Art Deco's elegance then and now...

After talking about the modern touch of New York with Harry Winston engagement rings, now we’ll go back to the beauty of antique yet electic design of Art Deco engagement rings. But before we move on, let’s firstly get to know how Art Deco became great engagement gift ideas because of its uniqueness and glamour. Here are the basics of how Art Deco’s limelight started.

Art Deco History

Art Deco started its legacy during the 1920s and rapidly became so much popular 10 years after because of its structural designs until the World War II era. What influenced its beautiful and remarkable art were a combination of interior design, architecture, visual arts, painting, and most especially fashion and jewelry. That’s where these preciously kept jewelry e.g. engagement and wedding rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc have also increased sales in several estates and jewelry stores.

Its great concept was based on the mathematical geometric shapes making it a lot more different compared to other antique jewelry and that’s the reason why it’s called “electic”. This has influenced more and more designers and artists to produce more products while integrating other elements in them such as metals, gemstones and diamonds from different countries. Styles vary from creations of Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Greco-Rome, Africa and Aztec Mexico.

Additionally, Art Deco design influences have been expressed in faceted and crystalline forms with decorative Futurism and Cubism. If you take a look, they were mostly zigzagged, jumbled, trapezoidal and geometrical.

Art Deco Engagement Rings

Definitely if you like a more unique touch of jewelry, status and treasure, Art Deco jewelry is going to be another beautiful experience as it’s designed to portray the class of the recent times. Great Art Deco engagement rings use pearls, colored stones, diamonds in platinum, while/yellow gold settings. Unlike today’s common gold rings, most Art Deco engagement rings widely use a combination of white, yellow gold and platinum with colored stones such as ruby, sapphire, emerald and diamonds to emphasize its beauty.

Now, even though it’s a little bit lost after that 1900s in the scene for some jewelry lovers, this is still going to be a great addition in your wardrobe or as one of engagement gift ideas to your loved ones to leave a new element in fashion. With its considered “newfound” sense of style, Art Deco rings gives every man and woman a more impressive look to blend in an uncommon ring with a number of other pieces making it dramatic yet elegant overall. The contrast of colors together placed on a metal ring make these truly unique items.

Finding Art Deco Rings?

Visit large Art Deco jewelers below:

• Art Deco Diamonds
• Laurelle Antique Jewelry
• Fay Cullen
• Heritage Jewelry