This year, colored enamel or hard stone medals are coming out. Let’s find out why this piece of jewelry has become a summer must-have.
Medals, which were once minimalistic and often designed in gold or silver, are now adorned with bright hues that add a touch of joy and modernity to our summer outfits. For this, jewelry designers use various modern or even very old techniques.
The medal is the traditional decoration of excellence. They symbolize religion, love or luck. The reverse even allows you to engrave a personal message. Medal specialist Artus Bertrand knew how to revive fashion. The house has created medals of all sizes, allowing them to be worn stacked on one or more chains.
Enamel and its craziest colors
Thus, enamel is a colored glass-like substance applied to metal. Used since ancient times, this technique enables the creation of patterns and reliefs, such as on the Thomas Szabo medal, where each detail is represented in different colors. Or on Lorraine Rubinsky’s “Love” medallion in carmine red, symbolizing passion and energy.
Hard stones for true naturalness
Hard stones give a unique dimension to every piece of jewelry. Turquoise is often found, especially on Pomelato’s Pom Pom Dot medallion, which evokes calm and the sea. Recall David Yurman’s DY Elements medal, which, thanks to the petrified wood, offers a real landscape to the medal, as pictured.
Source: Le Figaro
