DESIGN 26 | JNA November/December 2023 Titanium The past few years have seen more and more buyers favouring innovation, intricacy and diversity in their jewellery choices. Titanium jewellery, which comes in a wide spectrum of colours and creative possibilities, fits the bill, with designers pointing to soaring market appetite for this intriguing metal. A testament to titanium’s rising popularity are designers and manufacturers increasingly focusing on or shifting to titanium jewellery. Even luxury jewellers such as Piaget, Pomellato, Boghossian and Chopard, to name a few, are joining the bandwagon, having launched their own high jewellery collections in titanium. Measuring 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, titanium is one of the hardest and most durable metals. It is also incredibly light in weight, making it one of nature’s true paradoxes. Naturally grey in colour, titanium undergoes an anodising process to produce striking hues ranging from purple to green, yellow and turquoise, among others. World of colours These vibrant colours allow designers to take greater artistic liberties, according to Victoria Yu, director and designer at Joywith Jewelry. Titanium being light and sturdy also make it the most ideal | Bernardette Sto. Domingo 杜明高 | Buyers’ growing penchant for vibrant and extraordinary designs is giving titanium jewellery a platform to shine brighter in high jewellery circles. 色彩缤纷的钛首饰设计独特， 渐受买家喜爱，在高级珠宝界大放异彩。 Lotus brooch in titanium with diamonds and coloured gemstones by Vitoria Wu of Osi Vitoria 钛金属莲花胸针，镶有多颗钻石和彩色宝石， 由Osi Vitoria的Vitoria Wu设计 Dragonfly brooch in titanium by Kelvin Han of Anaisha Jewels Ltd 钛金属蜻蜓胸针，由Anaisha Jewels Ltd的 Kelvin Han设计 钛金属的诱人色彩 The tantalising colours of
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