Las Vegas jewellery week is often treated as two separate shows – buyers and exhibitors tend to choose one over the other. Couture in the Wynn is where designers push boundaries. JCK, opposite in the Venetian is where the industry does its business. After walking both shows this year I noticed many similar themes whether it was a steel necklace at Couture, a watermelon tourmaline at JCK or a fancy yellow diamond as big as a sugar cube. Separating all these things out I realized I kept seeing the same things.
Read our story on the trends at Couture here
Gold was everywhere. So were unusual gemstones. Designers embraced unusual metals and materials – titanium, steel, enamel and carbon fibre, while natural diamond producers doubled down on rarity, provenance and colour. At surface level this didn’t appear related but actually what brands and suppliers were doing was saying – how do you create something special when perfection can be manufactured.
