New Floeting® Diamond designs named Finalists of Best Design Awards 2024
We are thrilled to announce two of our Floeting® Diamond designs have been selected as Finalists in the Designed Objects category of The Best Design Awards. Organised by the Designers Institute of New Zealand, The Best Design Awards is a prestigious annual design event showcasing the best in design from across the country. At the Village Goldsmith, we pride ourselves on our boundless curiosity and innovative approach to discovering what’s possible while staying grounded in a deep knowledge and respect for the craft of jewellery making.
Introducing The Floeting® Diamond Signet Ring
Perfect for those who value expressions of clean design principles, innovation, and precision craftsmanship. This reimagination of a traditional signet ring brings a weight and presence while playing with negative space to show dimensionality and allow an alluring view through to the hand – revealing a Floeting® Diamond exposed to maximise its light reflection and showcase the diamond in its entirety. The Floeting® Diamond Signet Ring opens new possibilities for all genders to express themselves through jewellery.
Available in yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, or platinum. Get in touch with our friendly team to personalise your perfect Floeting® Diamond Signet ring.
The Floeting® Diamond Vessel Ring
This bespoke creation was commissioned by a private client looking to create a streamlined, soft, organically based form to showcase 5-diamonds in a line to their maximum performance levels while simultaneously achieving a highly wearable, comfortable, and streamlined object.
Whilst maintaining a minimalist philosophy and design to its appearance, The Floeting® Vessel ring creates a visual illusion. The design begs the question, how are the diamonds secured? Meticulous handcrafted yellow gold forms a curvaceous “vessel” that focuses the eye on and protects the diamonds while the smooth shape is comfortable to wear with no sharp edges to catch on fabric or other surfaces.
Uninterrupted light return
Each diamond is perfectly matched in its placement - facet-to-facet. So as light is being returned, each diamond reflects and amplifies light from one to the other creating a cascading effect that maximises scintillation and brilliance. Traditional clasping methods, such as prongs/claws, or rub over bezels, cover over some portions of the surface of the diamond, impeding the perfect return of all reflected light from the diamond and creates undesirable visual breaks to the eye. The Floeting® Diamond eliminates this problem, creating perfect light return from every diamond.
Each diamond is perfectly matched in its placement - facet-to-facet. So as light is being returned, each diamond reflects and amplifies light from one to the other creating a cascading effect that maximises scintillation and brilliance. Traditional clasping methods, such as prongs/claws, or rub over bezels, cover over some portions of the surface of the diamond, impeding the perfect return of all reflected light from the diamond and creates undesirable visual breaks to the eye. The Floeting® Diamond eliminates this problem, creating perfect light return from every diamond.
If this unique design inspires you, get in touch with our team of experts to bring your vision to life with The Floeting® Diamond.
