welcome to our bite-sized blog of Jewellery Gems chosen by jewellery writer and consultant, Erica Abbiss-Biro. For articles to get your teeth into and to share your own gems visit www.thejewelleryloop.com
If you like your jewellery symbolic and meaningful, then Sophie Harley is your designer. This girl is deep. Her signature winged heart has been much copied but never bettered.
A pendant laced with intrigue from Zoe Duthie, featuring a framed portion of yellowing love letter or possible diary entry? Only your imagination can decide.
It’s fair to say that I’ve lusted over a number of cocktail rings in my time, but this time it’s love. This magnificent piece by James Fairhurst combines an incredible Tourmaline with channel set Tsavorite garnets.
Smooth blue agate beads offer an interesting contrast to the protruding metallic spikes on this statement necklace by Merle O’Grady. A bold and beautifully balanced design.
Immensely decorative and richly layered, Barbara Macleod utilises a myriad of techniques to create this captivating brooch with incredible surface pattern and colour.