Tips on Art Deco Rings

These architectural pieces are usually made with platinum and diamonds as the preferred color for Art Deco jewelry is black and white.

However, ruby, emerald, sapphire, turquoise and coral are sometimes set. These bold-colored gemstones add drama to the jewelry.

Art Deco was a title used in an exposition by a popular international art design movement called La Société des artistes décorateurs. In 1925, the society organized Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. The exposition featured both French art and business interests and used the term Art Deco as a title, where the name of Art Deco style was derived. It affected many different arts including fashion and jewelry.

The popularity of Art Deco jewellery started during World War II. At that time, the females began demonstrating their new equality by wearing short dresses and cutting their hair short. They accessorized their new, boyish style with Art Deco jewellery, like long dangling earrings and necklaces, multiple bracelets and bold rings.

In Art Deco jewellery, the free flowing curves and naturalistic motifs were changed to a harshly geometric and symmetrical theme. Today, it consists of arcs, circles, rectangles, squares, and triangles. Jewelers add long lines and curves to bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings.

Art Deco rings are highly collectible. These unique pieces are perfect for people whose styles are bold as Art Deco rings are not meant for a subtle look. They are meant to be noticed. They have sophisticated sparkle that will surely stand out in a crowd.

Art Deco rings can also be used as engagement rings. Art Deco engagement rings have antique aspect, making it a perfect jewelry to pass on to future generations. Antique engagement rings have a wonderfully romantic feel that hearkens back to a simpler time. These vintage pieces are often hand engraved and possess a very feminine look.

Art Deco engagement rings are often designed with a large square center stone surrounded by smaller square stones or triangular stones. These engagement ring alternatives put a unique spin on the traditional and classic diamond rings.

Here are few tips in buying Art Deco engagement rings

1. First, know how your future wife feels about having an Art Deco engagement ring. If she does not mind wearing an untraditional engagement ring, then, Art Deco ring is a good alternative.

2. Art Deco rings are usually made with little diamonds, so make sure she knows this. If she’s ok with not having a big stone on her engagement ring, then, there will be no problem. If not, there are Art Deco engagement rings that were set with small diamonds but are designed in such a way that these pieces of diamond will look like one big diamond.

3. Aim for the sleek look. Use contrasting shapes and do not focus on the traditional princess or round cut diamonds. If she likes white diamonds but want a unique ring, Art Deco engagement ring with pear or trillion cuts is perfect.

4. You can set your diamond with colored gemstones. And to make it more sentimental, choose the one with your future wife’s birthstone or the birthstone of the month of the wedding.

5. Lastly, look for a ring with an intricate detailing and focus on the diamond setting.

Hope this helps,

To your success,

Melinda Gagnon