Jeweluxe: 10 of the best jewels at the Singapore exhibition – Part One

November 12, 2018

By Katerina Perez

4 min read

The annual festival of jewels, watches and luxury life; Jeweluxe exhibited in the heart of Singapore from October 12th to the 21st. The main shopping street of the city is Orchard Road, and here is where the marquee was erected in which the exhibition – separated into two parts – was held. Around 80 brands from America, Italy, Switzerland, India, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and a host of other countries presented their jewellery creations to the discerning public of the small island country.

During the four days I spent at Jeweluxe, I met with a myriad of exhibitors and reviewed over 200 pieces of jewellery. Admittedly, it was not easy to choose the top ten pieces from this enormous range of work – each decoration was beautiful in its own way. However, after reviewing images of the various jewels, the following have made my shortlist.

A fine jewellery display at Jeweluxe 2018

A fine jewellery display at Jeweluxe 2018

href=”http://www.yuli.com.sg/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Yuli Jewellery   

I encountered Yuli Jewellery on the very first day of Jeweluxe, and a thought flashed through my mind: the author of these jewels is almost certainly an artist at heart. My instincts proved correct: Julie Foo – the founder of the brand – has a refined knowledge of both fashion and art. She is a creative person above all else; someone for whom jewellery is more than gold and gemstones. A particular highlight was a seven piece rose necklace made for a private client, composed of coloured and colourless diamonds each symbolising a family member: a father, a mother, a son, and four daughters.

Yuli Jewellery necklace in fancy coloured green, pink, orange, yellow, brownish pink, and yellow green diamonds, in a total of 2459 diamonds

Yuli Jewellery necklace in fancy coloured green, pink, orange, yellow, brownish pink, and yellow green diamonds, in a total of 2459 diamonds

 Yuli Jewellery necklace in fancy coloured green, pink, orange, yellow, brownish pink, and yellow green diamonds, in a total of 2459 diamonds

Yuli Jewellery necklace in fancy coloured green, pink, orange, yellow, brownish pink, and yellow green diamonds, in a total of 2459 diamonds

href=”https://moiseikin.com/en/#main” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Moiseikin   

Victor Moiseikin is an incredibly gifted jewellery designer from Yekaterinburg, who has a unique approach to form. He even devised his own precious stone setting and formed a collection – entitled Waltzing Brilliance™ – which clutches the gems from either side and allows them to ‘waltz’ freely between the attachments. He used this technique when creating his ‘Firebird’ ring and earrings that are composed of tanzanite, spinel and diamonds.

Moiseikin ‘Firebird’ ring and earrings with Waltzing Brilliance™ tanzanite, spinel, demantoid garnets, sapphires and diamonds

Moiseikin ‘Firebird’ ring and earrings with Waltzing Brilliance™ tanzanite, spinel, demantoid garnets, sapphires and diamonds

href=”https://paolocostagli.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Paolo Costagli  

I have always been fascinated by jewellery that contains geometric elements, particularly those in which conventional graphic forms are reinterpreted with great originality. That is why I liked Paolo Kostal’s ‘Very PC’ bracelet in rose gold with 56 carats of amethysts. The Italian designer decorated this piece with his appropriately named ‘Brilliante’ motif that takes the form of a voluminous golden cube accompanied by a checkerboard gemstone pattern. I am sure you will agree that the results are pretty spectacular!

Paolo Costagli ‘Very PC’ bracelet with 56ct of amethysts and rings, both in 18k rose gold

Paolo Costagli ‘Very PC’ bracelet with 56ct of amethysts and rings, both in 18k rose gold

href=”http://www.renellejewellery.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Renelle   

The Renelle company was founded in 2000 in Sri Lanka – a true paradise of sapphires. To this day, on the island once known as Ceylon, the mining of large, beautiful stones continues. Almost all of the colours of the rainbow have been included in this Renelle necklace composed of unheated pastel-coloured sapphires; the necklace includes green, pink, purple, yellow and bluish stones, with a combined weight of 115 carats.

Renelle necklace with a total of 115ct unheated green, pink, purple, yellow and blue sapphires

Renelle necklace with a total of 115ct unheated green, pink, purple, yellow and blue sapphires

 Renelle necklace with a total of 115ct unheated green, pink, purple, yellow and blue sapphires

Renelle necklace with a total of 115ct unheated green, pink, purple, yellow and blue sapphires

href=”http://www.karensuen.com/home.php” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Karen Suen   

Not many people are aware of conch pearls because they are an extremely rare variety of this organic material. You can find jewellery that uses the pearl in a small handful of famous houses, or at private jewellers such as Karen Suen from Hong Kong. In one of the designer’s jewellery showcases I counted as many as 8 jewels that included conch pearl; the boldest design was a cocktail ring that took the form of a flower, and at its centre is a luxurious pink pearl surrounded by several hundred diamonds of traditional round and fancy cut, as well as an array of diamond beads.

Karen Suen conch pearl and diamond ring

Karen Suen conch pearl and diamond ring

I was fortunate to discover so many fine jewellery treasures at Jeweluxe 2018 that I have split my selection of favourites into two articles! Make sure to read my follow up article tomorrow to see the rest of my Jeweluxe highlights. 

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