Oh my!…Those blue rays of light coming right through the most flawless blue gem yet to be discovered. The Blue Moon, as Sothebys calls it, is an internally impecable diamond that will be given for auction this November at Sothebys. Watch how this magnificent stone emerges through the Earth..
The 12,03C diamond is said to probably set a new auction record.
Happy birthday to the most timeless beauty!
Diamond Club girl Carmen Kass turns 37 this year
and we thought it was the perfect occasion to show us some of the best times
we’ve spent together shooting our campaign!
Our day was packed with several diamond shots!
The team, photographer Kostas Avgoulis, stylist Ali Giga, Irini and Myrto Danelian and our girl, supermodel, Carmen Kass.
The outcome!
Danelian Diamond Club campaign_ with Carmen Kass
At the Opera with Alexandre Desplat!
Composer Alexandre Desplat has long moved us with his music in several Hollywood masterpieces like Andersen’s The Grand Budapest Hotel for which he won the Oscar. The talented Paris-born musician from a French father and Greek mother performed for us at Herodes Opera last week living us breathlessly sparkling.
When in Istanbul…
Tea at the Çırağan
“Artists in Their Time” exhibition at Istanbul Modern
Künefe..anywhere.
The Diamond Portal Series
“Diamonds and emotions go together”
..that is something you would hear from Indian Canadian based jewelry designer
Reena Ahluwalia. And we totally agree with her.
“I am intrigued by the ability of a diamond to hold you captivated –
through its fire, brilliance, reflections, colour and its association as a holder of value,
prestige, power and mystique.
The eternal depth of diamonds are like portals, gateways to other dimensions.
In the Diamond Portal Series, I explore the moments of human emotions
as seen through the lens of the diamond as a storyteller.
Reena was immersed into her deeply-rooted tradition of Indian jewelry.
Researching the importance of jewelry’s many functions,
whether symbolic, physical or conceptual, she also started painting them.
There is nothing better then supporting each other!
Our talented friend and designer, Urania Gazelli reposted our work so now we do the same!
Urania is known for her magic turning plexiglass into luxurious hand made clutch bags. We love and support her work!
After all… it’s all Greek to us!
Details about the SOUVENIR bracelet here.
♦ Pendants_ 18K white gold
with white round brilliant diamonds and each a unique central diamond stone.
Have you ever thought of how the tradition of the engagement ring ever started?
One of the first recorded uses of a diamond engagement ring was Archduke Maximilian of Austria’s proposal to Mary of Burgundy, heiress to a vast empire in 1467, with a ring set with thin, flat pieces of diamonds in the shape of an “M.” Mary, among the many suitors for her hand, selected Archduke Maximilian of Austria, who became her co-ruler. The marriage took place at Ghent on the evening of 16 August 1477.
But we can trace this mark-your-territory wedding trend way, way back, eons before Max and his fair Lady M. Our love affair with the rock has slowly evolved starting the age of cavemen! When they tied cords made of braided grass around his chosen mate’s wrists, ankles, and waist, to bring her spirit under his control.
Egyptians, in 2800 BC are buried wearing rings made of a single gold wire on the third finger of their left hands, believed to be connected directly to the heart by the vena amoris. During 1st Century BC, puzzle rings first appear in Asia used by sultans and sheiks for their wives. In the year 1217, the bishop of Salisbury puts an end to the popular practice of seducing girls into mock marriage with rings made of rushes. His solution? Declaring a marriage with a rush-ring legally binding!!
♦ Danelian Diamond Club engagement ring, an 18K white gold with white round brilliant diamonds and an emerald cut centre piece.
During the 1800s the highly sentimental Victorians use gemstones to spell out names or endearments, such as a D-E-A-R-E-S-T ring set with a sequence of diamond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald and other precious stones. Until 1867, where diamonds are discovered in the Cape Colony, South Africa followed by the arrival of Cecil Rhodes in 1873 who founded the DeBeers Mining Company.
♦ Danelian Diamond Club engagement ring, an 18K white gold
with white round brilliant diamonds and an central round piece.
The mysterious mister Banksy. Street artist turned global influencer, still remains undercover.
This year, he strikes back with huge urban project, Dismaland,
a non-entertainment park filled with his work and over other 50 worldwide artists.
Celebrities love his work, Christina Aguilera owns three works by Banksy and Angelina Jolie spent a $307,000 on Banksy pieces in 2006.His collaboration with Damien Hirst, ‘Keeping it Spotless’, sold for over $1.8 million at auction in 2008.
His documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop made more than $5,308,618 at the US box office. He once asked to be paid only £1 to install a graffiti. One of his works – ‘This looks a bit like an elephant’ – accidentally got a homeless man evicted from his squat. When Banksy found out, he gave the man enough money to live on for a year to make up for it. He created ‘Pest Control,’ a group of experts who can tell a Banksy fake from the genuine article.
One of our favourite pieces is ‘A girl Holds a Diamond’ , made in Detroit.