SHOWCASE 精品荟萃 PEARL REPORT | 26 | 2023-2024 Leading pearl producers and traditional wholesalers are stepping up design efforts to reimagine the pearl as a fashion-forward, chic and aspirational adornment. By collaborating with innovative designers, companies can now offer jewellery pieces that elevate pearls into the category of avant-garde designer jewellery. A larger and more important development and a cause for excitement is that pearls are at the centre of the new gender-fluid ethos in jewellery design as more men embrace pearls, including strands, as an accessory. Overall, strands are hugely fashionable, and a current trend is to mix pearl colours and varieties. As a result, all pearl types are seeing solid demand, with fine South Sea and Akoya leading the way. Multicolour strands have indeed become trendy but there is also strong interest in white pearls, especially Akoya, according to Pierre Boite of Parisbased pearl specialist Alain Boite. At the same time, the availability of large freshwater pearls in lustrous colours has made these gems designers’ darlings. Mixing of pearls with colourful gemstones or complementing them with diamonds is a continuing trend and many brands are reporting good success with these. Additionally, mother-of-pearl shells as well as sliced and carved pearls and even heart-shaped golden South Sea pearls, which are cultured in this shape in Indonesia, add to the widening palette of pearl jewellery designs. As global demand for pearls reaches a new crescendo, designers and brands are embracing all varieties in their jewellery collections to break the norm and present the pearl as a fine and trendy gem that appeals to all generations and genders. 随着珍珠在全球各地的需求再创新高，设计师和品牌在珠宝系列中积极 创制不同款式，打破传统规范并焕发其时尚形象，以吸引不同年龄层和 性别的顾客。 | Jennifer Henricus | Pearl and coloured gemstone necklace by Yoko London Yoko London 的珍珠彩宝项链 珍珠首饰设计突破界限 Galatea Jewelry’s ‘Message in a Pearl’ pendants embedded with NFC technology Galatea Jewelry 的“珍珠情 书”吊坠采用 NFC 技术 boundaries in pearl jewellery Pushing design
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