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Colour 2018: PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet
The Pantone Colour Institute is recognised across the world as a leading source of information about colour. Every year, its employees offer us a shade that, in their opinion, most fully reflects world trends and the current mood. So what awaits us in 2018?
Meet the provocative yet thoughtful shade PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet. It continues not only originality and ingenuity, but also deep thinking, and a glimpse into the future. I would call this colour one of the most controversial and contradictory, because on the one hand it is associated with club life, and on the other it is inevitable reminiscent of the mysteries of the cosmos, and pushes the mind to consider unknown civilisations. The colour of the vast and boundless night sky symbolises what, perhaps, continues to inspire the desire to explore the world(s) beyond our own.
The Pantone colour of the year has come to mean so much more than just what is happening in the world of design; it’s really a reflection of what is needed in our world today. – Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Colour Institute.
Balenciaga men’s show, spring 2018; Gucci, spring 2018; Marni, fall 2017
As people around the world become more and more passionate about colour and the desire to convey deep messages and meaning to the world, designers and brands are trying to facilitate this. To help jewellers who are searching for the source of PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra VIolet, in the coming year only a few jewellery materials will emerge in this rich purple hue, a rather unique shade. Many only have deep enamels, which can pass for almost any colour no matter who treats it, and some opals and natural tanzanite. Sapphires and spinels of a similar tonality are rare, and I would liken then to lilac rather than ultraviolet.
At one time, musical icons Prince, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix brought shades of ultraviolet to the vanguard of pop culture as an expression of personality, experimentation and creativity. It is, in fact, these three worlds that I would use to describe the pieces collected in this gallery.
Cartier
Cartier
Cartier ring with carved gemstones in 18k pink gold, with rubellites, amethysts, garnets, onyx and diamonds
Bvlgari
Bvlgari
Bvlgari 'Serpenti Forever' patent leather shoulder bag
Carrera y Carrera
Carrera y Carrera
Carrera y Carrera Nankin XL ring in 18k white-gold, with amethyst, demantoid garnets, green, yellow and white diamonds
Bovet
Bovet
Bovet 'The Château de Môtiers' 40 flower bouquet watch with diamonds
Boucheron
Boucheron
Boucheron 'Joy Amethyste' ring in sugarloaf amethyst and diamond setting
Dior
Dior
Dior 'Rose Dior Pré Catalan' earrings in 18k pink gold with carved amethyst and diamonds
de Grisogono
de Grisogono
de Grisogono ring in 18k rose gold, set with cabochon amethysts and brown diamonds
de Grisogono
de Grisogono
de Grisogono 'Grappoli' watch in 18k white gold case, set with blue sapphires, diamonds and tanzanites
Boghossian
Boghossian
Boghossian ring and earring Art of Inlay set featuring diamond inlaid into amethyst
Damiani
Damiani
Damiani 'Anima' collection masterpiece ring in 18k white gold with amethysts and diamonds
Chantecler Bells
Chantecler Bells
Chantecler Bells selection of fine jewellery charms set in 18k white and yellow gold, with pink sapphires, amethyst and diamonds
Lydia Courteille
Lydia Courteille
Lydia Courteille 'Vendanges Tardives' one of a kind cuff with tsavorites, brown diamonds, sapphires and faceted amethyst
Avakian
Avakian
Avakian 'Gatsby' transformable drop earrings in white enamel with amethysts and diamonds
Chopard
Chopard
Chopard 'Imperiale' drop earrings in 18k yellow gold with amethysts and diamonds
Cartier
Cartier
Cartier High Jewellery cuff in 18k white gold, amethysts and diamonds
Mattioli
Mattioli
Mattioli ring in 18K black gold with amethyst, pink sapphires, and tsavorites
Stephen Webster
Stephen Webster
Stephen Webster 'Deco-Haze' drop earrings set in 18k white gold with amethyst, pink sapphires and black diamonds
Hueb
Hueb
Hueb 'Luminus' drop earrings in 18k white gold with tanzanite and diamonds
Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels 'Oiseaux Enchantes' Colibri Indigo watch with diamonds
Fabergé
Fabergé
Fabergé spiral pendant, with diamonds and amethyst beads
Nirav Modi
Nirav Modi
Nirav Modi 'Seven Seas' drop earrings in tanzanite and diamond
Henry Dakak Jr.
Henry Dakak Jr.
Henry Dakak Jr. 'Dynasty' ring in 18k yellow gold with tanzanite and diamonds
Suzanne Syz
Suzanne Syz
Suzanne Syz one-of-a-kind ring in titanium, with pink topaz and diamonds
Nadine Aysoy
Nadine Aysoy
Nadine Aysoy 'Elle et Lui' ring in white 18K gold with 2 baguette-cut amethyst 5.35ct., 1 white south sea pearl 14.5mm, 46 round-cut diamonds 0.35ct.
Pasquale Bruni
Pasquale Bruni
Pasquale Bruni Taj ring in 18k pink gold with quartz and amethyst
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co. 'Soleste' rings, featuring cushion, round brilliant and pear cut tanzanite with diamond halo settings
Ritz Fine Jewellery
Ritz Fine Jewellery
Ritz Fine Jewellery Quatrefoil necklace with cabochon tanzanite, pink sapphires and diamonds
WORDS
Katerina Perez is a jewellery insider, journalist and brand consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in the jewellery sector. Paris-based, Katerina has worked as a freelance journalist and content editor since 2011, writing articles for international publications. To share her jewellery knowledge and expertise, Katerina founded this website and launched her @katerina_perez Instagram in 2013.
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